2026 Benedikt Gierlichs: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	34	12054	11705	111	106	79	5971

Benedikt Gierlichs publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benedikt Gierlichs sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 79 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Benedikt Gierlichs D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benedikt Gierlichs sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Benedikt Gierlichs is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, focusing on specialized areas such as artificial intelligence, hardware and architecture, signal processing, and computer vision and pattern recognition. Their publication record reflects a sustained engagement with these domains, particularly emphasizing the security and implementation aspects within computing.

Their principal fields of study include:

Computer Science

With a more detailed focus on subfields, the work covers:

Artificial Intelligence
Hardware and Architecture
Signal Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Benedikt Gierlichs's main research topics encompass a range of areas bridging cryptography, security, and machine learning techniques. These include:

Cryptographic Implementations and Security
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption
Security and Verification in Computing
Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications

Several frequent coauthors appear alongside their work, highlighting collaborative efforts in this research landscape. These include:

Lennert Wouters
Ingrid Verbauwhede
Bart Preneel
Josep Balasch
Víctor Arribas

Publication venues commonly featuring their work indicate the channels through which their research is disseminated:

IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems
Lirias (KU Leuven)
IEEE Electron Device Letters
IEEE Embedded Systems Letters
ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Benedikt Gierlichs include:

"Revisiting a Methodology for Efficient CNN Architectures in Profiling Attacks," 2020, IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems
"Revisiting a Methodology for Efficient CNN Architectures in Profiling Attacks," 2020, Lirias (KU Leuven)
"My other car is your car: compromising the Tesla Model X keyless entry system," 2021, IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems
"Dismantling DST80-based Immobiliser Systems," 2020, IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems
"Dismantling DST80-based Immobiliser Systems," 2020, Lirias (KU Leuven)

Best Publications

Mutual Information Analysis

Benedikt Gierlichs;Lejla Batina;Pim Tuyls;Bart Preneel

806
Citations
Templates vs. stochastic methods

Benedikt Gierlichs;Kerstin Lemke-Rust;Christof Paar

399
Citations
Mutual Information Analysis: a Comprehensive Study

Lejla Batina;Benedikt Gierlichs;Emmanuel Prouff;Matthieu Rivain

381
Citations
Machine learning in side-channel analysis: a first study

Gabriel Hospodar;Benedikt Gierlichs;Elke De Mulder;Ingrid Verbauwhede

358
Citations
The World is Not Enough: Another Look on Second-Order DPA

François-Xavier Standaert;Nicolas Veyrat-Charvillon;Elisabeth Oswald;Benedikt Gierlichs

337
Citations
Mutual Information Analysis A Generic Side-Channel Distinguisher

Benedikt Gierlichs;Lejla Batina;Pim Tuyls;Bart Preneel

283
Citations
Consolidating masking schemes.

Oscar Reparaz;Begül Bilgin;Svetla Nikova;Benedikt Gierlichs

255
Citations
Higher-Order Threshold Implementations

Begül Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova;Ventzislav Nikov

216
Citations
An In-depth and Black-box Characterization of the Effects of Clock Glitches on 8-bit MCUs

Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Ingrid Verbauwhede

204
Citations
On the Cost of Lazy Engineering for Masked Software Implementations.

Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Vincent Grosso;Oscar Reparaz

191
Citations
Partition vs. Comparison Side-Channel Distinguishers: An Empirical Evaluation of Statistical Tests for Univariate Side-Channel Attacks against Two Unprotected CMOS Devices

François-Xavier Standaert;Benedikt Gierlichs;Ingrid Verbauwhede

167
Citations
A More Efficient AES Threshold Implementation

Begül Bilgin;Begül Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova;Ventzislav Nikov

153
Citations
Revisiting a Methodology for Efficient CNN Architectures in Profiling Attacks

Lennert Wouters;Victor Arribas;Benedikt Gierlichs;Bart Preneel

150
Citations
Infective Computation and Dummy Rounds: Fault Protection for Block Ciphers without Check-before-Output

Benedikt Gierlichs;Joern-Marc Schmidt;Michael Tunstall

115
Citations
DPA, Bitslicing and Masking at 1 GHz.

Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Oscar Reparaz;Ingrid Verbauwhede

102
Citations
Perfect Matching Disclosure Attacks

Carmela Gonzalez Troncoso;Benedikt Gierlichs;Bart Preneel;Ingrid Verbauwhede

100
Citations
Trade-Offs for Threshold Implementations Illustrated on AES

Begul Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova;Ventzislav Nikov

99
Citations
Revisiting higher-order DPA attacks: multivariate mutual information analysis

Benedikt Gierlichs;Lejla Batina;Bart Preneel;Ingrid Verbauwhede

98
Citations
Differential Cluster Analysis

Lejla Batina;Benedikt Gierlichs;Kerstin Lemke-Rust

97
Citations
Power and Fault Analysis Resistance in Hardware through Dynamic Reconfiguration

Nele Mentens;Benedikt Gierlichs;Ingrid Verbauwhede

95
Citations
Consolidating Masking Schemes

Oscar Reparaz;Begul Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova

13
Citations

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