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Bart Preneel serves as a Full Professor at KU Leuven in Belgium, where he heads the COSIC research group within the imec research center. The COSIC group comprises 80 members including 5 professors, 20 postdoctoral researchers, and over 40 PhD students.
His research spans cryptography, information security, and privacy, with significant contributions to cryptographic algorithms and security protocols. He has coordinated major EU initiatives including the Network of Excellence ECRYPT (2004-2012), ECRYPT-CSA, and the Marie-Curie ITN ECRYPT.NET, demonstrating leadership in European cybersecurity research infrastructure.
Professor Preneel's distinguished recognition includes:
- RSA Award for Excellence in Mathematics (2014)
- IACR Fellowship (2015)
- Kristian Beckman Award from IFIP TC-11 (2016)
- IACR Distinguished Lecture invitation
He has graduated over 50 PhD students while serving in pivotal roles such as ERC panel chair, IACR president, ENISA Permanent Stakeholders member, and Academia Europaea fellow. His policy impact is evidenced by testimony before the European Parliament's LIBE Committee on mass surveillance in 2013, alongside 120+ invited talks across 40 countries.
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