Let's welcome the new postdoctoral researcher in our team: Krijn Reijnders!
"I chose COSIC because of its excellent research group in cryptography, in particular isogeny-based cryptography, and, of course, the unlimited fries at lunch." 🍟#choosecosic
"I chose COSIC because of its excellent research group in cryptography, in particular isogeny-based cryptography, and, of course, the unlimited fries at lunch." 🍟#choosecosic
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Let's welcome the new postdoctoral researcher in our team: Krijn Reijnders!
"I chose COSIC because of its excellent research group in cryptography, in particular isogeny-based cryptography, and, of course, the unlimited fries at lunch." 🍟#choosecosic
"I chose COSIC because of its excellent research group in cryptography, in particular isogeny-based cryptography, and, of course, the unlimited fries at lunch." 🍟#choosecosic
Fitting all (well, most) of COSIC into one picture? Not easy, but we did it!
Curious about our research in #cryptography and #security?
Check out our work: www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/
#choosecosic #COSIC #KULeuven
Curious about our research in #cryptography and #security?
Check out our work: www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/
#choosecosic #COSIC #KULeuven
June 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Fitting all (well, most) of COSIC into one picture? Not easy, but we did it!
Curious about our research in #cryptography and #security?
Check out our work: www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/
#choosecosic #COSIC #KULeuven
Curious about our research in #cryptography and #security?
Check out our work: www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/
#choosecosic #COSIC #KULeuven
Yesterday we had the annual big COSIC meeting led by Prof Bart Preneel. We discussed administration, phd duties, projects and social activities.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Yesterday we had the annual big COSIC meeting led by Prof Bart Preneel. We discussed administration, phd duties, projects and social activities.
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Pierre Pébereau just joined COSIC as a postdoc in Fre Vercauteren's team: "I chose COSIC to work with excellent researchers on the analysis of post-quantum signature algorithms."
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April 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Pierre Pébereau just joined COSIC as a postdoc in Fre Vercauteren's team: "I chose COSIC to work with excellent researchers on the analysis of post-quantum signature algorithms."
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Please welcome Yi-Fu Lai, the new Postdoc at COSIC! Yi-Fu's primary research interest is in constructing cryptosystems that are provably secure from post-quantum assumptions.
"I chose COSIC because exciting things happen here."
#choosecosic #postquantum
"I chose COSIC because exciting things happen here."
#choosecosic #postquantum
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Please welcome Yi-Fu Lai, the new Postdoc at COSIC! Yi-Fu's primary research interest is in constructing cryptosystems that are provably secure from post-quantum assumptions.
"I chose COSIC because exciting things happen here."
#choosecosic #postquantum
"I chose COSIC because exciting things happen here."
#choosecosic #postquantum
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."
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"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
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
"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
Alexis Cao, a visiting intern from Johns Hopkins University, has joined COSIC to work on enhancing the security and privacy of mixnets this summer. Welcome!
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#choosecosic #cosic #kuleuven
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Alexis Cao, a visiting intern from Johns Hopkins University, has joined COSIC to work on enhancing the security and privacy of mixnets this summer. Welcome!
#choosecosic #cosic #kuleuven
#choosecosic #cosic #kuleuven
Nathaniel Hurst joins COSIC as an intern, visiting from UC Santa Barbara.
He’s working on pairwise independence of AES, using numerical methods to derive bounds for key cipher properties.
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He’s working on pairwise independence of AES, using numerical methods to derive bounds for key cipher properties.
#choosecosic
June 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Nathaniel Hurst joins COSIC as an intern, visiting from UC Santa Barbara.
He’s working on pairwise independence of AES, using numerical methods to derive bounds for key cipher properties.
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He’s working on pairwise independence of AES, using numerical methods to derive bounds for key cipher properties.
#choosecosic
We are hiring! COSIC is looking for a PhD candidate to work on hardware implementations secured against physical attack. More info on our website: esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
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June 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We are hiring! COSIC is looking for a PhD candidate to work on hardware implementations secured against physical attack. More info on our website: esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
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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."
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"I believe COSIC is one of the top research groups in the field of cryptanalysis."
#choosecosic
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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."
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"I believe COSIC is one of the top research groups in the field of cryptanalysis."
#choosecosic
Let's welcome João Azevedo to our research group! João is starting a PhD on privacy-enhancing technologies, including issuer-hiding anonymous credentials and strengthened fuzzy extractors, for privacy-preserving Self-Sovereign Identity systems.
Welcome!
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Welcome!
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July 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Let's welcome João Azevedo to our research group! João is starting a PhD on privacy-enhancing technologies, including issuer-hiding anonymous credentials and strengthened fuzzy extractors, for privacy-preserving Self-Sovereign Identity systems.
Welcome!
#choosecosic
Welcome!
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Valerio Ardizio is the newest member of Frederik Vercauteren's team!
"I chose COSIC because of its welcoming, inspiring, and stimulating research environment, as well as the outstanding expertise of the researchers who are part of this group."
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"I chose COSIC because of its welcoming, inspiring, and stimulating research environment, as well as the outstanding expertise of the researchers who are part of this group."
#choosecosic
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Valerio Ardizio is the newest member of Frederik Vercauteren's team!
"I chose COSIC because of its welcoming, inspiring, and stimulating research environment, as well as the outstanding expertise of the researchers who are part of this group."
#choosecosic
"I chose COSIC because of its welcoming, inspiring, and stimulating research environment, as well as the outstanding expertise of the researchers who are part of this group."
#choosecosic
🎥Great news, the COSIC seminar on "An overview of FHE and its applications" by Rachel Player (Royal Holloway) is now online on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d4...
#cosicseminar #choosecosic
#cosicseminar #choosecosic
COSIC seminar – An overview of FHE and its applications – Rachel Player (Royal Holloway)
YouTube video by COSIC - Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography
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November 28, 2024 at 12:22 PM
🎥Great news, the COSIC seminar on "An overview of FHE and its applications" by Rachel Player (Royal Holloway) is now online on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d4...
#cosicseminar #choosecosic
#cosicseminar #choosecosic
Welcome to our new PhD student Hossein Moghaddas!
"I chose COSIC for its strong reputation in cryptography and its collaborative research culture. It’s exactly the kind of place where I can grow and contribute meaningfully." #choosecosic
"I chose COSIC for its strong reputation in cryptography and its collaborative research culture. It’s exactly the kind of place where I can grow and contribute meaningfully." #choosecosic
April 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Welcome to our new PhD student Hossein Moghaddas!
"I chose COSIC for its strong reputation in cryptography and its collaborative research culture. It’s exactly the kind of place where I can grow and contribute meaningfully." #choosecosic
"I chose COSIC for its strong reputation in cryptography and its collaborative research culture. It’s exactly the kind of place where I can grow and contribute meaningfully." #choosecosic
We have a new visiting scholar at COSIC: Pushkar Dube!
"I chose COSIC for its world-leading reputation in crypto & security, and the chance to work on practical UWB security challenges combining cryptography, wireless systems & real-world experimentation."
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"I chose COSIC for its world-leading reputation in crypto & security, and the chance to work on practical UWB security challenges combining cryptography, wireless systems & real-world experimentation."
#choosecosic
June 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We have a new visiting scholar at COSIC: Pushkar Dube!
"I chose COSIC for its world-leading reputation in crypto & security, and the chance to work on practical UWB security challenges combining cryptography, wireless systems & real-world experimentation."
#choosecosic
"I chose COSIC for its world-leading reputation in crypto & security, and the chance to work on practical UWB security challenges combining cryptography, wireless systems & real-world experimentation."
#choosecosic
We are looking for a PhD researcher to work on Practical Implementations of Fully Homomorphic Encryption. Want to join our team? Visit www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
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#choosecosic
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
We are looking for a PhD researcher to work on Practical Implementations of Fully Homomorphic Encryption. Want to join our team? Visit www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
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We have a new visitor at COSIC: Emil August Hovd Olaisen from Norway! Emil is doing research is on Post-Quantum Cryptography, mostly in Privacy Enhancing Technologies.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We have a new visitor at COSIC: Emil August Hovd Olaisen from Norway! Emil is doing research is on Post-Quantum Cryptography, mostly in Privacy Enhancing Technologies.
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Kaarlo Lahti is a new intern working on the project "Pairwise Independence of the AES", studying the way the AES behaves when subject to a "triple-wise" attack.
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July 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Kaarlo Lahti is a new intern working on the project "Pairwise Independence of the AES", studying the way the AES behaves when subject to a "triple-wise" attack.
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We're hiring! We have an open PhD position in Multi-Factor Authentication Protocols. Join our team 👏
#SCAMPER #choosecosic
Vacancy online at www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#SCAMPER #choosecosic
Vacancy online at www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We're hiring! We have an open PhD position in Multi-Factor Authentication Protocols. Join our team 👏
#SCAMPER #choosecosic
Vacancy online at www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#SCAMPER #choosecosic
Vacancy online at www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
We’re hiring a PhD student!
Join us at COSIC KU Leuven to work on secure hardware implementations protected against physical attacks.
Details
👉 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#hardware #implementations #cosic #kuleuven #choosecosic
Join us at COSIC KU Leuven to work on secure hardware implementations protected against physical attacks.
Details
👉 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#hardware #implementations #cosic #kuleuven #choosecosic
June 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We’re hiring a PhD student!
Join us at COSIC KU Leuven to work on secure hardware implementations protected against physical attacks.
Details
👉 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#hardware #implementations #cosic #kuleuven #choosecosic
Join us at COSIC KU Leuven to work on secure hardware implementations protected against physical attacks.
Details
👉 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/vacanc...
#hardware #implementations #cosic #kuleuven #choosecosic
We have a new visitor from New York University! Hossein Hafei is interested in proof systems and their applications to real-world security issues. Welcome!
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October 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We have a new visitor from New York University! Hossein Hafei is interested in proof systems and their applications to real-world security issues. Welcome!
#choosecosic
#choosecosic
The COSIC newsletter for April–May is out now!
Discover our new professor, recent blog highlights, and a roundup of our latest papers:
🔗 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/sites/...
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Discover our new professor, recent blog highlights, and a roundup of our latest papers:
🔗 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/sites/...
#choosecosic
June 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The COSIC newsletter for April–May is out now!
Discover our new professor, recent blog highlights, and a roundup of our latest papers:
🔗 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/sites/...
#choosecosic
Discover our new professor, recent blog highlights, and a roundup of our latest papers:
🔗 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/sites/...
#choosecosic
Please welcome our new PhD student Henri Vermeersch! Henri will be working on accelerating FHE using algorithmic-level improvements and next-generation compute platforms.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Please welcome our new PhD student Henri Vermeersch! Henri will be working on accelerating FHE using algorithmic-level improvements and next-generation compute platforms.
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New COSIC internship available for this summer: Redesigning and Improving the Lab: Project of Design of Digital Platforms (8-12 weeks). Apply now via www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/intern...
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April 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New COSIC internship available for this summer: Redesigning and Improving the Lab: Project of Design of Digital Platforms (8-12 weeks). Apply now via www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/intern...
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Welcome COSIC’s first PhD student of 2026: Louis Gregg! He’ll be working in Yunwen Liu’s team, focusing on privacy analysis of peer-to-peer networks, blockchains, and anonymity systems like mixnets and Tor.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Welcome COSIC’s first PhD student of 2026: Louis Gregg! He’ll be working in Yunwen Liu’s team, focusing on privacy analysis of peer-to-peer networks, blockchains, and anonymity systems like mixnets and Tor.
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