Empowering Flanders with Leading Cybersecurity Research and Expertise
Cybersecurity Research Program Flanders
DRIVEN BY THE FLANDERS POLICY PLAN CYBERSECURITY
Strategic research
Flanders delivers excellent academic research in cybersecurity. With the Cybersecurity Research Program the government boosts this research capability and facilitates the transfer of knowhow to society and industry, by supporting training, outreach and communication.
The Cybersecurity Research Program is driven by a consortium of leading academic research labs.
This website reflects the research program scope and progress, and pinpoints to relevant research news and events.
Other sources
For cybersecurity blog posts and training info tailored to Flemish organizations, go to www.cybersecurity-bites.be.
For info on the Flanders Policy Plan Cybersecurity, go to www.cybersecurityinvlaanderen.be/en.
Research consortium
Get to know the academic research labs behind the program.
Summer schools
Check out our summer schools for researchers and PhD students.
Collaborations
Want to collaborate? Find out about industrial partnerships and projects.
DELIVERING TOP RESEARCH RESULTS INTERNATIONALLY AND IN FLANDERS
Impactful research
CRYPTOGRAPHY POWERHOUSE
Research group COSIC (KU Leuven) has established itself as a European cryptographic powerhouse, recognized for its pioneering work in Computing on Encrypted Data (COED), including Fully Homomorphic Encryption, secure Multi-Party Computation, and Zero-Knowledge Proofs. In addition, it plays a leading role in the global transition to post-quantum cryptography, contributing both foundational research and practical algorithm development, including to the NIST standardization process. Its researchers are shaping the future of secure digital infrastructure in an era of quantum threats, while supporting industry and public stakeholders in adopting next-generation cryptographic solutions.
WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY
As wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and cellular networks have become the primary means of connecting to the Internet, the security of these communication protocols is of critical importance. Yet ensuring the resilience of these protocols remains a complex and evolving challenge, as shown by vulnerabilities such as the KRACK attack on Wi-Fi encryption. Research group DistriNet (KU Leuven) conducts advanced research into the security of wireless networks, with a dual focus on identifying emerging threats and developing innovative defenses. Their work contributes to the foundational security of modern digital infrastructure, aiming to protect users and systems across increasingly connected environments.
CURRENTLY IN THE NEWS
Research in the spotlight
KU Leuven research exposes fundamental hardware flaw in highly protected cloud servers
With a low-cost custom-built hardware module, researchers from KU Leuven and the University of Birmingham managed to break Intel's SGX and AMD's SEV, advanced security technologies designed to...
Flemish expertise drives innovation in cryptographic hardware and embedded security
The IACR CHES 2025 conference once again showcased cutting-edge research in cryptographic hardware and embedded systems. Among the standout contributors was COSIC/KU Leuven, whose researchers...
2025 edition of the PhD Summer School on Security and Privacy in the Age of AI
The 4th edition of the PhD Summer School on Security and Privacy in the Age of AI in Leuven brought together a diverse group of young researchers from across the globe. Renowned experts led...