Shane Curran (entrepreneur)

Shane Curran (born 1999/2000) is an Irish entrepreneur. He is the founder of Evervault, a technology company based in Dublin.[1] He won the 53rd BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2017 at the age of sixteen for his project entitled: “qCrypt: The quantum-secure, encrypted, data storage platform with multijurisdictional quorum sharing technology”, which provided a platform for long-term, secure data storage.[2][3] In January 2018, Curran was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[4][5]

Shane Curran
Born1999/2000 (age 20–21)
NationalityIrish
EducationTerenure College
Known forqCrypt, Evervault
AwardsBT Young Scientist of the Year (2017)
Forbes 30 Under 30 (2018)
Websitehttps://curran.ie/

Career

BT Young Scientist

Curran entered the 53rd BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with his project entitled "qCrypt: The quantum-secure, encrypted, data storage platform with multijurisdictional quorum sharing technology". The project consisted of advancements in the field of post-quantum cryptography. Quantum computers are expected to render existing cryptography schemes obsolete once they come into existence.[6] Curran's research investigated different ways to approach constructing a solution to the issue. On 13 January 2017 he was announced the BT Young Scientist and Technologist of the Year 2017 by Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D and Shay Walsh, CEO, BT Ireland.[7][8] He went on to represent Ireland at the 29th European Union Contest for Young Scientists which took place in Tallinn, Estonia in September 2017.[9]

Evervault

In January 2018, the launch of Evervault was announced.[10] Evervault is described as a "simple developer toolkit to deploy your applications in hardware-hardened containers" and its headquarters are based in Dublin, Ireland. The company has received backing from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins.[11]

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