Competences
Main axes of research
- Research in digital communications focuses on integrated research in the areas of Information Transfer (information transmission over potentially complex channels and networks) and Communicating Systems (the composition of multiple distributed entities employing communication networks to collaboratively achieve a common goal);
- Information processing - or more specifically, inference - in complex and dynamic environments given limited resources and incomplete or uncertain knowledge: performing complex problem solving with a high degree of autonomy and exploiting learning to deal with opaque and dynamic contexts;
- Algorithmic number theory (Computational Number Theory is an important tool to build secure public-key cryptosystems), Cryptography (cryptographic protocols enable to provide secure encryption, digital signatures, and authentication between entities), network security (designing intrusion detection systems), signal processing, software engineering, and legal issues;
- Research on methods and tools for mastering the development of complex software systems: develop new engineering processes, investigate modelling languages, perform research on the foundations of software engineering, assist in the development and in the use of e-learning tools, and study verification and validation techniques.
Resources and collaborations
Equipment
- Two clusters (one equipped with 48 cores and the other with 176 cores)
- Participation to Grid 5000 project (>4000 nodes)
- Oscilloscope, 10G/s (LeCroy)
- Side-channel testing setup (power and EM analysis)
- Side-channel Attack Standard Evaluation Board (from Research Centre for Information Security, JP)
- RFID
- Test bed infrastructure
Products and services
- Technology watch
- Audit and assess complex software designs and solutions
- Evaluate and assess secure and reliable software solutions
- Design and prototype e-learning solutions
- Research new cutting edge software architectures and solutions
- Life-long learning master programme in management of security
- Research and prototype new highly secure and robust solutions
- Partnership into EU research programmes
- Co-supervision of bachelor, master and PhD thesis on real-world problems
Major partnerships and collaborations
National: ACL; Borland (Microfocus); Cetrel; Conostix; Codasystems; Credit Suisse; Dresdner Bank; IBM; IE; KBL; Onetree Technologies; Public Research Centre - Henri Tudor; Restena; SESASTRA; Siemens; Synergiums; Telindus S.A.; Ubistream; VOXmobile.
International: CNR-ISTI (IT); CSU (US); CWI (NL); ESA, CISCO (BE); Gemalto (FR); INRIA (FR); IPIPAN (PL); Max Planck Institute for Computer Science (DE); NDSU (US); Oberthur (FR);Spacebel S.A. (BE); Sagem (FR); University of Malaga (ES); University of Sydney (AU); VTT (FIN); and many others worldwide.
Additional information
Member of:
- the Grid5000 project
- the CoreGrid Network of Ecellence
- the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) representing Luxembourg
- the Domain committee ICT of COST representing Luxembourg
- the ESF network GAMES steering committee and the board of the Reasoning Club
Human resources
- 64 Researchers (Prof., ass. Prof., Post-docs, PhD)
- 58 Doctoral students and students
- 0 Engineers
- 5 Technicians
- 16 Other
Business sector(s)
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Mathematics
Contact
Computer Sciences and Communications (CSC)
Campus Kirchberg, 6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, L-1359 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 46 66 44 57 66
Email: fabienne.schmitz@uni.lu
Site: http://csc.uni.lu
R&D Contact
Ms SCHMITZ Fabienne
Secretary
Phone: +352 46 66 44 57 66
Email: fabienne.schmitz@uni.lu
R&D Contact
Mrs SCHROEDER Isabelle
Secretary
Phone: +352 46 66 44 57 47
Email: isabelle.schroeder@uni.lu
R&D Contact
Prof. BOUVRY Pascal
Head of Research Unit
Phone: +352 46 66 44 52 58
Email: pascal.bouvry@uni.lu
