Mike Ounsworth
Open source maintainer at Cryptic Forest Software
About
Mike Ounsworth is a software security architect, cryptographer, and cryptographic protocol designer. He is deeply involved in the Post-Quantum transition, particularly in re-designing IETF networking protocols to accommodate the new PQC algorithms, dual-algorithm hybrids, and mechanisms to ease migration barriers. Mike is the founder of Cryptic Forest Software, Adjunct Professor at the Pôle d'expertises en cybersécurité (Cybersecurtiy Expertise Centre) at the université de Sherbrooke, and lead maintainer of the Bouncy Castle Rust cryptographic library.
Experience
Open source maintainer
Oct 2026 – Present
Mike Ounsworth is a software security architect, cryptographer, and cryptographic protocol designer. He is deeply involved in the Post-Quantum transition, particularly in re-designing IETF networking protocols to accommodate the new PQC algorithms, dual-algorithm hybrids, and mechanisms to ease migration barriers. Mike is the founder of Cryptic Forest Software, Adjunct Professor at the Pôle d'expertises en cybersécurité (Cybersecurtiy Expertise Centre) at the université de Sherbrooke, and lead maintainer of the Bouncy Castle Rust cryptographic library.
Independent
Oct 2026 – Present
Mike Ounsworth is a software security architect, cryptographer, and cryptographic protocol designer. He is deeply involved in the Post-Quantum transition, particularly in re-designing IETF networking protocols to accommodate the new PQC algorithms, dual-algorithm hybrids, and mechanisms to ease migration barriers. Mike is the founder of Cryptic Forest Software, Adjunct Professor at the Pôle d'expertises en cybersécurité (Cybersecurtiy Expertise Centre) at the université de Sherbrooke, and lead maintainer of the Bouncy Castle Rust cryptographic library.
