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Elisabeth Oswald is a University Professor at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, affiliated with the Institut für Artificial Intelligence und Cybersecurity. Her research focuses on cryptographic security, side-channel attacks, and leakage detection in hardware and software implementations. She is a key contributor to advancements in cryptographic resilience, countermeasures against side-channel vulnerabilities, and the development of efficient security evaluation frameworks.
Her work spans theoretical and applied cryptography, with a strong emphasis on practical security challenges in embedded systems and cryptographic protocols. Notable areas include the analysis of masking techniques, multi-task learning applications in AES implementations, and the certification of leakage-resistant systems. She also explores statistical methods for evaluating cryptographic systems' robustness, such as mutual information estimation and distinguisher-based approaches.
Her articles from 2021–2025 highlight contributions to post-quantum cryptography (e.g., FrodoKEM optimization), leakage model completeness, and the practical implications of side-channel countermeasures. While no specific awards are listed, her extensive publication record underscores her influence in the field. She is actively involved in academic governance, including membership in the Curricularkommission Informatik.
