In an age where digital risks abound, the significance of hardware security has never been more vital. Our effort is focused on deciphering the complexities of safeguarding electronic systems at their core - the hardware. We seek to construct systems that are resistant to cyberattacks and breaches through thorough design, analysis, and implementation.
Secure Hardware Design: Our major goal is to create hardware components that are inherently secure. We intend to eliminate vulnerabilities from the ground up by including safety features in the hardware architecture.
Cryptographic Solutions: The scope of our project includes cryptographic techniques for hardware security. We will investigate methods to secure data confidentiality and integrity across digital communication channels, from encryption to authentication.
Tamper Resistance: We aim to build hardware solutions that can withstand physical tampering and reverse engineering. These systems serve as strengthened barriers against attacks aimed at gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data.
We anticipate that this research will result in the creation of hardware security solutions that will strengthen the digital infrastructure. Our study has the potential to develop solutions that protect sensitive data, secure vital infrastructure, and protect individuals' privacy.
Kasem Khalil , Haytham Idriss , Tarek Idriss , Magdy Bayoumi "Lightweight Hardware Security and Physically Unclonable Functions: Improving Security of Constrained IoT Devices", Springer, 2025. [< < PDF > >]
Sonia Akter, Kasem Khalil, and Magdy Bayoumi. "A Survey on Hardware Security: Current Trends and Challenges." IEEE Access (2023). [< < PDF > >]
Sara Alahmadi, Kasem Khalil, Haytham Idriss, Magdy Bayoumi. “Fortifying Strong PUFs: A Modeling Attack-Resilient Approach Using Weak PUF for IoT Device Security.” In IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), IEEE, 2024. [< < PDF > >]
Sonia Akter, Shelby Williams, Kasem Khalil and Magdy Bayoumi, "A Hybrid Random Number Generator Based on MetaStability-Ring Oscillator Linear Feedback Shift Registers (MSRO- LFSR)," 2024 IEEE 67th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Springfield, MA, USA, 2024, pp. 1135-1139. [< < PDF > >]
Sonia Akter, Kasem Khalil, Magdy Bayoumi. “Efficient Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) Design on FPGA.” In 17th IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference (DCAS 2024), IEEE, 2024. [< < PDF > >]
Prosen Kirtonia, Shelby Williams, Kasem Khalil. “Lightweight, High-Entropy TRNG Using Quad Cross-Coupled Feedback Architecture” in IEEE SoutheastCon, IEEE, 2025. [< < PDF > >]
Shelby Williams, Kasem Khalil, Magdy Bayoumi. “A Novel 0.04 pJ/Bit Dynamic TRNG Using Bit Reconfigurable Ring Oscillators.” In IEEE SoutheastCon, IEEE, 2024. [< < PDF > >]
Sonia Akter, Kasem Khalil, and Magdy Bayoumi. "Hardware Security in the Internet of Things: A Survey." In 2023 IEEE 36th International System-on-Chip Conference (SOCC), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023. [< < PDF > >]