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]
| Abbreviation | COSIC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1979[1] |
| Purpose | The COSIC research group provides a broad expertise in digital security and strives for innovative security solutions.[buzzword] |
| Location |
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| Leader | Bart Preneel Ingrid Verbauwhede Vincent Rijmen Claudia Diaz Nele Mentens Fréderik Vercauteren Nigel Smart |
Main organ | KU Leuven |
| Website | www |
Research
editResearch 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
editOne 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
editCOSIC has participated in over 50 European research projects.[1]
IMEC
editCOSIC is part of the Smart Applications and Innovation Services of imec.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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