1. CRYPTOGRAPHY
A wide range of topics available depending on background and interests, particularly related to mathematical aspects, cryptanalysis and post-quantum cryptography. Have a look at : https://christophe.petit.web.ulb.be/ for research interests and at https://christophe.petit.web.ulb.be/supervision.html for previous master thesis topics.
Feel free to contact to discuss potential projects : christophe.petit@ulb.be
2. NETWORK SECURITY
- Physical-layer security (IoT device authentication and ciphering using physical unclonable functions, physical unclonable functions from and for commodity hardware, WiFi channel authentication)
- Privacy-aware data collection for the Internet of Things
- Offline key agreement for autonomous Smart Grids
- Fast symmetric cryptography using ARM specialized instructions
- Secure data vault for the storage of encryption keys at ULB
Contact: jean-michel.dricot@ulb.be
3. SECURE PROTOCOLS
Topics related to the design and analysis of secure protocols. Contact: olivier.markowitch@ulb.be
4. HARDWARE SECURITY
Topics related to trusted platforms and to hardware security. Contact: jan.tobias.muehlberg@ulb.be