COSIC

Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography
Abbreviation	COSIC
Formation	1979 (1979)
Purpose	The COSIC research group provides a broad expertise in digital security and strives for innovative security services.
Location	Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven);
Leader	Bart Preneel; Ingrid Verbauwhede; Vincent Rijmen; Claudia Diaz; Nele Mentens; Fréderik Vercauteren; Nigel Smart
Main organ	KU Leuven
Website	www.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), which has millions of users. There are over a thousand applications, such as the protection of US government information.

Research projects

COSIC has participated in over 50 European research projects.¹

References

"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

[cosic_about-1] "About us - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[2] "Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-30.

[3] "COSIC Research - COSIC". www.esat.kuleuven.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-30.

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