Abu Dhabi, UAE: Khalifa University of Science and Technology in the UAE and HENSOLDT France, subsidiary of global leader in sensor solutions for security applications HENSOLDT, has announced the signing of a research agreement to launch a collaborative project titled ‘Next-Generation Cryptographic Security: Safeguarding Against Machine Learning and Emerging Threats’.
The research partnership will focus on three key topics related to cryptographic security and efficiency in cybersecurity strategies.
The initiative aims to provide both theoretical insights and practical tools to enhance the security and efficiency of cryptographic protocols. Advanced methods such as code-based masking, fault injection resistance, and trace analysis using platforms like ChipWhisperer-Husky will be employed to test and strengthen critical security infrastructure.
Specifically, the project will cover three areas such as ‘Machine learning and Neural network, the new adversary of cryptography implementers’, ‘Protecting Dilithium against both SCA and FIA’ aimed at ensuring security against physical data leaks, and ‘Efficient implementation of countermeasures on lightweight cryptography’ with the aim of increasing security without slowing down performance.
Professor Ahmed Al Durra, Associate Provost for Research, Khalifa University, says the agreement will help advance the resilience of critical systems and create new opportunities for postgraduate researchers to engage in high-level cybersecurity work. “Our combined expertise in cryptography, AI, and error-correcting codes will guide the research toward both academic and applied outcomes, with potential for future commercialization and deployment,” he says.
Philippe Guibourg, HENSOLDT France, said, “Through its skills in communication, IFF and embedded cybersecurity, HENSOLDT France will contribute its recognized expertise to this research agreement, which is part of the HENSOLDT Group’s strategy to become a leading player in the field of Software Defined Defence.”
According to him, Khalifa University brings to this partnership its reputation for cutting-edge research, particularly in the fields of advanced technologies, cybersecurity and data science.
“Next generation cryptographic security safeguarding against machine learning and emerging threats is a highly specialized and pioneering field where interdisciplinary collaboration between academic excellence and industrial expertise is not only desirable but necessary,” he adds.
