SecAppDev 2025 Faculty
Bart Preneel
Full professor, COSIC - University of Leuven
Prof. Bart Preneel, a full professor at KU Leuven, leads the renowned COSIC research group. His expertise lies in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy. Prof. Preneel has delivered over 150 invited talks across 50 countries and received prestigious awards such as the RSA Award for Excellence in Mathematics (2014) and the ESORICS Outstanding Research Award (2017). He served as president of IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research) and is also a fellow of the IACR. Prof. Preneel consults for industry and government, he founded the mobile authentication startup nextAuth and holds roles in Approach Belgium, Tioga Capital Partners, and Nym Technologies. Actively engaged in cybersecurity policy, he contributes to ENISA as an Advisory Group member for the EU.
PKI and eIDAS
Introductory lecture by Bart Preneel in room Lemaire
Wednesday June 4th, 09:00 - 10:30
This talk covers PKI technologies, their role in web security, key failures and fixes (e.g., EV, pinning, transparency), and the impact of eIDAS 2.0 on EU PKI services and upcoming European Digital Identity Wallets.
Key takeaway: PKI is a core technology that are essential to secure large open systems; surprisingly, it is technically complex and presents governance challenges.
The quantum threat and post-quantum cryptography
Deep-dive lecture by Bart Preneel in room Lemaire
Wednesday June 4th, 11:00 - 12:30
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) answers the threat posed by quantum computers. We cover the status of PQC standards and national agencies' and EU recommendations. We conclude with performance benchmarks and crypto agility challenges.
Key takeaway: 2025 is a good year to start the 10-year post-quantum migration journey