ESSEC Team at CASCADE 2026 in Regensburg

31 March 2026

Four members of the ESSEC team (Dr. François Gérard, Dr. Carlos Lara-Nino, Akhil Sevda, and Liga Anwar) attended this year’s CASCADE conference in Regensburg from March 30 to April 1, 2026. The conference (Constructive Approaches for SeCurity Analysis and Design of Embedded Systems) brings together international experts from academia and industry to discuss current developments and challenges in secure and sustainable IT systems.

The participation provided the team with valuable insights into the latest research results, particularly in the areas of hardware security, energy-efficient architectures, and post-quantum cryptography. In addition, existing collaborations were strengthened and new partnerships were initiated.

The CASCADE conference has established itself as an important platform for exchange between academia and industry. The ESSEC team looks forward to incorporating the insights gained into future projects and research activities.

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