Loïc Lagadec

Loïc Lagadec is a Professor in Computer Science at ENSTA-Bretagne, an engineering school in Brest, France, where he serves as Assistant Head of Research Delegate for Cybersecurity Activities and is a member of LabSticc. His career spans academic leadership, research in reconfigurable architectures, cybersecurity, and hardware-software co-design.

• Affiliation: ENSTA-Bretagne, LabSticc
• Research Focus: FPGA CAD tools, Homomorphic Encryption, RISC-V security

His research explores CAD tools for unconventional architectures (e.g., NASICs), homomorphic encryption evaluation, and hardware acceleration. He employs Smalltalk-based object-oriented languages for domain modeling and software quality. Current projects include on-chip monitoring for zero-day attack detection and secure RISC-V extensions.

Recent publications highlight trends in machine learning hardware acceleration, JIT compiler security, and deep-sea IoT environmental constraints. Grants include DGA-funded "Overlays for long time maintenances" (2014-2016) and "Secure Overlays" (2017-2020), and Région Bretagne CPER Cyber-SSI (2015-2020).

He has supervised PhD students including Xuan Sang Le, Théotime Bollengier, and Cyrielle Feron, and collaborates with institutions like Lab-STICC and European MORPHEUS IP FP6 projects. His work bridges theoretical innovation with practical embedded systems implementation.