SecAppDev 2024 Faculty
Bart Preneel
Professor, KU Leuven
Prof. Bart Preneel is a full professor at the KU Leuven, where he heads the COSIC research group. He was visiting professor at five universities in Europe. His main research interests are cryptography, cybersecurity and privacy. He has been invited speaker at more than 150 conferences in 50 countries. He received the RSA Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics (2014) and is a fellow of the IACR. Bart Preneel frequently consults for industry and government about cybersecurity and privacy technologies. He has been actively involved in cybersecurity policy debates.
Cryptographic algorithms update
Deep-dive lecture by Bart Preneel in room Lemaire
Monday June 3rd, 14:00 - 15:30
An update on the most important cryptographic algorithms and a status on the migration towards post-quantum security.
Key takeaway: Which cryptographic algorithms to use for which tasks.
The Quantum threat and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Deep-dive lecture by Bart Preneel in room Lemaire
Tuesday June 4th, 14:00 - 15:30
We discuss the status of NIST's PQC competition, IETF standards and national agencies' recommendations. We conclude with performance benchmarks and crypto agility challenges.
Key takeaway: Post-quantum standards are on their way. Implications will be increased complexity and communication and storage overhead. Crypto agility is hard.
Crypto policy: from CSAM to eIDAS
Introductory lecture by Bart Preneel in room Lemaire
Wednesday June 5th, 09:00 - 10:30
This talk presents a summary of 30 years of crypto wars including the key escrow controversy, client-side scanning, and EU's digital identity initiatives.
Key takeaway: Technology developments create a growing tension between government mass surveillance and privacy; the resulting debate shifts shapes but continues.