About Olivier Atangana
Olivier Atangana is a Cryptocurrency Researcher at Fime (France) and holds a PhD in Computer Science from ENSICAEN / University of Normandy, where he conducted research on secure digital payment systems and offline-capable Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
His research and professional activities focus on digital currencies, digital identity, secure payment systems, applied cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies, fraud detection, and trusted digital infrastructures. He combines academic research, industrial innovation, and contributions to professional communities working on the future of digital finance and digital trust.
Olivier is an Expert at the Digital Euro Association, contributing to working groups and industry studies related to digital currencies and financial regulation. He co-authored the industry reports:
- Open Source CBDC: Exploring Open Source in CBDC Development
- MiCAR’s Influence on Stablecoins: Industry Insights and Implications
His scientific work includes publications on CBDCs, offline payment protocols, digital identity, privacy-preserving payment systems, and blockchain-enabled financial infrastructures. His recent contributions include:
- Block-PAD: A Blockchain-enabled Framework for Resilient and Flexible CBDC Transactions Leveraging Digital Identity (Computer Networks, 2026)
- Systematization of Knowledge on Offline-Capable Digital-Currency Protocols (ICFCDS 2026)
- Securing Offline CBDC Transactions: DigiVault Card and MarkoPayChain with Mobile Phone Integration (ICIN 2025)
- Securing Privacy in Offline Payment for Retail CBDC: A Comprehensive Framework (B2C 2023)
As part of his international research activities, Olivier completed research mobilities through the Erasmus+ programme at:
- INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique), Québec, Canada, under the supervision of Zakaria Abou El Houda, where he worked on digital currency and secure payment systems.
- University College Dublin (Ireland), under the supervision of Nima Afraz, where he contributed to research on embedded fraud detection systems for offline digital payment transactions.
In addition to his research activities, Olivier serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Network Security at ENSICAEN, contributes as a reviewer for international scientific venues, and actively participates in professional communities including the Digital Euro Association, GlobalPlatform, and the FIDO Alliance FEWG EU Digital Identity Wallet Working Group.
His current interests include Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), digital identity, trust services, interoperability frameworks, privacy-preserving technologies, fraud detection, and resilient digital payment infrastructures.
For a complete list of publications, citations, and research activities, please visit my Google Scholar and ORCID profiles.