Patrick Karl

Patrick Karl is a Researcher at the Chair of Security in Information Technology (Technische Universität München). He holds an M.Sc. degree and focuses on efficient hardware implementations for post-quantum cryptography, particularly hardware acceleration of digital signature algorithms on RISC-V platforms for embedded systems. His work addresses performance optimization, power/energy efficiency, and countermeasures against physical attacks such as side-channel and fault attacks.

His research spans both FPGA prototyping and ASIC design, including tape-outs for security applications. He contributed to NIST submissions like CROSS, LESS, and FuLeeca, and has published extensively on topics including lattice-based cryptography, masked accelerators, and hardware API overhead for lightweight cryptography.

Patrick has taught Lab Course ASIC Design of Hardware Accelerators for RISC-V since WS22/23 and Lab Course Crypto Implementation in SS22. His publications (15 most recent) highlight trends in post-quantum cryptographic hardware, RISC-V security, and physical attack countermeasures. He has presented at venues like RISC-V Summit Europe, COSADE, and FDTC.