His main research interests are in (web) application security, domain name security, the use of Machine Learning technology in security and privacy controls, and the security of ML-based systems.
Research Experience
He serves as a board member for the Belgium OWASP Chapter within the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP). Additionally, he holds the position of co-chair for the Focus Group on Application Security within the Cyber Security Coalition, and contributes to the Secure Application Development course SecAppDev.
Background
Lieven Desmet is a professor on Security and Privacy for Industrial Applications within the DistriNet Research Group of KU Leuven (Belgium). He is responsible for formulating and executing the research strategy, mentoring both junior and senior researchers in the domains of web and infrastructure security, and actively participating in dissemination, valorization, and spin-off activities.