Summary
Robert Primas is a research scientist at Intel Labs with 11 years of experience focused on practical and theoretical information security, specializing in (post-quantum) cryptography, hardware design, and side-channel analysis. He holds a PhD from Graz University of Technology and has led work on designing and attacking cryptographic implementations that withstand physical attacks like power and fault analysis. Robert is a co-author of ISAP, a lightweight authenticated encryption scheme that reached the NIST lightweight cryptography finalists, reflecting his impact on standards-oriented applied research. His portfolio spans hands-on hardware/software prototyping, formal verification of countermeasures, and mode-level cryptographic design, blending academic rigor with engineering pragmatism. Based in Graz, Austria, he brings a rare combination of deep theoretical insight and practical exploit-driven evaluation of real-world secure implementations.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BRG Kepler Graz
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at Technische Universität Graz
German, English