| Purpose: | The COSIC research group provides a broad expertise in digital security and strives for innovative security services. |
| Leader Name: | Bart Preneel Ingrid Verbauwhede Vincent Rijmen Claudia Diaz Nele Mentens Fréderik Vercauteren Nigel Smart |
| Main Organ: | KU Leuven |
| Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography | |
| Abbreviation: | COSIC |
| Location: | Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven) |
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.[1]
Research and expertise in digital security:[2]
Applications:
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.
COSIC has participated in over 50 European research projects.[3]
COSIC is part of the Smart Applications and Innovation Services of IMEC.
