ESAT - Elektrotechniek

06/02/2026

This year, Bart De Moor, professor at KU Leuven (ESAT-Stadius) and internationally leading AI researcher, will be appointed honorary doctor at KTH, Stockholm.

She put Sweden on the global space map Anna Rathsman has played a decisive role in Sweden's successes in space research. (Photo: Jonas Böttiger) Published Feb 04, 2026 As one of Sweden’s leading figures in the space sector, Anna Rathsman has played a key role in shaping space policy, research, an...

29/01/2026

Proficiat! 👏👏

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Vincent Rijmen (COSIC, KU Leuven, Belgium and University of Bergen, Norway) and Joan Daemen (Radboud University, The...

23/12/2025

17/12/2025

Yesterday, Elisabeth Heremans (ESAT-Stadius) received the Nokia Bell Scientific Award 2025 for her PhD thesis “Automated sleep analysis: from the hospital to the home environment" 👏

17/12/2025

We are proud to share that Professor Johan Driesen (ESAT-ELECTA) has been named IEEE Fellow, effective 1 January 2026, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the global engineering community.

His official citation:
“For contributions to the integration of renewables and electric vehicles in distribution grids.”

Becoming an IEEE Fellow is an exceptional achievement: each year, fewer than 0.1% of IEEE voting members receive this honor. It reflects not only Johan’s scientific excellence, but also his long-standing impact on shaping the future of energy systems.

19/11/2025

"Ik voel me bijzonder vereerd door deze erkenning van IEEE. Rijndael was een gedurfd academisch idee toen we begonnen, en het is ongelooflijk fijn om te zien dat het vandaag nog steeds veilige communicatie wereldwijd ondersteunt. Deze Milestone van IEEE toont hoe fundamenteel onderzoek kan leiden tot blijvende maatschappelijke impact”, zegt professor Vincent Rijmen (KU Leuven-ESAT-COSIC).

IEEE, ’s werelds grootste technische beroepsorganisatie die zich inzet voor technologische vooruitgang, heeft een IEEE Milestone toegekend aan het Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-versleutelingssysteem dat de basis legde voor wat de wereldwijde encryptiestandaard zou worden.

31/10/2025

Exciting news! 🎉 COSIC Professor Vincent Rijmen has been selected as one of the finalists for the Belgian Cyber Security Awards 2025, a great recognition of his lasting impact and expertise in the Belgian cybersecurity community.🔐
KU Leuven Ingenieurswetenschappen/Engineering Science ESAT - Elektrotechniek

01/10/2025

Met een zelfgebouwde hardwaremodule van enkele tientallen euro’s slaagden onderzoekers van KU Leuven en de universiteit van Birmingham erin om de meest geavanceerde beveiligingstechnologieën van Intel en AMD te infiltreren.

24/09/2025

Veel succes Laurens De Poorter (COO), Furkan Turan (Head of Engineering), Michiel Van Beirendonck (CEO) en professor Ingrid Verbauwhede (Head Scientist)!

Belfort's hardware accelerator makes it possible to compute directly on encrypted data without ever decrypting it, ensuring both security and privacy. The spin-off, founded out of the cryptographic expertise of COSIC at KU Leuven, has raised €5 million in seed funding.