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Journal Articles
MaGNIFIES: Manageable GAN Image Augmentation Framework for Inspection of Electronic Systems Journal Article
In: Journal of Hardware and Systems Security, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 44–59, 2024, ISSN: 2509-3436.
Maximizing Relation Extraction Potential: A Data-Centric Study to Unveil Challenges and Opportunities Journal Article
In: IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 167655–167682, 2024, ISSN: 2169-3536.
Resource Usage Evaluation of Discrete Model-Free Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Journal Article
In: Reinforcement Learning Journal, vol. 5, pp. 2162–2177, 2024.
A Fast Object Detection-Based Framework for Via Modeling on PCB X-Ray CT Images Journal Article
In: ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1–20, 2023, ISSN: 1550-4840.
A Comprehensive Taxonomy of Visual Printed Circuit Board Defects Journal Article
In: Journal of Hardware and Systems Security, vol. 7, no. 2–3, pp. 25–43, 2023, ISSN: 2509-3436.
FPIC: A Novel Semantic Dataset for Optical PCB Assurance Journal Article
In: ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 1–21, 2023, ISSN: 1550-4840.
A Survey and Perspective on Artificial Intelligence for Security-Aware Electronic Design Automation Journal Article
In: ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 1–57, 2023, ISSN: 1557-7309.
SECURE: A Segmentation Quality Evaluation Metric on SEM Images for Reverse Engineering on Integrated Circuits Journal Article
In: IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 137798–137809, 2023, ISSN: 2169-3536.
Why Is Deep Learning Challenging for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Component Recognition and How Can We Address It? Journal Article
In: Cryptography, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 9, 2021, ISSN: 2410-387X.
The Big Hack Explained: Detection and Prevention of PCB Supply Chain Implants Journal Article
In: ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1–25, 2020, ISSN: 1550-4840.
Component Detection and Evaluation Framework (CDEF): A Semantic Annotation Tool Journal Article
In: Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 26, no. S2, pp. 1470–1474, 2020, ISSN: 1435-8115.
He-ion Beam Imaging for Accurate Hardware Trojan Detection Journal Article
In: Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 26, no. S2, pp. 188–190, 2020, ISSN: 1435-8115.
Book Chapters
Machine Learning in Marketing Research Book Chapter
In: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robot Applications in Hospitality Businesses, Chapter 4, Kendall Hunt, 1, 2024, ISBN: 9798765783818.
Methods and Theories in AI and ML Approaches Book Chapter
In: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robot Applications in Hospitality Businesses, Chapter 13, Kendall Hunt, 1, 2024, ISBN: 9798765783818.
Proceedings Articles
DOSCrack: Deobfuscation Using Oracle-Guided Symbolic Execution and Clustering of Binary Security Keys Proceedings Article
In: IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST), 2024.
Semi-Supervised Semantic Annotator (S3A): Toward Efficient Semantic Labeling Proceedings Article
In: Python in Science Conference (SciPy), 2022, ISSN: 2575-9752.
A Comparison of Neural Networks for PCB Component Segmentation Proceedings Article
In: IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST), 2021.
Logo Classification and Data Augmentation Techniques for PCB Assurance and Counterfeit Detection Proceedings Article
In: International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA), ASM International, 2021, ISSN: 0890-1740.
Framework for Automatic PCB Marking Detection and Recognition for Hardware Assurance Proceedings Article
In: Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech), 2021.
SHADE: Automated Refinement of PCB Component Estimates Using Detected Shadows Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), 2020.
Color Normalization for Robust Automatic Bill of Materials Generation and Visual Inspection of PCBs Proceedings Article
In: International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA), ASM International, 2020, ISSN: 0890-1740.
In-Situ Thickness Measurement of Die Silicon Using Voltage Imaging for Hardware Assurance Proceedings Article
In: Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech), 2020.
Is Backside the New Backdoor in Modern SoCs? Proceedings Article
In: IEEE International Test Conference (ITC), 2019.
Miscellaneous
Hands-On Introduction to AI in Hardware Security: IC Reverse Engineering using Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning Miscellaneous
2023, (University of Florida Disclosure T19288).
PCB Optical Database Miscellaneous
2023, (University of Florida Disclosure T19074).
He-Ion Imaging for Accurate Trojan Scanning Miscellaneous
2020, (University of Florida Disclosure T18084).
Patents
Techniques for printed circuit board component detection Patent
U.S. Patent App. No. 17/168,529, 2021, (U.S. Patent No. 11,520,967, issued Dec. 2022).
Hardware deprocessing using voltage imaging for hardware assurance Patent
U.S. Patent App. No. 17/167,381, 2021, (U.S. Patent No. 11,604,912, issued Mar. 2023).
PhD Theses
Framework for Applying Imitation Learning Methods on Reinforcement Learning Demonstrations PhD Thesis
University of Florida, 2024, (Embargoed access for two years).
Unpublished
LfRLD: Learning From Reinforcement Learning Demonstrations Unpublished
2024, (10.36227/techrxiv.172927301.18452996/v1).
Abstracting General Syntax for XAI after Decomposing Explanation Sub-Components Unpublished
2024, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4824427/v1).
IC SEM Reverse Engineering Tutorial using Artificial Intelligence Unpublished
2024, (doi: 10.36227/techrxiv.172503813.33860756/v1).
Investigating the Practicality of Existing Reinforcement Learning Algorithms: A Performance Comparison Unpublished
2023, (DOI 10.36227/techrxiv.23739099.v1).
FICS PCB X-ray: A dataset for automated printed circuit board inter-layers inspection Unpublished
Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2022/924, 2022, (Paper No. 2022/924).
FICS-PCB: A Multi-Modal Image Dataset for Automated Printed Circuit Board Visual Inspection Unpublished
Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2020/366, 2020, (Paper No. 2020/366).