Sam Scott
About Sam Scott
Sam Scott is the Cofounder and CTO of Oso, where he has worked since 2018. He holds a PhD in Cryptography from Royal Holloway, University of London, and has extensive experience in cryptography and web application development.
Work at Oso
Sam Scott serves as the Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Oso, a role he has held since 2018. In this position, he has contributed to the development of Oso's roles library and has been involved in building the Oso Go integration. He has also participated in Twitch streams discussing data filtering in Oso. His expertise in both Rails web applications and low-level Rust cryptography libraries supports Oso's mission to enhance authorization solutions.
Education and Expertise
Sam Scott holds a PhD in Cryptography from Royal Holloway, University of London, where he studied from 2013 to 2017. He also earned a Master of Science in Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications from the same institution in 2013, following a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Warwick from 2008 to 2012. His academic background underpins his expertise in cryptography, which includes significant contributions to the TLS 1.3 specification and authorship of an IRTF document on Hashing to Elliptic Curve.
Background
Prior to his role at Oso, Sam Scott worked as a Runway Startup Postdoc at Cornell Tech from 2018 to 2019. He has also held positions at Mozilla as a Research Intern in 2015 and at Ocado in various roles from 2007 to 2010. His diverse experience in both academic and practical settings has shaped his approach to cryptography and technology development.
Achievements
Sam Scott has made significant contributions to the field of cryptography, evidenced by over 1500 citations for his work. He has published in four out of the six top cryptography and security conferences, showcasing his research impact. Additionally, he has participated in discussions about the challenges of authorization and has shared insights on how authorization can learn from Rails, further establishing his thought leadership in the domain.