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Benedikt Gierlichs

Benedikt Gierlichs

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Computer Science

D-Index
34
Citations
5971
World Ranking
12056
National Ranking
111

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

  • Templates vs. stochastic methods

    Benedikt Gierlichs;Kerstin Lemke-Rust;Christof Paar

  • Mutual Information Analysis: a Comprehensive Study

    Lejla Batina;Benedikt Gierlichs;Emmanuel Prouff;Matthieu Rivain

  • Machine learning in side-channel analysis: a first study

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

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

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

  • Mutual Information Analysis A Generic Side-Channel Distinguisher

    Benedikt Gierlichs;Lejla Batina;Pim Tuyls;Bart Preneel

  • Consolidating masking schemes.

    Oscar Reparaz;Begül Bilgin;Svetla Nikova;Benedikt Gierlichs

  • Higher-Order Threshold Implementations

    Begül Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova;Ventzislav Nikov

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

    Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Ingrid Verbauwhede

  • On the Cost of Lazy Engineering for Masked Software Implementations.

    Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Vincent Grosso;Oscar Reparaz

  • 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

  • A More Efficient AES Threshold Implementation

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

  • Revisiting a Methodology for Efficient CNN Architectures in Profiling Attacks

    Lennert Wouters;Victor Arribas;Benedikt Gierlichs;Bart Preneel

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

    Benedikt Gierlichs;Joern-Marc Schmidt;Michael Tunstall

  • DPA, Bitslicing and Masking at 1 GHz.

    Josep Balasch;Benedikt Gierlichs;Oscar Reparaz;Ingrid Verbauwhede

  • Perfect Matching Disclosure Attacks

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

  • Trade-Offs for Threshold Implementations Illustrated on AES

    Begul Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova;Ventzislav Nikov

  • Revisiting higher-order DPA attacks: multivariate mutual information analysis

    Benedikt Gierlichs;Lejla Batina;Bart Preneel;Ingrid Verbauwhede

  • Differential Cluster Analysis

    Lejla Batina;Benedikt Gierlichs;Kerstin Lemke-Rust

  • Power and Fault Analysis Resistance in Hardware through Dynamic Reconfiguration

    Nele Mentens;Benedikt Gierlichs;Ingrid Verbauwhede

  • Consolidating Masking Schemes

    Oscar Reparaz;Begul Bilgin;Benedikt Gierlichs;Svetla Nikova

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