Speaker

Alessandro De Carli is an entrepreneur and engineer with a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Zurich, specializing in software security. As the co-founder and CEO of Papers, a Swiss mobile security software house, Alessandro scaled the team to 25 employees and built a client base that spans Fortune 500 companies across sectors from global investment banks to government defense. Among its flagship products is Hypergate, a mobile Single Sign-On solution whose technology is used daily by the largest federal and local government agencies and critical infrastructure providers — including 5 Fortune 100 companies. Today, Alessandro leads Acurast, a decentralized compute protocol that transforms spare smartphones into a powerful distributed compute network. Acurast not only advances sustainability by upcycling devices but also enables critical cybersecurity use cases such as Resiliency testing with DDoS simulations, showcasing the protocol’s ability to deliver secure, large-scale, real-world computing power. Through these projects, Alessandro continues to push the boundaries of security, decentralization, and applied cryptography, redefining how technology can serve both enterprises and society at large