Yuval Yarom

Yuval Yarom is a Professor and Head of the Chair of Computer Security at Ruhr University Bochum's Faculty of Computer Science. His research specializes in hardware security vulnerabilities, including microarchitectural attacks (e.g., Spectre, Rowhammer), cryptographic side channels, and GPU security exploits. He leads major initiatives like the DFG Excellence Cluster CASA and the EU Marie Curie Network QSI.

Research focuses on:

• Microarchitectural attack vectors (cache timing, speculative execution)
• Automated security tools for cryptographic implementations
• Hardware-assisted cryptanalysis and mitigation design
• Cross-layer vulnerabilities in CPUs/GPUs

Recent publications (2023-2025) show strong emphasis on:

• Practical attacks exploiting CPU/DRAM weaknesses (e.g., Apple M3 vulnerabilities, ECC memory failures)
• Automated countermeasures for cryptographic leakage
• Novel browser/GPU-based side channels
• Verified compilation for secure hardware

Supervised 14+ PhD students including Önder Askin, Elena Kirshanova, and Andre Esser. Affiliations include Horst Görtz Institute (HGI), IACR, and Bochum's IT Security Association (BITSI).