Patrick Robert Schaumont

Patrick Robert Schaumont is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), holding the Joseph Samuel S. Satin Distinguished Fellowship. He specializes in hardware security, cryptographic engineering, and tamper-resistant design. His research focuses on challenges in secure hardware/software codesign, side-channel analysis, and fault injection countermeasures.

Education: BS in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University College (1988), MS in Computer Science from University of Ghent (1990), and PhD in Electrical Engineering from UCLA (2004).

Research Interests: Schaumont's work spans hardware security topics such as cryptographic implementation security, embedded systems protection, and secure design methodologies. He emphasizes real-world demonstrations and student-driven innovation, with projects like the Vernam Lab at WPI. His research has produced numerous demonstrators and open-source tools, including the SCAPEgoat library for side-channel analysis.

Notable Contributions: IEEE Fellow (2025), Dean's Excellence Professor, and Radboud Excellence Program Visiting Professor. He has advised over 50 students, many of whom work at leading tech companies like NVIDIA, Google, and Qualcomm.

Labs & Teams: Director of the Vernam Lab, focused on advancing secure hardware and embedded systems research. Collaborates with industry and academia on topics like post-quantum cryptography and fault-resistant designs.