El Mamoun
SOUIDI

Computing - Morocco

Contact details

Email.
e.souidi@um5r.ac.ma

Research topics

SCIENTIFIC PROJECT

"Optimization of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms for Internet of Things (IoT) Security"

Quantum algorithms like those of Shor and Grover could compromise the security mechanisms used today, particularly public-key systems (RSA, ECC), and reduce the robustness of symmetric systems. This situation is particularly concerning for the Internet of Things (IoT). Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) aims to design systems resistant to both classical and quantum computers. Several approaches exist, including algorithms based on Euclidean lattices, error-correcting codes, hash functions, isogenies, and multivariate systems.

However, these solutions were not initially designed for constrained environments like those of the IoT, which poses significant challenges in terms of performance and deployment. The project proposes to study and optimize PQC algorithms, particularly those currently being standardized by NIST, to adapt them to the specific constraints of IoT devices. Two major challenges have been identified: (1) optimizing performance (computation time, memory, energy consumption) while ensuring a high level of security, and (2) the gradual migration of current systems to post-quantum solutions, given hardware limitations and the complexity of existing infrastructures. Resistance to side-channel attacks is also a crucial research focus.

 

 

Activities / Resume

BIOGRAPHY

 

El Mamoun Souidi is a full professor of mathematics and computer science at Mohammed V University in Rabat. He holds a doctorate in mathematics from the same university. He has served as head of the computer science department and director of the Laboratory of Mathematics, Computer Science Applications and Information Security, and coordinator of the Master's program in Cryptography and Information Security. His research interests include post-quantum cryptography and its application in cybersecurity.