Welcome to new PhD student Nicolas Sarabia Sauquillo!
He will investigate traffic analysis attacks in anonymity networks and develop defenses that make online communication harder to link and track.
Why COSIC? "I did my Master's thesis here and wanted to keep going."
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Welcome to our new PhD student Michiel Dombrecht!
He will work on new mathematical foundations for FHE, with a focus on verified FHE, verifiable computation, and trust in encrypted computation.
Why COSIC? "I did my master thesis here, and because COSIC is awesome"😎
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"I chose COSIC because it's one of the world's leading centres for privacy and cryptography research. The expertise and collaborative spirit here make it the perfect place to work on problems at the intersection of these two fields."
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Nicolas Constantinides is visiting COSIC and conducting research at the intersection of privacy, security, and applied cryptography, with a particular focus on anonymous communication networks such as Tor and mixnets.
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"My passion for electronics grew during my engineering studies, inspiring me to pursue research. COSIC stood out as the ideal place to push the boundaries of flexible chip design alongside inspiring colleagues!"
Welcome, Warre!
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"I came to COSIC because of its international renown in cryptography and security, as well as its welcoming and supportive community!"
Welcome, Philip!
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Welcome to Philip Scherer, one of our new PhD students at COSIC!
Philip's research focuses on advancing the state of the art in Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), with a particular emphasis on its theoretical foundations.
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"I chose COSIC because I wanted to be in an environment where strong theoretical research meets practical applications. After completing my Master's thesis here, it felt like the natural place to continue deepening my expertise and exploring new ideas."
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Welcome to David Du Pont, our newest PhD student! He will be working on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (#FHE), designing, implementing, and optimizing efficient building blocks and protocols, with a particular focus on the FINAL scheme.
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“I chose COSIC because it offers me the chance to grow as a researcher in a welcoming and inspiring community, alongside people who share my passion for mathematics and cryptography.”
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"I chose COSIC for its combination of strong technical research in cryptography and its focus on the practical and societal implications of secure systems. This fits well with my interest in privacy, security, and trustworthy digital infrastructure."
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Welcome to our newest PhD student Luca Biscaldi! Luca will work on securing PQC implementations in HW applying and adapting the Threshold Implementations framework.
"I chose COSIC because of the strong sense of family. I immediately felt part of the group!"
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