List of current EIDMA members

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Participating groups:

• Universities and scientific institutes:
  • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven:
    • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science:
      • Discrete Mathematics Group.
      • Combinatorial Optimization Group.
    • Department of Electrical Engineering:
      • Information and Communication Systems Group.
  • Universiteit Twente - Group Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Programming.
  • Universiteit van Tilburg - Department of Econometrics and Operations Research.
  • Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica - "Networks and Logic - Optimization and Programming".
  • Universiteit Gent, Belgium:
    • Department of Pure Mathematics and Computer Algebra: Research Group Incidence Geometry.
    • Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium - Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography Group.
  • Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium - UCL Crypto Group.
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium:
    • Service de Géometrie.
    • Faculté des Sciences Appliquées.
    • Mathématiques Générales.
    • Service d'Optimisation.
  • Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany - Institute for Experimental Mathematics.
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Horst Görtz Institut.
• Industrial and governmental research partners:
  • Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties - Nationaal Bureau voor Verbindingsbeveiliging.
  • Philips Research Laboratories.
  • TNO Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie.

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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Group Discrete Mathematics

• Discrete Algebra and Geometry

  Staff members:
  Blokhuis, Dr. A. (Aart)
  Brouwer, Prof.dr. A.E. (Andries)
  Cohen, Prof.dr. A.M. (Arjeh)
  Cuypers, Dr. F.G.M.T. (Hans)
  Draisma, Dr. J. (Jan)
  Sterk, Dr. H.J.M. (Hans)
  Wilbrink, Dr.ir. H.A. (Henny)
  Postdocs:
  YU, Dr. S.H. (Shona)
  PhD students:	project:
  Frenk, Bart
  Güven, Çiçek
  Hendriks, Maxim
  Liu, Shoumin
  Roozemond, Dan	Computer algebra

• Coding Theory, Information Theory and Cryptology

  Staff members:
  Asch, Dr. A.G. van (Bram)
  Brouwer, Prof.dr. A.E. (Andries)
  Lange, Prof. T. (Tanja)
  Pellikaan, Dr. G.R. (Ruud)
  Schoenmakers, Dr.ir. L.A.M. (Berry)
  Tilborg, Prof.dr.ir. H.C.A. (Henk)
  Weger, Dr. B.M.M. de (Benne)
  Emeritus:
  Bruijn, Prof.dr. N.G. de (Dick)
  Postdocs:
  Toft, Dr. T.
  PhD students:	project:
  Birkner, Peter
  Bisson, Gaëtan
  Hoogh, Sebastiaan de
  Jurrius, Relinde
  Liesdonk, Peter van
  Peters, Christiane
  Schwabe, Peter
  Villegas Bautista, José:	Practical approaches to secure computation.

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Group Combinatorial Optimization

Staff members:
Aardal, Prof.dr. K.I. (Karen)
Gabor, Dr. A.F. (Adriana)
Gerards, Prof.dr.ir. A.M.H. (Bert)
Holst, Dr. H. van der (Hein)
Hurkens, Dr.ir. C.A.J. (Cor)
Keijsper, Dr. J.C.M. (Judith)
Lenstra, Prof.dr. J.-K. (Jan-Karel)
Pendavingh, Dr. R.A. (Rudi)
Stougie, Dr. L. (Leen)
Woeginger, G.J. (Gerhard)
Postdocs:
Kelk, Dr. S.M. (Steven)
PhD students:	project:
Bonifaci, Vincenzo:	Generalizations of te online traveling salesman problem.
Eggermont, Christian:	Exact and parametric computation.
Iersel, Leo van:	Algorithms for molecular biology.
Korteweg, Peter:	Polyhedra of network problems.
Mnich, Matthias:	Exact algorithms for NP-hard problems.
Modelski, Maciej:	--

Department of Electrical Engineering
Group Information and Communication Systems

Staff members:
Schalkwijk, Prof.dr.em. P.J.M. (Piet)
Tjalkens, Dr. T.J. (Tjalling)
Willems, Dr. F.M.J. (Frans)
Postdocs:
Balakirsky, Dr. V. (Vladimir)
PhD students:	project:
Ignatenko, Tanya:	Biometric template protection.
Martinez, Alfonso:	Transmission over optical fibres using mode group diversity multiplexing.

EURANDOM

Staff members:
--
Postdocs:
Dukkipati, Dr. A. (Ambedkar)
PhD students:	project:
--

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Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Programming

Staff members:
Driessen, Dr. T.S.H. (Theo)
Hurink, Dr. J.L. (Johann)
Kern, Dr. W. (Walter)
Post, Dr.ir. G.F. (Gerhard)
Still, Dr. G.J. (Georg)
Emeritus:
Hoede, Prof.dr. C. (Cees)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Grigoras, Dana-Roxana:	Large solution spaces.
Paulus, Jacob Jan:	Practical extensions of project scheduling models.
Wang, Xinhui:	Exact algorithms.

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Department of Econometrics and Operations Research

Staff members:
Dam, Dr.ir. E.R. van (Edwin)
Haemers, Dr.ir. W.H. (Willem)
Klerk, Dr. E. De (Etienne)
Peeters, Dr.ir. M.J.P. (René)
Postdocs:
Sotirov, Dr. R. (Renata)
PhD students:	project:
Ahmad, Maqsood:	Divisible Design Graphs
Dobre, Cristian:	Semidefinite Programming for Intractable Optimization Problems

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CWI- Networks and Logic - Optimization and Programming Group

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Staff members:
Aardal, Dr. K.I. (Karen)
Gerards, Prof.dr.ir. A.M.H. (Bert)
Gijswijt, Drs. D.C. (Dion)
Gvozdenic, M.Sc. N.G. (Nebojsa)
Hoeve, Drs. W.J. van (Willem Jan)
Laurent, Dr. M. (Monique)
Lenstra, Prof.dr. J.-K. (Jan-Karel)
Maroti, M.Sc. G. (Gabor)
Muller, Dr. T.Muller (Tobias)
Schrijver, Prof.dr. A. (Lex)
Stougie, Dr. L. (Leen)
Postdocs:
Bosse, Dr. H. (Hartwig)
Kelk, Dr. S.M. (Steven)
Markakis, Dr. E.M. (Evangelos)
Vallentin, Dr. F. (Frank)
PhD students:	project:
Byrka, Jaroslaw	Combinatorial optimization.
Gvozdenovic, Nebojsa	Semidefinite programming and combinatorial optimization.
Keijzer, Bart de	Algoritmic Game Theory
Leeuwen, Erik Jan van
Oliveira Filho, Fernando Mário de
Guus Regts	Algebra in combinatorial optimzation

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Philips Research Laboratories

Staff members:
Aarts, Prof.dr. E.H.L. (Emile)
Baggen, Dr.ir. C.P.M.J. (Stan)
Gorissen, Drs. P. (Paul)
Hekstra, Dr.ir. A.P. (Andries)
Husen, Msc. S.A. (Sri Andari)
Hollmann, Dr.ir. H.D.L. (Henk)
Kamperman, Ir. F.L.A.J. (Frank)
Kevenaar, Dr.ir. T.A.M. (Tom)
Koppelaar, Ir. A.G.C. (Arie)
Korst, Dr.ir. J.H.M. (Jan)
Linnartz, Dr.ir. J.P.M.G. (Jean-Paul)
Michiels, Ir. W.P.A.J. (Wil)
Oostveen, Dr. J.C. (Job)
Pronk, Ir. S.P.P. (Verus)
Schrijen, Ir. G.-J. (Geert-Jan)
Stassen, Ir. M.L.A. (Maurice)
Talstra, Dr. J.C. (Joop)
Tolhuizen, Dr.ir. L.M.G.M. (Ludo)
Tsang, Ir. H.Y. (Hoi Yip)
Tuyls, Dr. P. (Pim)
Verbitskiy, Dr. E.A. (Evgeny)
Verhaegh, Dr.ir. W.F.J. (Wim)
Werf, Dr.ir. A. van der (Albert)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
--

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Nationaal Bureau voor Verbindingsbeveiliging

Staff members:
Asperdt, Ir. M.J.M.M. van (Marcel)
Botma, Drs. B. (Bart)
Doijen, Ir. R.W.M.G. (Raymond)
Drimmelen, Ir. L.P. van (Leendert)
Drossaers, Drs. J.W.L. (Joost)
Pul, Dr.ir. C.L.M. van (Cor)
Raad, Ing. K. van der (Kevin)
Roelofsen, Ir. G. (Gert)
Schmitz, Drs. G. (Gido)
Zanten, J.M.J.B. van (Marco)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
--

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TNO Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie.

Staff members:
Albeda, Ir. P. (Peter)
Fransen, Ir. F. (Frank)
Veugen, Dr.ir. P.J.M. (Thijs)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Dekker, Marnix:	Privacy in an ambient world.

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Department of Pure Mathematics and Computer Algebra:
Research Group Incidence Geometry.

Staff members:
Clerck, Prof.dr. F.A. De (Frank)
Maldeghem, Prof.dr. H.J.J. Van (Hendrik)
Storme, Prof.dr. L.S. (Leo)
Thas, Prof.dr. J.A.F. (Jef)
Postdocs:
Beule, Dr. J. De (Jan)	--
Bruyn, Dr. B. De (Bart)
Medts, Dr. T. De (Tom)
Thas, Dr. K.J.R. (Koen)
Winter, Dr. S. De (Stefaan)
Wispelaere, Dr. A. De (An)
PhD students:	project:
Haot, Fabiënne:	Karakterisaties en classificatie van meetkunden aan de hand van de eigenschappen van hun automorfismegroepen.
Huggenberger, Simon	Polar spaces and Jordan pairs.
Schillewaert, Jeroen	Coding theory and cryptography.

Combinatorial algorithms and algorithmic graph theory

Staff members:
Brinkmann, Prof.dr. G. (Gunnar)
Coolsaet, Prof.dr. K. (Kris)
Fack, Prof.dr. V.B.A. (Veerle)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Cimrakova, Miroslava:	Search algorithms for special substructures in combinatorial objects.
Degraer, Jan:	Generation of association schemes.
Peeters, Adriaan:	Framework for research and education in graph conjecturing.
Winne, Joost:	Software tools for combinatorial algorithms.

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Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography Group

Staff members:
Preneel, Prof.dr.ir. B. (Bart)
Vandewalle, Prof.dr.ir. J. (Joos)
Verbauwhede, Prof.dr.ir. I. (Ingrid)
Postdocs:
Biryukov, Dr. A. (Alex)
Kursawe, Dr. K. (Klaus)
Neven, Dr. G.K.R. (Gregory)
Nikova, Dr. S. (Svetla)
Quisquater, Dr. M. (Michael)
Scholten, Dr. J. (Jasper)
Vercauteren, Dr. F. (Frederik)
PhD students:	project:
Batina, Lejla:	Hardware design for elliptic curve cryptosystems and countermeasures to side-channel attacks.
Bosselaers, Antoon:	--
Braeken, An:	Cryptographic properties of Boolean functions and S-boxes.
Cannière, Christophe De:	Resistance of symmetric cryptographic algorithms against algebraic attacks.
Cappaert, Jan:	Software security through code obfuscation techniques.
Cock, Danny De:	--
Deng, Mina:	Design, analysis and applicatins of perceptual hash functions.
Dewitte, Evelyne:	Advanced techniques for systems identification to study side channels for cryptographic algorithms: cryptanalysis and design.
Diaz, Claudia:	Anonimity and privacy in electronic services.
Herlea, Thomas:	Security issues related to mobile software agents.
Kohlweiss, Markulf:	Protocols for privacy preserving yet accountable identity management.
Lano, Joseph:	Cryptanalysis and design of synchronous stream ciphers.
Maier, Robert:	Security in mobile environments.
Mentens, Nele:	Design of cryptographic hardware resistant against electromagnetic analysis attacks.
Mulder, Elke De:	Security countermeasures against electromagnetic analysis (EMA)
Örs, Berna:	Hardware implementation of cryptographic algorithms and side-channel attacks.
Schellekens, Dries:	Study and design of trusted computing platforms.
Seys, Stefaan:	Security architecture for wireless ad hoc networks.
Singelee, Dave:	Security architecture for Personal Area Networks.
Souradyuti, Paul	Design and analysis of stream ciphers.
Wouters, Karel:	Cryptographic standards for document security.
Wolf, Christopher:	Applications of multivariate quadratic equations for symmetric and asymmetric cryptology.

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Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
UCL Crypto Group

Staff members:
Quisquater, Prof. J.-J. (Jean-Jacques)
Postdocs:
Koeune, Dr. F. (Francois)
Libert, Dr. B. (Benoit)
Pereira, Dr. O. (Olivier)
Perret, Dr. L. (Ludovic)
Rouvroy, Dr. G. (Gaël)
Standaert, Dr. F.-X. (Francois-Xavier)
PhD students:	project:
Aboudagga, Nidal:	Authentication and security in dynamic networks.
Bohy, Lilian:	Investigation and improvement of power analysis attacks.
Bulens, Philippe:	Hardware and software implementation of modular arithmetic and elliptic curves.
Cathalo, Julien:	Identification and signatures.
Giry, Damien:	Elaboration and computer analysis.
Jacobeus, Nicolas:	Security of peer-to-peer networks.
Meurice de Dormale, Guerric:	Algorithms and hardware implementations for asymmetric cryptography based on elliptic curves.
Peeters, Eric:	New design to counteract attacks on Smart Cards at different levels: algorithmic, architectural and locic.
Petit, Christophe:	Properties of the pairings on rational points on elliptic curves, and application of these properties for new cryptographic protocols.

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Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Département de Mathématique

Service de Géometrie

Staff members:
Dehon, Dr. M. (Michel)
Doyen, Prof.dr. J.V.H. (Jean)
Leemans, Prof.dr. D.J.J. (Dimitri)
Mühlherr, Prof.dr. B. (Bernhard)
Emeritus:
Buekenhout, Prof.dr. F. (Francis)
Postdocs:
Devillers, Dr. A. (Alice)
Caprace, Dr. P.-E. (Pierre-Emmanuel)
Cara, Dr. Ph.J.J.J.C. (Philippe)
PhD students:	project:
Bougard, Nicolas:	Orbits of automorphism groups.
Carette, Mathieu:	The automorphism group of accessible groups.
Nguyen, Aude:	Constructions and automorphisms of Kac-Moody groups and amalgam presentations of their Borel subgroups.
Saedeleer, Julie De:	Geometries for the PSL(2,q) groups.

Faculté des Sciences Appliquées

Staff members:
Delandtsheer, Prof.dr. A. (Anne)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Bogaerts, Mathieu:	Permutation arrays.
Michel, Jean-Luc:	Tilings and packings.

Mathématiques Générales

Staff members:
Doignon, Prof. J.-P. (Jean-Paul)
Fiorini, Prof.dr. S. (Samuel)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Christophe, Julie	Geometry and combinatorics of zero/one polytopes.
Joret, Gwenaël	Graph coloring problem and facet defining graphs of some polytopes.
Labarre, Anthony	Algorithms for computing genome distances and for designing phylogenetic networks.

Service d'Optimisation

Staff members:
Cardinal, Prof. J. (Jean)
Fassbinder, Dr. G. (Gilles)
Labbé, Prof.dr. M. (Martine)
Mélot, Dr. H. (Hadrien)
Vyve, Prof.dr. M. Van (Mathieu)
Postdocs:
Giovanni, Luigi De
PhD students:	project:
Heilporn, Géraldine:	On the toll setting problem.
Huygens, David:	The k-edge connected hop-constrained network design problem.
Levy, Eythan	Extremal graphs and approximation ratios for NP-hard problems.
Özsoy, Aykut:	Optimization methods to address scalability issues in internet networks.

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Staff members:
Schouhamer Immink, Prof.dr. K.A. (Kees)

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Digital Communications Group

Staff members:
Tran, Prof.dr. V.T. (Van Trung)
Vinck, Prof.dr. A.J. Vinck (Han)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Harutyunyan, Ashot	Modern problems of information and coding theory.
Mengi, Anil	Runlength limited coding techniques with soft decoders
Svaba, Pavol	Public key cryptosystems based on factorization of finite groups.

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Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Horst Görtz Institut

Group Network Security

Staff members:
Schwenk, Prof.dr. J.S. (Jörg)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Adelsbach, André:	Cryptographic copyright protection.
Gajek, Sebastian:	Web services security.
Lijun, Liao:	XML Security.
Greveler, Ulrich:	Broadcast encryption / Digital rights management.
Manulis, Mark:	Security in IP-multicast and group communication.
Psarros, Michael:	XML Security.

Group Communication Security (COSY)

Staff members:
Paar, Prof. C. (Christof)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
Kumar, Sandeep:	ECC in constraint environment.
Lemke, Kerstin:	Side channel cryptanalysis, statistical methods, and physical security.
Pelzl, Jan:	Special purpose hardware for factorization.
Poschmann, Axel	Ubiquitous sensing and security in the european homeland (ubiSec&Sens).
Schramm, Kai:	--
Stüble, Christian:	--
Weimerskirch, André:	Authentication in ad-hoc and sensor networks.
Wolf, Marko:	--
Wollinger, Thomas:	Engineering aspects of hyperelliptic curves.

Group Cryptology and Information Security

Staff members:
--
Postdocs:
Lange, Dr. T. (Tanja)
PhD students:	project:
Leander, Gregor:	Bent functions.

Group Applied Datasecurity

Staff members:
Sadeghi, Prof. A.-R. (Ahmad-Reza)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
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Group Mathematical and Algorithmic Aspects of Applied Cryptography

Staff members:
Avanzi, Dr. R.M. (Roberto)
Postdocs:
--
PhD students:	project:
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