Congratulations to Patrick Derbez, associate professor Université Rennes 1 and member of the EMSEC research team, appointed to the GSMA Mobile Security Research Hall of Fame
Sign of recognition of his work and in particular the paper "Cryptanalysis of the GPRS Encryption Algorithms GEA-1 and GEA-2" accepted at Eurocrypt'21 and co-authored by Patrick Derbez and his co-authors G. Leander, G. Leurent, H. Raddum, Y. Rotella, D. Rupprecht, C. Beierle and L. Stennes in which they present flaws in the GEA-1 and GEA-2 encryption algorithms that are used to secure communications on 2G+ networks.
The GSMA is an organization represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with almost 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors.
The GSMA's Mobile Security Research Hall of Fame lists researchers who have contributed to increasing security in the mobile industry by submitting information to the GSMA or its members.