Lauren De Meyer
About Lauren De Meyer
Lauren De Meyer serves as the Lead Hardware Security Engineer at Rambus, where she has worked since 2023. She holds multiple degrees in engineering and computer science, including a PhD from KU Leuven, and has extensive experience in cryptography and hardware security.
Work at Rambus
Lauren De Meyer currently serves as the Lead Hardware Security Engineer at Rambus, a position she has held since 2023. Prior to this role, she worked as a Senior Hardware Security Engineer at Rambus from 2020 to 2023, first in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, and then in the San Francisco Bay Area. In her roles, she has focused on hardware security, contributing to the design and implementation of security measures against physical attacks on embedded systems.
Education and Expertise
Lauren De Meyer has an extensive educational background in engineering and computer science. She earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from KU Leuven from 2010 to 2013. She continued her studies at KU Leuven, obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cryptography from 2016 to 2020, where she was supervised by Prof. Vincent Rijmen and Dr. Begül Bilgin. Additionally, she holds two Master of Science (M.S.) degrees, one in Mathematical Engineering from KU Leuven (2013-2015) and another in Electrical Engineering from Harvard University (2015-2016).
Background
Lauren De Meyer began her education at Sint-Ursula Instituut - O.L.V. Waver, where she studied Latin-Mathematics and completed her secondary education from 2004 to 2010. She furthered her studies in various prestigious institutions, including Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, where she studied Computational Science and Engineering from 2013 to 2014. Her academic journey reflects a strong foundation in both theoretical and applied aspects of engineering and cryptography.
Professional Experience
Before her current role at Rambus, Lauren De Meyer gained valuable experience in the field of hardware security and cryptography. She worked as a Doctoral Researcher at COSIC (KU Leuven) from 2016 to 2020, focusing on cryptographic research. Additionally, she served as a DPA Intern at Cryptography Research for four months in 2018. Her professional experience includes designing and testing countermeasures against physical attacks, specifically in the areas of side-channel analysis and fault injection.
Research Contributions
During her PhD studies at KU Leuven, Lauren De Meyer contributed to the design of S-boxes, emphasizing cryptographic properties and efficient implementations that are secure against physical attacks. Her research was supported by a grant from the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO aspirant), highlighting her contributions to the field of cryptography and hardware security.