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2024 Research Projects

Deep Learning Side-Channel Attacks

Project ID:

P1_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Boyang Wang

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. J. M. Emmert

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Synthetic Augmentation of Limited/Incomplete Datasets: Methods, Metrics & Applications in ML/AI-Based HW Security

Project ID:

P2_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Yiorgos Makris

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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Cross-device and Cross-leakage Transfer Learning based Side-channel Analysis

Project ID:

P3_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Yunsi Fei

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Prof. Aidong A. Ding, Prof. Boyang Wang

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Leveraging ML for Enhanced Power Side-Channel Attack Automation

Project ID:

P4_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Avesta Sasan

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Houman Homayoun

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Towards the Design of a Secure and Efficient Data Communication Framework for Massive IoT Devices with Lightweight Authentication

Project ID:

P5_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Minmei Wang

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Song Han

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Enabling Trustworthy Hardware and IoT Design with Constrained Multi-Objective Deep Reinforcement Learning

Project ID:

P6_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Afsaneh Doryab

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. James H. Lambert

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Mitigation of Malicious Hardware-Induced Covert Channels in Wireless Communications

Project ID:

P7_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Aria Nosratinia

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Yiorgos Makris

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RF-Eye-D: Geotagging and Watermarking Camera Imaging Sensors with Radio Frequency Signal Injection

Project ID:

P8_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Kevin Fu

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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Pseudo-Unique Fingerprint for Mass Production Components

Project ID:

P9_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Mehdi Anwar

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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On-Chip Antenna Arrays Based IC Fingerprinting and Assurance

Project ID:

P10_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Rashmi Jha

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Marty Emmert

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LMFO: LLM-assisted Hardware Fuzzing Orchestrator

Project ID:

P11_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Houman Homayoun

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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Wafer-Level Provenance Attestation: Machine Learning to the Rescue

Project ID:

P12_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Yiorgos Makris

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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Synthesis of Secure and Efficient Polymorphic Logic Circuits

Project ID:

P13_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Ranga R. Vemuri

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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CHEST Risk Ranking of IoT Devices in Advanced Technology Facilities

Project ID:

P14_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. James H. Lambert

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Seokhyun Chung, et al.

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Fuzzing Firmware Binaries with Taint-Derived Crash Conditions

Project ID:

P15_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Houman Homayoun

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

N/A

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Detection, Prediction, and Intent Inference of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Learning-Enabled CPS

Project ID:

P16_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Nicola Bezzo

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. James H. Lambert

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CHEST-Informed Tracking of Counterfeit Semiconductors in Ecommerce Supply Chains

Project ID:

P17_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. James H. Lambert

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Robert Riggs, et al.

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AI Experiment Capability for CHEST Semiconductor Supply Chains

Project ID:

P18_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. James H. Lambert

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Henning Mortveit, et al.

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Cost-Effective IC Redaction through a CMOS/MRAM Transistor-Level Programmable Fabric

Project ID:

P19_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Carl Sechen

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Joseph Friedman, Dr. Yiorgos Makris

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Investigating the Weaknesses of IP Protection through eFPGA-based Hardware Redaction

Project ID:

P20_24

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Benjamin Carrion Schaefer

Co-Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Yiorgos Makris

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