GMU ECE Department
Jens-Peter Kaps

Contact Information

Jens-Peter Kaps
Associate Professor
Office: Engineering Building, Room 3222
Phone: (703) 993-1611
Fax: (703) 993-1601
Email: jkaps'at'gmu.edu
Public Key ID: 088D 1D49 F3FD 1851
Web: http://people-ece.vse.gmu.edu/~jkaps


Fall 2024 Office Hours

  • Monday 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Office hours are held in-person in my office and using Zoom. Here is the Zoom link to the Office Hour. Additional office hours are by appointment only (see the Contact page for how to setup an appointment).


Fall 2024 Teaching


Spring 2025 Teaching

  • ECE 445 Computer Organization
  • ECE 699 Side-Channel Security New Course

Research Interests

  • Cryptographic Engineering
  • Lightweight Cryptography
  • Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • Side-channel and fault attacks and analysis
  • Tools for Side-channel and fault attacks
  • Efficient implementation of cryptographic algorithms
  • Cryptography for IoT devices

Dr. Kaps is Co-Director of the Cryptographic Engineering Research Group at GMU. A short description of his main research interests can be found on his research page.