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Lejla Batina is a full professor of security of embedded devices in the Digital Security (DiS) group at Radboud University's Computing Science Department within the Faculty of Science. She also holds an adjunct professorship at the Selmer Center of the University of Bergen, Norway. Her research focuses on applied cryptography, embedded systems security, and leveraging machine learning for side-channel analysis. Batina has contributed significantly to cryptographic implementations, including ECC and post-quantum cryptography. She has organized major conferences such as CHES 2014, EUROCRYPT 2020/2021, and ACNS 2024, and currently serves on editorial boards like ACM TECS. Notable achievements include a VIDI grant (2014) and IEEE Senior Membership (since 2018). Her work spans over 240 publications, covering topics like SCA-resistant ECC, neural network security, and hardware countermeasures. Batina has mentored over 20 PhD students and postdocs, many of whom now hold academic or industry leadership roles. Her lab, CESCA, emphasizes collaborative research in cryptographic hardware and embedded systems security.
Education:
- Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) in Mathematics for Industry, TU Eindhoven (2001)
- PhD in Mathematics, KU Leuven (2005)
- M.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Zagreb (1995)
Research Interests: Her work bridges theoretical cryptography and practical implementations, with emphasis on
- Side-channel and fault attacks on embedded devices
- Machine learning applications in security
- Low-cost countermeasures for constrained hardware
- Post-quantum cryptography implementations
- Security of neural networks and AI models
Grants & Awards:
- VIDI grant from Dutch Research Council (2014)
- Senior Member, IEEE (2018–present)
- Editorial Board Member, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (since 2018)
Advising & Mentorship: Supervised 15+ PhD students and numerous postdocs, including prominent alumni like Dr. Stjepan Picek (Associate Professor at Radboud) and Dr. Lukasz Chmielewski (Assistant Professor at Masaryk University).
Labs & Teams: Leads the Cryptographic Embedded Systems and Security Applications (CESCA) lab, collaborating internationally on hardware-software co-design for secure implementations.
