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Maxime Gobertمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Database Systems
• Hybrid Polystores
• Database Schema Evolution
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Maxime Gobert is a researcher at the University of Namur's Faculty of Computer Science, specializing in database systems and software engineering. Having completed his PhD in March 2023 titled 'Design, Manipulation and Evolution of Hybrid Polystores,' Gobert has established himself as an expert in hybrid database systems, particularly focusing on the HyDRa framework for modeling and evolving polystores. His research interests span database systems, hybrid polystores, database schema evolution, software engineering, data-intensive systems, and static program analysis. Gobert's work bridges theoretical database concepts with practical applications, particularly in NoSQL databases like MongoDB and complex hybrid data storage environments. His publication record demonstrates a clear trajectory from his 2013 Master's thesis on database reverse engineering through to his recent work on database testing best practices and sign language processing applications. His research shows strong collaboration with colleagues at the University of Namur, particularly with Professor Cleve A., and extends to international collaborations as evidenced by his 2016 guest researcher position at the University of Geneva. Best New Idea and Emerging Results (NIER) Paper Award at the 20th IEEE Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2020) Jean Fichefet 2013 award Gobert has contributed significantly to the development of the HyDRa framework for hybrid polystore management and has extended his research into sign language processing through collaborative projects creating bilingual sign language dictionaries and parallel corpora. His work demonstrates both technical depth in database systems and a commitment to applying this expertise to accessibility-focused applications.

Moharram Challengerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Cyber-physical Systems
• Multi-agent Systems
• Domain-specific Modeling Languages
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Moharram Challenger is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Antwerp's Faculty of Sciences. Previously, he served as an assistant professor at Ege University (2017-2018) and as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp (2019-2020) working on Flanders Make projects PACo and DTDesign. His academic journey includes R&D leadership roles at UNIT IT Ltd. (2012-2016), post-doctoral research at Wageningen University (2016-2017), and tenure-track faculty positions at IAU-Shabestar University (2005-2009). His research spans Cyber-physical Systems , Multi-agent Systems , and Domain-specific Modeling Languages , with recent publications focusing on quantum machine learning, digital twinning, and IoT optimization. Key projects include ITEA ModelWriter, ITEA Assume, and Flanders Make initiatives. His work demonstrates strong integration of model-driven engineering with emerging technologies like quantum computing and reinforcement learning. Challenger actively contributes to the academic community as a member of IEEE and ACM . His publication record shows consistent output across top venues, with 2025 featuring significant work in quantum-enhanced learning and CPS security. Current research emphasizes practical applications in drone energy modeling, medical diagnostics, and industrial IoT systems. His advising activities focus on cyber-physical systems and agent-based modeling, supported by grants from TUBITAK and Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Key collaborations include European ITEA projects and partnerships with industrial entities through UNIT IT Ltd. Challenger maintains active development through GitHub repositories related to code refactoring, model-driven engineering, and legacy system modernization, reflecting his commitment to practical software engineering solutions.

• Whistleblowing Law
• Environmental Law
• Sustainable Development Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Amélie Lachapelle serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Namur's Faculty of Law, with cross-appointments in the Faculty of Economic, Social and Management Sciences. Her primary research affiliations include the Centre de Recherche Information, Droit et Société (CRIDS) and Namur Digital Institute (NaDI), with additional membership in UCLouvain's Centre de Recherche sur l'Etat et la Constitution (CRECO). She currently teaches Comparative Law, Environmental Law, Sustainable Development Law, and Economic Law across multiple faculties while leading research at the intersection of digital governance and ecological transition. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Laws from FUNDP (2011, High Distinction), Erasmus exchange at USAL Salamanca (2013, Matricula de honor), and Master's in State and European Law from UCLouvain (2013, High Distinction), culminating in a Doctorate in Legal Sciences from UNamur (2020) on tax whistleblowing mechanisms. Lachapelle's research synthesizes whistleblowing law , digital governance , and sustainable development , focusing on tensions between fundamental rights (privacy, freedom of expression) and fiscal transparency requirements. Her work examines how EU directives like 2019/1937 reshape tax whistleblowing while navigating GDPR constraints, with particular attention to digital reporting channels and cross-border implications. Recent scholarship explores sustainable IT frameworks where digital law intersects with circular economy principles. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) Evolution of tax whistleblowing in digital environments (40% of output), (2) Sustainable digital transition legal frameworks (35%), and (3) Fundamental rights protection in automated tax administration (25%). Her work consistently bridges Belgian implementation challenges with European legal developments. 1st prize in 2011 Eloquence Tournament (Young Bar of Namur) TFR-prijs 2018 for Foreign Tax Case Law commentary UNamur MT180 Finalist (2019) TFR Doctoral Grant 2020 FRS-FNRS Doctoral Fellowship (2015-2019) Lachapelle actively advises governmental bodies as expert for Deputy Prime Minister Georges Gilkinet's office (democratic renewal) and leads EU directive implementation studies. She serves as Editorial Secretary for the Journal of Information Technology Law and sits on the Management Board of INCUEBRUX. Her research group at CRIDS/NaDI develops practical frameworks for sustainable IT governance, recently contributing to Belgium's 4th Sustainable IT Charter signing. Current projects examine the twin green-digital transition through legal lenses, with emerging work on AI governance in public administration.

• Information Systems Engineering
• Privacy Threat Modeling
• IoT Security
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dimitri Van Landuyt serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven , affiliated with the Information Systems Engineering Research Group (LIRIS) . He leads and co-promotes multiple high-impact research projects focused on security and privacy engineering, including initiatives on model-driven security risk analysis , privacy by design , and IoT security . His work spans GDPR compliance, synthetic data management, and threat modeling innovations. Academic Leadership : Member of the Council of FEB and Campus Council Leuven/Kortrijk Research Pillars : Privacy threat modeling, security automation, IoT systems, GDPR technical implementation His publications demonstrate expertise in privacy-enhancing technologies, with recent work analyzing LLM applications in threat modeling, developing tree-based privacy analysis frameworks, and creating adaptive trust management architectures. He explores serious games for security training, synthetic data quantification standards, and runtime threat assessment mechanisms. Dimitri contributes to educational programs through courses in ICT Service Management , Security & Privacy by Design , and Research Methodologies . He supervises student research while collaborating with industry and academia on data protection challenges.

• Machine Learning
• Bioinformatics
• High Performance Computing
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Daniel Peralta Cámara is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Information Technology (EA05). His work spans Machine Learning , Bioinformatics , High Performance Computing , and Biometrics , with a focus on Single-Cell Data Analysis , Image Cytometry , and Missing Value Handling . Affiliation: Ghent University Academic Rank: Researcher Research Disciplines: Data Mining, Parallel Computing, Bioinformatics, High Performance Computing His research designs scalable machine learning frameworks for biological and engineering applications, including SCIP for morphological profiling and MSDeepAMR for antimicrobial resistance prediction. He explores advanced techniques like Polar Encoding for missing data and Fuzzy Rough Sets for classification uncertainty, contributing to one-class classification and novelty detection through Python libraries like Fuzzy-rough-learn 0.2 . Key Trends: Hybrid CNN-LSTM for sports analytics Time-series feature selection in healthcare UWB/IMU wearable integration for animal monitoring Dr. Peralta supervises PhD candidates like Maxim Lippeveld (2025) and Oliver Urs Lenz (2023). His collaborations span Ghent University researchers including Eli De Poorter , Chris Cornelis , and Yvan Saeys . Applications: Badminton strategy analysis Goat activity classification White blood cell identification

• Hardware Security
• Internet of Things
• Embedded Systems
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Thibaut Vandervelden is a Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel's Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronics and Informatics. His work focuses on hardware security, embedded systems, and cryptographic implementations for resource-constrained environments. With an h-index of 4, he has produced significant research output since 2019, primarily in Sensors, IEEE Access, and Future Generation Computer Systems. His research interests center on practical security implementations for IoT devices and embedded systems, with particular expertise in Rust programming for secure embedded development, cryptographic protocol optimization, and network security for low-power wireless networks. His work bridges theoretical security concepts with practical implementation challenges in constrained environments. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trend toward secure embedded systems development, with increasing focus on Rust programming language applications, zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving systems, and optimization of cryptographic operations for IoT devices. His research demonstrates consistent collaboration with colleagues including Ruben De Smet, An Braeken, and Kris Steenhaut. Scientific recognition includes: IACR RWC'21 Cryptohackathon on Functional Encryption: 2nd prize (2021) Vandervelden actively participates in research community building through organizing workshops like RustIEC and presenting at events focused on embedded systems security. His work has been referenced in Wikipedia pages and garnered attention across academic and professional platforms, with media contributions on cybersecurity research in Flanders. He leads and participates in research teams focused on wireless community development and the Internet of Batteryless Things, contributing to both theoretical frameworks and practical implementations in hardware security.

Coen De Rooverمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Program Analysis
• Software Quality
• Static and Dynamic Analysis
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Coen De Roover is a Professor at the Software Languages Lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel , actively leading research in program analysis, software quality, and security. He chairs the Bachelor in Computer Science program and supervises a dynamic research group. Research Focus: Static/dynamic analysis, automated testing, software maintenance, AI for SE, infrastructure as code security. Projects: Bugatti (2025-2028), Cracy (2024-2027), CRPF (2024-2028), BaseCamp Zero (2022-2026), EcoPipe (2023-2025), APAX (2022-2024). Scientific Awards: MSR 2025 Distinguished Dataset Award IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award (SANER 2022) ICSE 2022 Best Artifact Award SCAM 2022 Best Artifact Award Conference Leadership: General Chair of SCAM 2024, Program Co-Chair for GPCE 2024, and active in organizing summer schools on security testing.

Douglas Stebilaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Applied Cryptography
• Post-Quantum Cryptography
• Internet Security
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Roles & Affiliations : Associate Professor (2018–present) in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo. Scientific Advisor to SandboxAQ (2022–present). Former roles include Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology (2013–2016) and Assistant Professor at McMaster University (2016–2018). Education : PhD in Combinatorics & Optimization (2004–2009), University of Waterloo. MSc in Mathematics (2003–2004), University of Oxford. Bachelor's degree (not specified), University of Waterloo (undergraduate research assistant, 2001–2003). Research Interests : Focuses on applied cryptography, including post-quantum key exchange, elliptic curve cryptography, and internet security protocols (TLS, SSH, Tor). Specializes in transitioning quantum-resistant cryptography into real-world standards. His work emphasizes practical implementations and performance optimization for secure communication systems. Grants & Funding : NSERC Alliance Consortia Quantum Grant ($4.15M, 2023–2027). NSERC Discovery Grant ($240K, 2022–2027). NSERC Alliance Grant ($400K, 2021–2022) for quantum-safe networking. Conference Roles : Served as Program Committee Co-Chair for Crypto 2024 and General Chair for Real World Cryptography 2024. Active on editorial boards of IACR Communications in Cryptography and Designs, Codes and Cryptography. Co-founder of Ontario Cryptography Day. Software Contributions : Co-founder of the Open Quantum Safe project. Contributed to OpenSSL and NSS toolkits during his tenure at Sun Microsystems (2001–2003).

• Cybersecurity
• Mobile Networks
• Wireless Networks
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jean-Michel Dricot is an Associate Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) , where he has been affiliated since 2010. He is a founding member of the Belgian Master of Sciences in Cybersecurity (2016) and the ULB Cybersecurity Research Center (2017) . Education: M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (2001), PhD in Engineering (2007) from ULB His research focuses on cybersecurity for mobile/wireless networks and IoT , with expertise in network security , PUFs , and adversarial machine learning . Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary work on smart grid security , blockchain-based systems , and IoT privacy . Key article trends include: PUFs for authentication , adversarial attack mitigation , smart grid cryptography , and blockchain privacy . He has supervised multiple theses on topics like CubeSat security , Modbus/TCP protection , and ICS protocol analysis .

Gilles Perrouinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهش

• Software Engineering
• Testing
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Gilles Perrouin is a Research Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Namur, affiliated with the Research Center on Information Systems Engineering and the Namur Digital Institute. His expertise spans Software Engineering, Testing, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, with a focus on software product lines, configuration management, and automated testing techniques. He leads projects such as SQUAL.AI (Software Quality through Artificial Intelligence) and SmartTune (Hyper-parameter Optimization for Deep Learning). Perrouin has received awards including the Distinguished Reviewer Award (2023 and 2019) and the VAMOS 2024 ten-year Most Influential Paper Award. He actively participates in organizing conferences like the Belgium-Netherlands Software Evolution Workshop and contributes to initiatives promoting diversity in science, such as Women and Girls in Science events. His research involves advancing testing methodologies for complex systems, exploring energy-efficient neural architectures, and addressing fairness in machine learning. Collaborations span international institutions, reflecting his global impact in software engineering and AI.

Laurent Vanbeverمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Network Programmability
• Internet Routing
• Network Verification
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Laurent Vanbever is an Associate Professor at ETH Zürich and heads the Networked Systems Group (NSG). He specializes in network programmability, Internet routing, and network security, aiming to make networks more performant and manageable. Previously, he held a postdoctoral position at Princeton University and earned his PhD from the University of Louvain. Education: PhD in Computer Science, University of Louvain (2012) Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University (2012–2014) MSc in Computer Science, University of Louvain (2008) MSc in Management, Solvay Brussels School (2010) Research Interests: His work bridges theory and practice, focusing on network programmability, routing protocols, and sustainable networking. Recent projects include NetFabric, an ETH spin-off for network observability, and studies on energy-efficient router design (e.g., Fantastic Joules ) and BGP reconfiguration ( Taming the transient ). Key contributions include xBGP, Magnifier, and SP-PIFO. Awards: Best Paper Award at HotCarbon '24 SIGCOMM 2015 Best Paper Award Multiple IETF/IRTF Applied Networking Research Prizes Advising and Labs: Supervises PhD students (e.g., Benjamin, Weiran) and manages the NSG lab. Collaborates with NetFabric, offering student projects in network observability and sustainability. Labs & Teams: Leads the NSG and co-founded NetFabric, focusing on next-gen network observability using AI. Active in teaching Communication Networks and Advanced Topics in Communication Networks .

• Trusted Execution Environments
• Hardware-Software Boundary Security
• Microarchitectural Side-Channel Attacks
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jo Van Bulck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Science, where he leads research in the Distributed and Secure Software (DistriNet) lab. His work focuses on security at the hardware-software boundary, particularly examining trusted execution environments and microarchitectural side-channel vulnerabilities. Dr. Van Bulck completed his Master's thesis on 'Secure Resource Sharing for Embedded Protected Module Architectures' at KU Leuven in 2015, receiving both the VASCO and BELCLIV thesis awards. He earned his PhD in 2020 with the dissertation 'Microarchitectural Side-Channel Attacks for Privileged Software Adversaries,' which received multiple prestigious awards including the ACM SIGSAC Doctoral Dissertation Award, ERCIM STM PhD Award, and FWO/IBM Innovation Award. His research primarily investigates vulnerabilities in trusted execution environments like Intel SGX, with seminal work on attacks such as Foreshadow, LVI, and ZombieLoad. His publications consistently appear in top security venues including IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, and ACM CCS. His research group has made significant contributions to understanding memory isolation failures, interrupt handling vulnerabilities, and developing principled approaches to validate enclave security properties. Dr. Van Bulck's work has profoundly impacted both academia and industry, with multiple CVE assignments for discovered vulnerabilities and direct influence on hardware and software security practices. His recent research focuses on extending security principles to low-end microcontrollers and developing automated validation frameworks for trusted execution environments. ACM SIGSAC Doctoral Dissertation Award (2021) FWO/IBM Innovation Award (2021) ERCIM WG STM Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (2021) Best Paper with Artifacts Award (SysTEX 2025) Distinguished Paper Award (EuroS&P 2025) Cybersecurity Artifacts Competition and Impact Award (ACSAC 2023) Dr. Van Bulck advises multiple PhD students including Márton Bognár (completed 2025) and Fritz Alder (completed 2023), and regularly supervises numerous master's theses. He leads several major research projects including 'Cross-Layer Systems Security for Trusted Execution Environments' (2025-2029) and 'Trustworthy Execution Environments for Secure Computing' (2024-2029). His research has been supported by competitive funding from KU Leuven and collaborative industry partnerships. As a member of the Council of the Faculty of Engineering Science, Dr. Van Bulck actively contributes to academic governance. He maintains the DistriNet research group's focus on practical security research with real-world impact, evidenced by numerous open-source contributions including the influential SGX-Step framework. His work bridges theoretical security principles with practical implementation challenges in modern computing systems.

• Cybersecurity
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Fuzz Testing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Guillaume Nguyen is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Namur and part of the Namur Digital Institute . Active in cybersecurity and cyber-physical systems research, he focuses on fuzz testing, Android security, and legislative compliance frameworks within the European Union context.

Tom Van Cutsemمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Distributed Systems
• Software Security
• Blockchain
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Tom Van Cutsem is an Associate Professor of computer science at KU Leuven in Belgium, where he is affiliated with the Distributed and Secure Software (DistriNet) research group within the Faculty of Engineering Science and Department of Computer Science. He also maintains an affiliation with Nokia Bell Labs, where he previously served as a Research Department Head with research interests in decentralized systems, IoT, stream processing and machine learning for software engineering. His academic career includes a previous position as Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from 2010 to 2014. Dr. Van Cutsem holds a PhD in Computer Science from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His educational background has provided the foundation for his expertise in distributed systems, programming languages, and software security. His primary research interests span Distributed Systems , Software Security , Blockchain , and Programming Language Design . With the DistriNet research group, he pursues work on decentralized systems, IoT, stream processing, and machine learning for software engineering. His research focuses on making distributed systems more secure, reliable, and accessible, with particular attention to blockchain technology and Web3 infrastructure. He is a founding member of IFIP WG 2.16 on Programming Language Design. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on blockchain security and infrastructure, with numerous papers on Web3, smart contracts, and decentralized systems from 2023-2025. His work addresses critical challenges in blockchain validation, smart contract security, and Web3 infrastructure, reflecting his commitment to making decentralized systems more secure and accessible to low-resource participants. Several of his current projects focus on secure middleware for smart contracts and scalable infrastructure for self-sovereign applications. Dr. Van Cutsem supervises PhD students including Weihong Wang, with whom he has co-authored multiple recent publications. He is currently leading several research projects including SODISA (Scalable Software Development and Infrastructure for Self-sovereign Applications), Secure Sandboxing for WebAssembly-based Smart Contracts, and Programming languages for privacy-preserving and verifiable computing, with funding extending through 2028-2029. He leads research within the Distributed and Secure Software (DistriNet) group at KU Leuven, which focuses on creating secure and dependable distributed systems. His team works on cutting-edge challenges in blockchain infrastructure, smart contract security, and decentralized application development, with connections to both academic and industrial partners including Nokia Bell Labs.

• Computer Networking
• Internet Measurement
• Network Security
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Benoit Donnet is a Professor at the Research Unit in Networking (RUN) within the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of Liège, Belgium. He has held this position since September 2011 and holds a Doctorate in Computer Science from University Paris 6, France. Professor Donnet's research spans multiple areas of computer networking and computer science education. His primary research interests include: Internet Measurement and Network Topology Discovery Network Security and Blockchain Analysis Network Protocol Design and Implementation Computer Science Education, particularly in introductory programming courses His recent publication trends show a dual focus on advanced networking research and innovative computer science education techniques. In networking, his work continues to advance Internet measurement methodologies, with recent publications on Bitcoin network analysis, IPv6 extension headers, and MPLS tunnel discovery. In education research, he has developed frameworks like CAFÉ 2.0 for automatic feedback in programming education and approaches to teaching abstraction skills through diagrammatic reasoning. Professor Donnet has mentored numerous students who have co-authored publications with him across both networking and education domains. His research has been supported by various grants enabling work on network measurement infrastructure, protocol development, and educational innovations. He leads research within the Research Unit in Networking (RUN), which focuses on Internet architecture, network measurement, and computer science education. The group maintains strong connections with the international networking research community and contributes to open-source network measurement tools.