LIACS Thesis Repository
These webpages contain theses and reports by students affiliated with the various bachelor and master programmes offered at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
(LIACS),
the computer science and artificial intelligence department of Leiden University.
Note: this thesis repository might be incomplete for certain programmes and years.
Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
The following thesis was written by a student in the 2025-2026 class of the Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme at Leiden University.
Thesis details
| Title | Mechanistic Interpretability in Deep Learning-Based Side-Channel Attacks |
| Student | Sips, A. (Anna) |
| Programme | Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| Year | 2025-2026 |
| Supervisors | Mentens, prof.dr.ir. N. (Nele) S. Karayalcin (second supervisor) |
| Thesis | Open Thesis PDF |
Citation details
Sips, A. (Anna), Mechanistic Interpretability in Deep Learning-Based Side-Channel Attacks, Thesis Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, LIACS, Leiden University, 2026.