Florentin Rochet

Florentin Rochet is a researcher at the Namur Digital Institute, Faculty of Computer Science, focusing on cybersecurity, anonymity, and transport protocol design. He actively contributes to the CYBEREXCELLENCE project (2022-2027) under the Walloon Region plan and has participated in international workshops like Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (2024).

• Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Tor network optimization, topological defense mechanisms, and secure transport protocols (TCP/TLS integration, QUIC).
• Key Projects: CYBEREXCELLENCE (co-investigator), REPHRAIN (2022 EU project).

Scientific Contributions include 15+ publications on anonymity systems, path selection in Tor, and secure execution environments. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 9, 16, 17). Notable awards:

• Alan Berman Research Publication Award (2020)
• Best Community Award (2021)
• Usenix Security Noteworthy Reviewer (2023)