Publications

Summary of Publications

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Book

B1. Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Shaloo Rakheja, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "The Next Era of Hardware Security: A Perspective on Emerging Technologies for Secure Electronics," Springer Nature, 2021 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85792-9) [ Link ]

Ph.D. Dissertation

D1. Satwik Patnaik, "Advancing Design IP Protection using CAD Frameworks for and Beyond CMOS," New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Ann Arbor, 2020 ProQuest [ Link ]

Peer-Reviewed Transactions/Journals

J29. Zhaokun Han, Aneesh Dixit, Satwik Patnaik, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "STATION: State Encoding-based Attack Resilient Sequential Obfuscation," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2024 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2024.3387873) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]

J28. Vasudev Gohil, Satwik Patnaik, Hao Guo, Dileep Kalathil, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "DETERRENT: Detecting Trojans Using Reinforcement Learning," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2023 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2023.3309731) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]

J27. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Abdullah Hanif, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, “PoisonedGNN: Backdoor Attack on Graph Neural Networks-based Hardware Security Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC), 2023 (DOI: 10.1109/TC.2023.3271126) (Impact factor: 3.7) [ PDF ]

J26. Likhitha Mankali, Satwik Patnaik, Nimisha Limaye, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "VIGILANT: Vulnerability Detection Tool against Fault-Injection Attacks for Locking Techniques," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2023 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2023.3259300) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]

J25. Likhitha Mankali, Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Titan: Security Analysis of Large-Scale Hardware Obfuscation Using Graph Neural Networks," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2022.3218429) (Impact factor: 6.8) [ PDF ]

J24. Swetaki Chatterjee, Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Dinesh Rajasekharan, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Yogesh Singh Chauhan, "FerroCoin: Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction-based True Random Number Generator," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2022.3210401) (Impact factor: 5.9) [ PDF ]

J23. Satwik Patnaik, Nimisha Limaye, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Hide & Seek: Seeking the (Un)-Hidden Key in Provably-Secure Logic Locking Techniques," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2022.3207361) (Impact factor: 6.8) [ PDF  ] [ BibTeX ]

J22. Nimisha Limaye*, Satwik Patnaik*, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Valkyrie: Vulnerability Assessment Tool and Attack for Provably-Secure Logic Locking Techniques," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2022.3149147) (Impact factor: 6.8)  (* Co-first author) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ DATA ]

J21. Johann Knechtel, Tarek Ashraf, Natascha Fernengel, Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Nabeel, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Hussam Amrouch, "Design-Time Exploration of Voltage Switching against Power Analysis Attacks in 14nm FinFET Technology," Integration VLSI Journal, 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vlsi.2022.02.006) (Impact factor: 1.345) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J20. Dinesh Rajasekharan, Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Yogesh S. Chauhan, "SCANet: Securing the Weights with Superparamagnetic-MTJ Crossbar Array Networks," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (TNNLS), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3130884) (Impact factor: 10.4) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J19. Vasudev Gohil, Mark Tressler, Kevin Sipple, Satwik Patnaik, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "Games, Dollars, Splits: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Split Manufacturing," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2021.3122827) (Impact factor: 6.8) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J18. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "OMLA: An Oracle-less Machine Learning-based Attack on Logic Locking," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (TCAS-II), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2021.3113035) (Impact factor: 4.4) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J17. Lilas Alrahis, Abhrajit Sengupta, Johann Knechtel, Satwik Patnaik, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "GNN-RE: Graph Neural Networks for Reverse Engineering of Gate-Level Netlists," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2021.3110807) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]    [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J16. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Abdullah Hanif, Hani Saleh, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "GNNUnlock+: A Systematic Methodology for Designing Graph Neural Networks-based Oracle-less Unlocking Schemes for Provably Secure Logic Locking," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2021.3108487) (Impact factor: 5.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J15. Nimisha Limaye, Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Kanad Basu, "PolyWorm: A Polymorphic Spintronic Gate-based Hardware Trojan Insertion Technique," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2021.3090060) (Impact factor: 5.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J14. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "UNSAIL: Thwarting Oracle-Less Machine Learning Attacks on Logic Locking," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2021.3057576) (Impact factor: 6.8) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J13. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Haocheng Li, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Concerted Wire Lifting: Enabling Secure and Cost-Effective Split Manufacturing," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2021.3056379) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ Artifacts ]

J12. Shubham Rai, Satwik Patnaik, Ansh Rupani, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Akash Kumar, "Security Promises and Vulnerabilities In Emerging Reconfigurable Nanotechnology-Based Circuits," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2020.3039375) (Impact factor: 5.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J11. Haocheng Li, Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Haoyu Yang, Johann Knechtel, Bei Yu, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Evangeline F. Y. Young, "Deep Learning Analysis for Split Manufactured Layouts with Routing Perturbation," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2020.3037297) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J10. Heechun Park, Jinwoo Kim, Venkata Chaitanya Krishna Chekuri, Majid Ahadi Dolatsara, Mohammed Nabeel, Alabi Bojesomo, Satwik Patnaik, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Madhavan Swaminathan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Johann Knechtel, and Sung Kyu Lim, "Design Flow for Active Interposer-Based 2.5D ICs and Study of RISC-V Architecture with Secure NoC," IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (TCPMT), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TCPMT.2020.3033136) (Impact factor: 2.2) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J9. Mohammed Nabeel, Mohammed Ashraf, Satwik Patnaik, Vassos Soteriou, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Johann Knechtel, "2.5D Root of Trust: Secure System-Level Integration of Untrusted Chiplets," IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TC.2020.3020777) (Impact factor: 3.7) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

J8. Johann Knechtel*, Satwik Patnaik*, Mohammed Nabeel*, Mohammed Ashraf, Yogesh S. Chauhan, Jorg Henkel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Hussam Amrouch, "Power Side-Channel Attacks in Negative Capacitance Transistor (NCFET)," IEEE Micro, 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/MM.2020.3005883) (Impact factor: 3.6) (* Co-first author) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J7. Nikhil Rangarajan*, Satwik Patnaik*, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Shaloo Rakheja, "Opening Doors to Dynamic Camouflaging: Harnessing the Power of Polymorphic Devices," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2020.2991134) (Impact factor: 5.9) (* Co-first author) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J6. Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Shaloo Rakheja, "SMART: A Secure Magnetoelectric AntifeRromagnet-Based Tamper-Proof Non-Volatile Memory," IEEE Access, 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2988889) (Impact factor: 3.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J5. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Johann Knechtel, "Obfuscating the Interconnects: Low-Cost and Resilient Full-Chip Layout Camouflaging," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2020.2981034) (Impact factor: 2.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

J4. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Johann Knechtel, "A Modern Approach to IP Protection and Trojan Prevention: Split Manufacturing for 3D ICs and Obfuscation of Vertical Interconnects," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC), 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2019.2933572) (Impact factor: 5.9) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ] [ CODE ]

J3. Johann Knechtel, Jacek Gosciniak, Alabi Bojesomo, Satwik Patnaik, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Mahmoud Rasras, "Toward Physically Unclonable Functions from Plasmonics-Enhanced Silicon Disc Resonators," IEEE/OSA Journal on LightWave Technology (JLT), 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2019.2920949) (Impact factor: 4.7) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ] [ CODE ]

J2. Satwik Patnaik*, Nikhil Rangarajan*, Johann Knechtel*, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Shaloo Rakheja, "Spin-Orbit Torque Devices for Hardware Security: From Deterministic to Probabilistic Regime," IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2019.2917856) (Impact factor: 2.9) (* Co-first author) [ PDF ] [ BibTeX ] [CODE ]

J1. Nikhil Rangarajan*, Satwik Patnaik*, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Shaloo Rakheja, "Spin-based Reconfigurable Logic for Power- and Area-efficient Applications," IEEE Design and Test (D&T) (Special Issue on Architecture Advances Enabled by Emerging Technologies), 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/MDAT.2019.2895021) (Impact factor: 2.0) (* Co-first author) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

Peer-Reviewed Conferences

C22. Vasudev Gohil, Satwik Patnaik, Dileep Kalathil, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "AttackGNN: Red-Teaming GNNs in Hardware Security Using Reinforcement Learning," accepted by 33rd USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX), Philadelphia, US, 2024 [ PDF ]

C21. Lilas Alrahis, Likhitha Mankali, Satwik Patnaik, Abhrajit Sengupta, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "UN-SPLIT: Attacking Split Manufacturing using Link Prediction in Graph Neural Networks," in Proc. 13th International Conference on Security, Privacy, and Applied Cryptographic Engineering (SPACE), India, 2023 (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51583-5_12)

C20. Hao Guo, Sayandeep Saha, Vasudev Gohil, Satwik Patnaik, Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "ExploreFault: Identifying Exploitable Fault Models in Block Ciphers with Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. Design Automation Conference (DAC), San Francisco, US, 2023 (DOI: 10.1109/DAC56929.2023.10247953) [ PDF ]

C19. Zhaokun Han, Aneesh Dixit, Satwik Patnaik, Kostas Amberiadis, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "BAT: Boolean Algebraic Transformation on eASIC," accepted by Annual GOMACTech Conference (GOMACTech), San Diego, US, 2023

C18. Vasudev Gohil, Hao Guo, Satwik Patnaik, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "ATTRITION: Attacking Static Hardware Trojan Detection Techniques Using Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. 29th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), Los Angeles, US, 2022 (DOI: 10.1145/3548606.3560690) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ] [ CODE ]

C17. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Embracing Graph Neural Networks for Hardware Security," in Proc. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), San Diego, US, 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3508352.3561096) (Invited) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C16. Satwik Patnaik, Vasudev Gohil, Hao Guo, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "Reinforcement Learning for Hardware Security: Opportunities, Developments, and Challenges," in Proc. 19th International SoC Conference (ISOCC), South Korea, 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/ISOCC56007.2022.10031569) (Invited) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C15. Vasudev Gohil, Satwik Patnaik, Hao Guo, Dileep Kalathil, and Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, "DETERRENT: Detecting Trojans Using Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. Design Automation Conference (DAC), San Francisco, US, 2022 (DOI: 10.1145/3489517.3530518) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

C14. Nikhil Rangarajan, Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Nabeel, Mohammed Ashraf, Shubham Rai, Gopal Raut, Heba Abu Nahla, Baker Mohammad, Santosh Kumar Vishvakarma, Akash Kumar, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "SCRAMBLE: A Secure and Configurable, Memristor-Based Neuromorphic Hardware Leveraging 3D Architecture," in Proc. IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), Cyprus, 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/ISVLSI54635.2022.00067) (Invited) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C13. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "MuxLink: Circumventing Learning-Resilient MUX-Locking Using Graph Neural Network-based Link Prediction," in Proc. Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), Antwerp, Belgium, 2022 (DOI: 10.23919/DATE54114.2022.9774603) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

C12. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Muhammad Abdullah Hanif, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "UNTANGLE: Unlocking Routing and Logic Obfuscation Using Graph Neural Networks-based Link Prediction," in Proc. International Conference On Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Munich, Germany, 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/ICCAD51958.2021.9643476) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

C11. Nimisha Limaye, Satwik Patnaik, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Fa-SAT: Fault-aided SAT-based Attack on Compound Logic Locking Techniques," in Proc. Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), Grenoble, France, 2021 (DOI: 10.23919/DATE51398.2021.9474118) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C10. Lilas Alrahis, Satwik Patnaik, Faiq Khalid, Muhammad Abdullah Hanif, Hani Saleh, Muhammad Shafique, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "GNNUnlock: Graph Neural Networks-based Oracle-less Unlocking Scheme for Provably Secure Logic Locking," in Proc. Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), Grenoble, France, 2021 (DOI: 10.23919/DATE51398.2021.9474039) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

C9. Johann Knechtel, Satwik Patnaik, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "3D Integration: Another Dimension Toward Hardware Security," in Proc. International Symposium on On-Line Testing and Robust System Design (IOLTS), Rhodes Island, Greece, 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/IOLTS.2019.8854395) (Invited) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C8. Haocheng Li, Satwik Patnaik, Abhrajit Sengupta, Haoyu Yang, Johann Knechtel, Bei Yu, Evangeline F. Y. Young, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Attacking Split Manufacturing from a Deep Learning Perspective," in Proc. Design Automation Conference (DAC), Las Vegas, US, 2019 (DOI: 10.1145/3316781.3317780) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ] [ CODE ]

C7. Johann Knechtel*, Satwik Patnaik*, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Protect Your Chip Design Intellectual Property: An Overview," in Proc. International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS), Crete, Greece, 2019 (DOI: 10.1145/3312614.3312657) (* Co-first author) (Invited) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C6. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Johann Knechtel, "Best of Both Worlds: Integration of Split Manufacturing and Camouflaging into a Security-Driven CAD Flow for 3D ICs," in Proc. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), San Diego, US, 2018 (DOI: 10.1145/3240765.3240784) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]  [ CODE ]

C5. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Raise Your Game for Split Manufacturing: Restoring the True Functionality Through BEOL," in Proc. Design Automation Conference (DAC), San Francisco, US, 2018 (DOI: 10.1109/DAC.2018.8465841) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C4. Satwik Patnaik, Nikhil Rangarajan, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Shaloo Rakheja, "Advancing Hardware Security Using Polymorphic and Stochastic Spin-Hall Effect Devices," in Proc. Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), Dresden, Germany, 2018 (DOI: 10.23919/DATE.2018.8341986) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C3. Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Mohammed Ashraf, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Concerted Wire Lifting: Enabling Secure and Cost-Effective Split Manufacturing," in Proc. Asia South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), Jeju Island, South Korea, 2018 (DOI: 10.1109/ASPDAC.2018.8297314) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C2. Abhrajit Sengupta*, Satwik Patnaik*, Johann Knechtel, Mohammed Ashraf, Siddharth Garg, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Rethinking Split Manufacturing: An Information-Theoretic Approach With Secure Layout Techniques," in Proc. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Irvine, US, 2017 (DOI: 10.1109/ICCAD.2017.8203796) (* Co-first author) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]

C1. Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Johann Knechtel, and Ozgur Sinanoglu, "Obfuscating the Interconnects: Low-Cost and Resilient Full-Chip Layout Camouflaging," in Proc. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Irvine, US, 2017 (DOI: 10.1109/ICCAD.2017.8203758) [ PDF ]  [ BibTeX ]


Pre-prints (ArXiv)

P1. Mohammed Nabeel, Mohammed Ashraf, Satwik Patnaik, Vassos Soteriou, Ozgur Sinanoglu, and Johann Knechtel, "An Interposer-Based Root of Trust: Seize the Opportunity for Secure System-Level Integration of Untrusted Chiplets" [ Link ]

P2. Nithyashankari Gummidipoondi Jayasankaran, Hao Guo, Satwik Patnaik, Jeyavijayan (JV) Rajendran, and Jiang Hu, "Securing Cloud FPGAs Against Power Side-Channel Attacks: A Case Study on Iterative AES" [ Link ]