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COSIC provides a broad expertise in digital security and strives for innovative security solutions.
COSIC is headed by Bart Preneel.
https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/
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Jesse De Meulemeester and Jo Van Bulck presented "Fifty Dollars To Root The Cloud: Low-Cost Memory Interposer Attacks On Confidential Computing" at Black Hat Europe
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Welcome to our new Postdoc Dominik Roy George! His research focuses on integrating Privacy-Enhancing Technologies into the IoT ecosystem.
#choosecosic
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Bart Preneel in #vrtnws podcast Het Kwartier: "Maximum #rivacy protection is essential for the #MyGov app, combining private and governmental data. There isn’t enough time to get it right before the November 2026 launch."
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/lu... (in Dutch)
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Welcome to Jiahui He, the newest postdoc in our research group. Jiahui works on classical cryptanalysis.
"I believe COSIC is one of the top research groups in the field of cryptanalysis."
#choosecosic
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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A few pictures of COSIC researcher John Gaspoz after defending his PhD thesis on "Secure Software Masking Schemes Against Power Analysis Attacks" last week.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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COSIC researcher Jiayi Kang successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Optimisations and Applications of Fully Homomorphic Encryption" today! 🎓🥳
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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John Gaspoz successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Secure Software Masking Schemes Against Power Analysis Attacks" today, congratulations! 🎓🥳
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The COSIC newsletter for October and November is now online, go to www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/sites/... to see what we've been up to.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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🏆 Finalist for the Cyber Security Researcher Award 2025: Vincent Rijmen! Vincent is best known as the co-designer of the Rijndael algorithm, which became the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) – a cornerstone of secure digital communication globally.
#BelgiumCyberSecurityAwards
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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A new member in the team of Prof Frederik Vercauteren: welcome to Arthur Herlédan Le Merdy!
"I chose COSIC because it holds a central place in cryptography, especially in isogeny-based post-quantum cryptography, where the group has made many major contributions."
#choosecosic
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Today, COSIC professor Ingrid Verbauwhede received the FWO Excellence Prize for her pioneering work in hardware and semiconductor security, presented by King Philippe of Belgium. A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding career.
#kuleuven #fwo #cosic
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We’re incredibly proud of Prof. Vincent Rijmen, whose pioneering work with Joan Daemen led to #Rijndael, now honoured with an #IEEE Milestone as the foundation of the global #AES standard. A landmark moment for KU Leuven and for secure communication worldwide.
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Honouring a milestone in cryptography: #IEEE has awarded a Milestone to the #AES standard, originally designed as #Rijndael by KU Leuven’s Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen. Their work continues to secure everything from smartphones to critical infrastructure worldwide.
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Our postdoc Rafa Gálvez will speak at MyData-Trust's Data Privacy for Health & Life Sciences Summit in Brussels on January 29th on "Privacy-Enhancing Technologies: Enabling Data Innovation Without Compromise": www.mydata-trust.com/events/data-...
#mydata #mydatatrust #privacy
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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This week in COSIC... Tomorrow we are organizing the IEEE Milestone Award Ceremony to honor the selection of Rijndael as AES: rijndael-ieeemilestone.cs.ru.nl/index
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Our research expert Aysajan Abidin leading a breakout session on "Post-Quantum Cryptography: Roadmap, Status and Next Steps" at the Cybersecurity Industry Day in Mechelen yesterday.
#cif #pqc #postquantum
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Today at the Cybersecurity Industry Day in Mechelen, COSIC researchers are demonstrating real-world security challenges, from (un)safe hotel room locks to images that share the same hash value.
#cif #kuleuven
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Bart Preneel wil speak about privacy at "and& connect": "On November 13, start-ups, scale-ups and investors gather in Leuven, Europe’s Capital of Innovation. Not just to shake hands, but to ask the question that matters: What about us, humans?" www.andconnect.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Closing the PQCSA Workshop on "PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for Automotive". The day ends with group roadmap building, live feedback, and consensus on next steps.
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Group sessions to draft PQC transition steps and milestones, guided by the experts - at the PQCSA Workshop on "PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for the Automotive Industry".
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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At the PQCSA Workshop on PQC Migration, Jan Klaußner (BDR, Germany) gives a brief introduction before participants move on to group sessions to draft PQC transition steps and milestones, guided by the experts.
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Aysajan Abidin (COSIC, KU Leuven) is organizing the PQCSA Workshop on "PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for the Automotive Industry" in Frankfurt today. A day full of interesting talks and group discussions.
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Melissa Azouaoui (NXP, Germany) giving a talk on "Beyond Quantum Resilience: Embedded Security with and for PQC" at the PQCSA Workshop on "PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for the Automotive Industry" today.
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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We are honoring the selection of the Belgian cipher #Rijndael as the Advanced Encryption Standard (#AES) at the IEEE Milestone Award Ceremony on November 18, 2025 in Heverlee, Belgium.
Interested? Sign up here: rijndael-ieeemilestone.cs.ru.nl/index
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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COSIC Prof Bart Preneel giving a lecture on "The Quantum Threat and its Impact on the Automotive Industry" at the PQCSA "PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for the Automotive Industry" in Frankfurt today.
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#pqcsa #pqc #postquantum #quantum #escar
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM