Circuits and Systems for Security and Privacy

Farhana Sheikh earned her B.Eng. in systems and computer engineering with high distinction, as well as the Chancellor’s Medal, from Carleton University. She earned her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked as a software engineer, senior manager, senior research scientist, and staff scientist at several prestigious technology companies. She is currently a senior staff scientist and the technical manager of a digital communications lab for an industry-leading Fortune 500 technology corporation. An IEEE senior member, Dr. Sheikh has coauthored several publications, filed more than 10 patents, and received numerous awards. Leonel Sousa earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, where he is currently full professor. He is also senior researcher with the Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores - Investigação e Desenvolvimento. He has contributed to 200+ technical papers, for which he received many awards. An IEEE and ACM senior member and IET fellow, Dr. Sousa has served as keynote presenter and program, general, and topic chair at numerous conferences. He has edited three special issues and is presently associate editor of several journals. He is also editor-in-chief of the EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems.

Introduction. Mathematics and Cryptography. Block Ciphers. Secure Hashing: SHA-1, SHA-2, and SHA-3. Public Key Cryptography. Physically Unclonable Functions: A Window into CMOS Process Variations. Random Number Generators for Cryptography. Side-Channel Attacks. Remarks and Conclusion.