Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute

What Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute does

The Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute (CyberAlps) is a non-profit academic research institute hosted by Université Grenoble Alpes that aggregates more than 100 researchers across 14 partner laboratories, including CEA-LETI, INRIA, Grenoble INP, and university labs spanning mathematics, computer science, microelectronics, law, economics, management, and political science. Founded in 2018 and formally consolidated under the CyberAlps brand in December 2022, the institute pursues interdisciplinary cybersecurity research across hardware security, data sovereignty, cryptanalysis, digital forensics, quantum threats, AI security, and cybersecurity regulation, producing publications, open-source research tools (LAZART, FISSC, BISM, CADP, B4MSecure, MPHELL, G-ICS Sandbox), and two pending patents on Physical Unclonable Functions.

The institute operates a community-led, non-commercial model: it is funded through institutional arrangements including ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) and France 2030 grants, and through Université Grenoble Alpes. Its primary 'offerings' are academic — multiple Master's degree tracks (Cybersecurity, Embedded Systems Security, International Security and Defense, Computer Forensics), PhD and internship grants (≈€5,000 thesis scholarships), and the CyberSkills@UGA five-year program (€4.343M, launched October 2023) covering cybersecurity training from secondary education through continuing education. Customer segments are graduate students, doctoral researchers, partner laboratories, and private-sector collaborators; monetization is through government grants rather than commercial sales.

Research dissemination occurs via the institute website, YouTube, LinkedIn, conference participation (European Cyber Week, Forum InCyber, CSAW, GreHack), the monthly Cybersecurity Breakfasts series, and an interactive CyberAlps Showroom. The institute does not publish financial statements and does not generate commercial revenue.

Name

Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute

Legal name

Université Grenoble Alpes

Website

https://cybersecurity.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute (CyberAlps) is a non-profit academic research body under Université Grenoble Alpes that coordinates 100+ researchers across 14 laboratories to conduct interdisciplinary cybersecurity research, graduate education, and training programs funded primarily by French national grants.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Research

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Architecture & Security Integration (BPAEAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Programs (BPAEANAF), Cybersecurity (EDAAAPAC), Cybersecurity (General) (EDAOAIAB), Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity research
• Academic research institute
• Hardware security
• Cryptography research
• Cybersecurity education

Headquarters

HQ city

Gières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Funding and Grants: The institute operates as an academic research entity funded through institutional arrangements including ANR (French National Research Agency), France 2030 initiatives, and university funding. The CyberSkills project has a budget of 4.343 million euros over 5 years.

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Core offering

The Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute (CyberAlps) is an academic research center under Université Grenoble Alpes that conducts interdisciplinary cybersecurity research, develops open-source research tools, and delivers cybersecurity education programs. It brings together more than 100 researchers across 14 laboratories to address hardware security, cryptography, AI security, software vulnerabilities, privacy, and cybersecurity regulation. The institute also operates the CyberSkills training project (€4.343M over 5 years) and disseminates research through publications, conferences, and an interactive showroom.

Product overview

The Grenoble Alpes Cybersecurity Institute (CyberAlps) is one of France's largest cybersecurity research communities with over 100 researchers and 14 laboratories. It offers interdisciplinary cybersecurity research, education, and training programs. The portfolio includes research tools for software vulnerability analysis (LAZART, FISSC, BISM, CLAM), formal verification (CADP, B4MSecure), cryptography (MPHELL library), and industrial systems security (G-ICS Sandbox). Educational offerings include multiple master's programs and the CyberSkills@UGA initiative (€4.343M, 5-year project). The CyberAlps Showroom provides demonstrations of research outcomes.

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Brands

• CyberSkills: A project labeled by ANR & France 2030 'Compétences et métiers d'avenir' focused on developing and strengthening cybersecurity training programs at Grenoble and Valence sites, launched October 1, 2023 for a duration of 5 years.

Products and services

• LAZART A research tool based on concolic execution that evaluates the robustness of LLVM code against multi-fault attacks, intended for software vulnerability assessment researchers.
• FISSC (Fault Injection & Stimulation Secure Collection) A collection of C source codes implementing countermeasures against fault injection attacks associated with attack scenarios, used by researchers for software security testing.
• BISM (Bytecode Instrumentation for Software Monitoring) A bytecode-level instrumentation tool for Java-bytecode based languages, featuring an expressive control-flow-aware instrumentation API for static and dynamic program analysis.
• CLAM (Cross-Layer Fault Analysis for Microprocessor Architectures) A research project focused on securing software components for the IoT market and critical Cyber Physical Systems through vulnerability analysis and hardware/software countermeasures.
• B4MSecure (B for Modeling Secure Information Systems) An Eclipse-based platform for formally reasoning about data models and associated access control policies using UML class diagrams and SecureUML for the RBAC model, distributed under LGPL v3 license.
• G-ICS Sandbox An industrial communication systems learning workshop and control systems cybersecurity exploration lab designed for Factory 4.0 security research.
• MPHELL (Multi-Precision Hyper Elliptic Curve Library) A versatile ECC library written in C with unified arithmetic and a strong focus on protection against simple power analysis, supporting standard elliptic curves and custom curves on x86-64, ARM 32/64, and STM32 architectures.
• CADP (Construction and Analysis of Distributed Processes) A widely-used toolbox for the creation and verification of asynchronous concurrent systems including communication protocols, distributed systems, and multiprocessor architectures with model-checking capabilities.
• SERENE-IoT A research project developing secured and energy-efficient healthcare solutions using IoT technologies, including advanced smart e-health IoT devices and architecture in Europe.
• CyberSkills@UGA A five-year institutional project launched October 2023 with a budget of €4.343M, labeled ANR & France 2030, to develop and strengthen cybersecurity training from secondary school to doctorate, including continuing education and corporate training.
• CyberAlps Showroom An interactive showroom showcasing tangible outcomes of the institute's research endeavors, including demonstrations in IoT/hardware protections, cryptography, and Factory 4.0 security.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 researchers across 14 laboratories collaborating on cybersecurity research
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI capability6 records

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench National Research Agency providing funding and support for the CyberSkills project labeled as ANR & France 2030 'Compétences et métiers d'avenir'. The CyberSkills project has a budget of €4.343 million over 5 years starting October 1, 2023.
• France 2030coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational investment plan providing funding for the CyberSkills project focused on developing and strengthening cybersecurity training at Grenoble and Valence sites over a 5-year period.
• CEA-LETIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and technology centre specializing in micro and nanotechnologies, contributing researchers and expertise in hardware security research within the institute.
• INRIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, contributing researchers and expertise to the cybersecurity research ecosystem.
• Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university and primary institutional partner, providing administrative infrastructure, campuses, and connection to multiple academic programs.
• Grenoble INPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitut polytechnique de Grenoble, contributing engineering programs and expertise in embedded systems security and related fields.
• Laboratoire VERIMAGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal methods and tools for safe and secure computing, applications to cyber-physical systems. One of 14 partner laboratories.
• Laboratoire TIMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechniques of Informatics and Microelectronics for integrated systems Architecture, contributing hardware security expertise.
• Laboratoire LIGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrenoble Computer Science Laboratory, contributing research expertise to the institute's cybersecurity initiatives.
• Laboratoire CESICEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre for International Security and European Cooperation Studies, contributing legal and political science perspectives on cybersecurity.
• Laboratoire PACTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial sciences laboratory contributing to interdisciplinary cybersecurity research and social impact studies.
• Institut FouriercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMathematics laboratory contributing to cryptography research, including the MPHELL elliptic curve library development.
• Laboratoire LCIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSystems Design and Integration Laboratory, contributing expertise in embedded systems security.
• Laboratoire LJKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratoire Jean Kuntzmann - Applied Mathematics and Computer Science laboratory, contributing to cryptography and security algorithms research.
• Laboratoire CERAGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre for Applied Management Studies and Research, contributing economic and management perspectives to cybersecurity research.
• Laboratoire CREGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Grenoble Economic Research Centre, contributing economic analysis to cybersecurity policy and investment studies.
• Laboratoire G-SCOPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience for design, optimisation and production laboratory, contributing to industrial systems security research.
• Laboratoire GE2LABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratory in electrical energy, materials, innovative processes and systems, contributing to critical infrastructure security research.
• CMQ IED (Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications/Informatique et Electronique de Demain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus of Skills focused on IT and Electronics, collaborating on cybersecurity training development as part of the CyberSkills project.
• Fédération FIRST-TFsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch federation collaborating on the CyberSkills workshop on secure time distribution and spatial systems.
• Centre Spatial Universitaire de GrenoblesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Space Center collaborating on workshop addressing secure time distribution and satellite systems security.

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Market position

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Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@grenoblealpescybersecurity112
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grenoble-alpes-cybersecurity-institute
• Xx.com/CyberAlps

Compliance2 records

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Profiles15 records

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