SECDES is a collaboration between the DistriNet Research Group and Sirris, funded through the VLAIO COOCK program. The project is designed to move strong research results into usable guidance for software companies.
The consortium reflects the full path from security research to company-facing guidance. DistriNet contributes academic depth in secure software engineering, Sirris brings industry-facing support and practical translation, and VLAIO enables applied impact through public innovation funding.
DistriNet is the KU Leuven research group behind much of the project's secure software engineering expertise. Its work spans ICT security, secure software, secure systems, and distributed systems, with a strong international profile in software and systems security.
Sirris is the collective knowledge center of the Belgian technology industry. Through its software engineering expertise, Sirris helps turn research insights into practical guidance and support for companies that want to improve how they build secure software.
VLAIO supports innovation and entrepreneurship in Flanders. Through the COOCK program, it helps make applied research accessible to broader groups of companies so that new knowledge can reach industry faster.
