COSIC

Research group at KU Leuven

Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven)

LeaderBart Preneel
Ingrid Verbauwhede
Vincent Rijmen
Claudia Diaz
Nele Mentens
Fréderik Vercauteren
Nigel Smart

Main organ

KU LeuvenWebsitewww.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/

The Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group, commonly called COSIC, is a research group at the Department of Electrical Engineering of KU Leuven, which is headed by Bart Preneel.^[2]

Research

Research and expertise in digital security:^[3]

Security architectures for information and communication systems
Cryptographic algorithms and protocols
- Symmetric key
- Public key
- Post-quantum
Security for embedded systems
Privacy-preserving systems

Applications:

Cloud
Automotive
Privacy
Data Protection
Trusted Systems
E-payments
E-documents
...

AES

One of the well-known successes is the selection of Rijndael as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Currently AES is used by millions of users in more than thousand products, such as the protection of US government information.

Research projects

COSIC has participated in over 50 European research projects.^[1]

IMEC

COSIC is part of the Smart Applications and Innovation Services of imec.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About us - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
^ "COSIC Research - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-30.