An Braeken

Brussels School of International Studies

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An Braeken is a leading researcher at the intersection of reconfigurable hardware, mobile robotics, and embedded security. Her early work established foundational architectures for modular, FPGA-controlled mobile robots designed for remote experimentation, demonstrating how Field Programmable Gate Arrays can enable flexible, real-time control in educational and research settings. This 2013 contribution, with 7 citations, laid groundwork for adaptable robotic platforms. More recently, Braeken has turned her expertise to the critical challenge of securing the Internet of Things, authoring influential work on trusted computing architectures for IoT devices (2024, 3 citations). Her research bridges hardware-level trust with practical deployment, addressing vulnerabilities in resource-constrained systems. Braeken’s contributions are notable for their dual focus: advancing reconfigurable systems while pioneering security frameworks for the next generation of connected devices. Her work continues to shape how engineers design both flexible and trustworthy embedded systems, making her a key voice in the evolution of secure, adaptive hardware platforms.