Reconfigurable Obfuscation Techniques for the IC Supply Chain

Zain Ul Abideen received his Ph.D. from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia, and his M.S. degree in computer engineering (Master in Integration, Security and Trust in Embedded systems) from Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. His research primarily focuses on ASIC design, hardware security, PUFs, TRNGs, reliable hardware designs, and post-quantum cryptography.Samuel Pagliarini received his PhD from Telecom ParisTech, Paris, France, in 2013. He has held research positions with the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. From 2019 to 2023, he led the Centre for Hardware Security at Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia. He is currently a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

• Introduction.- Background.- A Security-aware CAD Flow for the Obfuscation Method.- Physical Implementation.- Security Analysis.- Securing the Bitstream of hASIC.