The Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group, commonly called COSIC, is a
research group
Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...
at the Department of Electrical Engineering of
KU Leuven
KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...
, which is headed by
Bart Preneel.
Research
Research and expertise in digital security:
* 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
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name Rijndael (), is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.
AES is a variant ...
(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.
IMEC
COSIC is part of the Smart Applications and Innovation Services of
imec.
References
External links
*
ImecThe Wall Street Journal: In Belgium, an Encryption Powerhouse Rises
Cryptography organizations
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