Embedded Security, Hardware Security; On-Chip Variability Sensors; VLSI Circuit Design; VLSI Architecture for DSP, Graphics, Wireless
VLSI Circuit Design (Variation, Noise, Interconnects, Clocking and Power), VLSI Architectures for DSP, Cryptography, Graphics, Embedded Security (RFID, PUF, TRNG, Side-channels, Payment Systems, Transportation, Medical Devices), Adaptive Systems on Chip, VLSI Signal Processing, Multimedia for Engineering Education
B.S., MIT, 1983, M.S., 1983;
Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1989
2011 IEEE Fellow for contributions in Integrated Circuit Design and Signal Processing, 2011; 1999 Ben Dasher Award for Best Paper at the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999; Outstanding Junior Faculty Member, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Outstanding Faculty Contribution to IEEE Student Branch
IEEE, ACM, ASEE and Sigma Xi