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Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Dan Hendrycks
Meso Scale Discovery (United States)
2
Vishal A. Thakor
Nottingham Trent University
3
Antonio Pousibet-Garrido
Universidad de Granada
4
Priyanka Mall
International Institute of Information Technology
5
Miroslav Mitev
Barkhausen Institut
6
Sangjun Kim
Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning
7
Cheng Qian
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
8
Akhil Dodda
Pennsylvania State University
9
Mingfu Xue
East China Normal University
10
Yiqi Zhong
The First People's Hospital of Shunde

Rising Stars Papers

1
A New Layer Structure of Cyber-Physical Systems under the Era of Digital Twin
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology|2024
19 cit.
2
SSAT: Active Authorization Control and User’s Fingerprint Tracking Framework for DNN IP Protection
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications|2024
5 cit.
3
Digital Twin based Internet of Vehicles
Unknown Journal|2024
5 cit.
4
An Explainable Intellectual Property Protection Method for Deep Neural Networks Based on Intrinsic Features
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence|2024
4 cit.
5
Gear Classification in Skating Cross-Country Skiing Using Inertial Sensors and Deep Learning
Sensors|2024
4 cit.
6
BRP-Net: A discrete-aware network based on attention mechanisms and LSTM for birth rate prediction in prefecture-level cities
PLoS ONE|2024
2 cit.
7
Enhanced Reaction Time Measurement System Based on 3D Accelerometer in Athletics
Sensors|2025
2 cit.
8
A Reinforcement Learning-Based ELF Adversarial Malicious Sample Generation Method
IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems|2024
1 cit.
9
The Differential Diagnostic Value of Chest Computed Tomography for the Identification of Pathogens Causing Pulmonary Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies
Infection and Drug Resistance|2024
1 cit.
10
3D Invisible Cloak: A Robust Person Stealth Attack Against Object Detector in Complex 3D Physical Scenarios
IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jeyavijayan Rajendran
New York University
2
Raoul Strackx
Imec the Netherlands
3
Avesta Sasan
George Mason University
4
Ola Salman
University of California, Berkeley
5
Mohamad Ali Malli
Arab Open University
6
Navid Asadizanjani
University of Florida
7
M. Serdar Önses
Erciyes University
8
Ujjwal Guin
Auburn University
9
Deliang Fan
Arizona State University
10
Jiliang Zhang
Taishan University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
DeepSteal: Advanced Model Extractions Leveraging Efficient Weight Stealing in Memories
2022 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP)|2022
104 cit.
2
Security of federated learning with IoT systems: Issues, limitations, challenges, and solutions
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems|2023
82 cit.
3
Machine Learning-Assisted Pesticide Detection on a Flexible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Prepared by Silver Nanoparticles
ACS Applied Nano Materials|2022
71 cit.
4
(Security) Assertions by Large Language Models
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security|2024
70 cit.
5
Self-Healing of Biocompatible Superhydrophobic Coatings: The Interplay of the Size and Loading of Particles
Langmuir|2023
53 cit.
6
Designs of BCD Adder Based on Excess-3 Code in Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata
IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs|2023
40 cit.
7
Disintegration and Machine-Learning-Assisted Identification of Bacteria on Antimicrobial and Plasmonic Ag–Cu<sub><i>x</i></sub>O Nanostructures
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2023
40 cit.
8
ATTRITION: Attacking Static Hardware Trojan Detection Techniques Using Reinforcement Learning
Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security|2022
39 cit.
9
Unclonable Features via Electrospraying of Bulk Polymers
ACS Applied Polymer Materials|2022
37 cit.
10
Exploring Advanced Packaging Technologies for Reverse Engineering a System-in-Package (SiP)
IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology|2023
35 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Srinivas Devadas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
Ramesh Karri
Robotics Research (United States)
3
Ingrid Verbauwhede
KU Leuven
4
Swarup Bhunia
Case Western Reserve University
5
Miodrag Potkonjak
University of California, Los Angeles
6
Yiorgos Makris
University of California San Diego
7
Mark Tehranipoor
University of Florida
8
Farinaz Koushanfar
University of California San Diego
9
Jim Plusquellic
University of New Mexico
10
Yier Jin
University of Florida

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Physical unclonable functions for device authentication and secret key generation
Proceedings - ACM IEEE Design Automation Conference|2007
2.1k cit.
2
Silicon physical random functions
Unknown Journal|2002
1.6k cit.
3
A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection
IEEE Design & Test of Computers|2010
1.4k cit.
4
Physical Unclonable Functions and Applications: A Tutorial
Proceedings of the IEEE|2014
1.3k cit.
5
Extracting secret keys from integrated circuits
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems|2005
1k cit.
6
Power efficient organization of wireless sensor networks
Unknown Journal|2002
1k cit.
7
A technique to build a secret key in integrated circuits for identification and authentication applications
Unknown Journal|2004
836 cit.
8
Exposure in wireless Ad-Hoc sensor networks
Unknown Journal|2001
760 cit.
9
Secure program execution via dynamic information flow tracking
Unknown Journal|2004
746 cit.
10
Hardware Trojan Attacks: Threat Analysis and Countermeasures
Proceedings of the IEEE|2014
744 cit.

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