2024 Research Projects
Deep Learning Side-Channel Attacks
Project ID:
P1_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Boyang Wang
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. J. M. Emmert


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


Cross-device and Cross-leakage Transfer Learning based Side-channel Analysis
Project ID:
P3_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yunsi Fei
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Prof. Aidong A. Ding, Prof. Boyang Wang


Leveraging ML for Enhanced Power Side-Channel Attack Automation
Project ID:
P4_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Avesta Sasan
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Houman Homayoun


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
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Song Han


Enabling Trustworthy Hardware and IoT Design with Constrained Multi-Objective Deep Reinforcement Learning
Project ID:
P6_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Afsaneh Doryab
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. James H. Lambert


Mitigation of Malicious Hardware-Induced Covert Channels in Wireless Communications
Project ID:
P7_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Aria Nosratinia
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Yiorgos Makris


RF-Eye-D: Geotagging and Watermarking Camera Imaging Sensors with Radio Frequency Signal Injection
Project ID:
P8_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Kevin Fu
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


Pseudo-Unique Fingerprint for Mass Production Components
Project ID:
P9_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mehdi Anwar
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


On-Chip Antenna Arrays Based IC Fingerprinting and Assurance
Project ID:
P10_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Rashmi Jha
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Marty Emmert


LMFO: LLM-assisted Hardware Fuzzing Orchestrator
Project ID:
P11_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Houman Homayoun
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


Wafer-Level Provenance Attestation: Machine Learning to the Rescue
Project ID:
P12_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yiorgos Makris
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


Synthesis of Secure and Efficient Polymorphic Logic Circuits
Project ID:
P13_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ranga R. Vemuri
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


CHEST Risk Ranking of IoT Devices in Advanced Technology Facilities
Project ID:
P14_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. James H. Lambert
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Seokhyun Chung, et al.


Fuzzing Firmware Binaries with Taint-Derived Crash Conditions
Project ID:
P15_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Houman Homayoun
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
N/A


Detection, Prediction, and Intent Inference of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Learning-Enabled CPS
Project ID:
P16_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Nicola Bezzo
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. James H. Lambert


CHEST-Informed Tracking of Counterfeit Semiconductors in Ecommerce Supply Chains
Project ID:
P17_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. James H. Lambert
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Robert Riggs, et al.


AI Experiment Capability for CHEST Semiconductor Supply Chains
Project ID:
P18_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. James H. Lambert
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Zachary A. Collier, Dr. Davis Loose, Dr. Henning Mortveit, et al.


Cost-Effective IC Redaction through a CMOS/MRAM Transistor-Level Programmable Fabric
Project ID:
P19_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Carl Sechen
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Joseph Friedman, Dr. Yiorgos Makris


Investigating the Weaknesses of IP Protection through eFPGA-based Hardware Redaction
Project ID:
P20_24
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Benjamin Carrion Schaefer
Email:
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Dr. Yiorgos Makris

