ECCC-03 Advanced Cryptography & High-Assurance Implementations (ASELSAN)

ASELSAN is seeking consortium partners for Horizon Europe Cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society” – 2026 calls, with a specific focus on
HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03: Advanced cryptographic schemes and high-assurance, high-speed cryptographic implementations.

ASELSAN has strong expertise in advanced cryptographic algorithm design and high-assurance cryptographic systems, supported by a dedicated cryptography team composed of PhD-level researchers in applied mathematics and cryptography. The team combines academic research excellence with applied R&D, addressing real-world security requirements for critical and mission-oriented systems.

Core competencies include:

• Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography

• Post-quantum cryptography (PQC)

• Cryptanalysis and security evaluation

• Side-channel attack analysis and countermeasure design

• Cryptographic protocol design and secure system architectures

Within the scope of the ECCC-03 call, ASELSAN can contribute as a research and technology development partner, Work Package contributor or co-leader, particularly in activities related to:

• Design of quantum-resistant cryptographic architectures for embedded and hardware-based systems

• Development and optimisation of lattice-based, hash-based and multivariate cryptographic schemes

• High-assurance and high-speed implementation of advanced cryptographic algorithms on embedded platforms and hardware accelerators

• Evaluation, robustness analysis and assurance of cryptographic implementations against advanced attack models

ASELSAN is interested in collaborating with research organisations, universities, industrial partners, SMEs and end-users to jointly develop secure, high-performance and future-proof cryptographic solutions aligned with European cybersecurity and civil security priorities.