Chenglu Jin

Chenglu Jin

Security Researcher

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I am a Tenured Researcher in the Computer Security Group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI Amsterdam) (the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands).

Bridging the gap between hardware primitives, system architecture, and formal proofs.

My research focuses on the vertical integration of security. I utilize mathematical tools to establish rigorous boundaries for system architectures, while leveraging a deep understanding of physical-layer leakage and hardware primitives to challenge and reinforce these theoretical foundations. I am particularly interested in hardware security, cyber-physical system security, and applied cryptography. My doctoral dissertation is “Cryptographic Solutions for Cyber-Physical System Security”.

Before joining CWI Amsterdam, I worked as a research assistant professor at New York University, affiliated with the Center for Urban Science and Progress and the Center for Cybersecurity. I obtained my Ph.D. degree at the University of Connecticut, under the supervision of Prof. Marten van Dijk. Prior to that, I obtained my Master of Science degree (under the supervision of Prof. Ramesh Karri) and Bachelor of Science degree from New York University and Xidian University, respectively.

Honors and Awards

  • Runner-up, Dutch Cyber Security Best Research Paper Award (DCSRP), Technical Track, 2025 Certificate
  • Shortlisted, Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security, 2025
  • Best Paper Award Candidate, IEEE-NANO, 2019
  • 1st Place and Iron Flag Award, MITRE Embedded System Security Capture the Flag (eCTF), 2017 Trophies
  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Spring 2019

Prospective Ph.D. students and Postdocs

For Ph.D. students abroad, if you are interested in working with us for 3 months in CWI Amsterdam, please check out the Ph.D. internship program at CWI.

For prospective Ph.D. students, if you are interested in working with me in security research, please feel free to contact me via email. If you are a master student enrolled in one of the universities in the Netherlands, you are welcome to conduct your thesis research at CWI. Background or experience on one (or more) of the following topics will be a plus:

  1. Cryptography
  2. System Security Research
  3. FPGA Programming
  4. PLC Programming
  5. Embedded System Design with MCUs
  6. Algorithmic Game Theory
  7. Formal Methods

For prospective postdocs, we can host postdocs in our group at CWI through the following postdoc fellowship programs. If you are interested, please get in touch with us.

  1. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
  2. ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Program