Welcome! This page shares my research interests and professional activities.
I am a computer scientist and software engineer focused on software optimization, algorithmic efficiency, and information security. My work centers on making code run faster and more securely.
In my professional role, I have developed and deployed secure, high-performance software across the internet and other communication protocols. I have also contributed to the specification of industry standards for some of these technologies.
This passion for performance developed during my graduate studies, where I focused on finding new ways to use computer hardware to run cryptographic algorithms faster.
Beyond the technical work, I am a firm believer that the best ideas happen when people from completely different backgrounds work together. I am committed to making the technology field more welcoming and open to everyone, regardless of their background.
Feel free to reach me through the social networks below or send an email to this address.
news
| Jun 2, 2026 | 🏆 Best Paper Award to “Accelerating HQC Key Encapsulation Mechanism with AVX-512” granted by Asia PKC 2026 workshop. |
| Jun 1, 2026 | New Paper: “Accelerating HQC Key Encapsulation Mechanism with AVX-512” published at AsiaPKC 2026. |
selected publications
- Conference Accelerating HQC Key Encapsulation Mechanism with AVX-512 Best Paper Award
Roberto Cabral, Armando Faz-Hernandez, Julio López · Proceedings of the ACM ASIA Public-Key Cryptography Workshop, 2026 - Conference Rhizomes and the Roots of Efficiency — Improving Prio
Armando Faz-Hernandez · Progress in Cryptology - LATINCRYPT 2025 - 9th International Conference on Cryptology and Information Security in Latin America, 2025 - RFC RFC 9380: Hashing to Elliptic Curves
Armando Faz-Hernández, Sam Scott, Nick Sullivan, Riad S. Wahby, Christopher A. Wood · RFC Editor, 2023 - Journal High-performance Implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Using Vector Instructions
Armando Faz-Hernández, Julio López, Ricardo Dahab · ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 2019 - Journal A Faster Software Implementation of the Supersingular Isogeny Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Protocol
Armando Faz-Hernández, Julio López, Eduardo Ochoa-Jiménez, Francisco Rodríguez-Henríquez · IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2018