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Research Students
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Patanjali SLPSK Patanjali SLPSK is a postdoc researcher in Dr. Bhunia's lab. He did his Masters and Ph.D. from IIT Madras and did his bachelor's from Pondicherry Engineering College. His research interests are Software aspects of VLSI, Computer Architecture, Hardware Security, and secure systems engineering. His hobbies are reading books, drawing, cooking, and origami. |
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Krishnendu Guha Krishnendu Guha is presently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in University of Florida (USA). Prior to this, he held the position of Assistant Professor in National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (India) and also the position of a Visiting Scientist in Indian Statistical Institute (India). He was also an Intel India Research Fellow for one year. He has completed his doctoral studies or PhD from University of Calcutta, as an INSPIRE PhD Fellow, under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The arena of research is Cybersecurity, with a flavor of Artificial Intelligence and Nature Inspired Strategies. The works essentially involve developing self aware strategies to secure real time mixed critical embedded tasks from the vulnerability of hardware. The self aware approaches are based and inspired from the activities exhibited by different species of nature. Such unconventional and unique strategies provide low overhead and simple solutions than the state of the art complex theories. Presently, he is working on hardware security and hybrid intelligence. |
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Aritra Dasgupta |
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Christopher (Chris) Vega Christopher Vega is currently pursuing a Ph.D. under Dr. Swarup Bhunia in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Florida. He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Florida International University in Fall of 2018. He joined the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World in August of 2019. His research focus includes Hardware Security & Trust, Implantable and Wearable Electronics, and Internet of Things. His hobbies include rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, and primitive camping. |
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Jonathan Cruz Jonathan Cruz is currently pursuing his Ph.D. under Dr. Bhunia in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida in 2017. His research interests include hardware/software co-security, reconfigurable computing, and hardware Trojan detection. His hobbies include going to the gym, playing golf, and watching movies. |
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Md Moshiur Rahman Md Moshiur Rahman has been pursuing his PhD under supervision of Dr. Bhunia in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida from Spring 18. Moshiur received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh in 2016. He was a lecturer in Southeast University, Bangladesh. His research interest is in the field of hardware security, currently focusing on hardware obfuscation and obfuscation tool development. He likes travelling, camping & hiking, hearing music, playing guitar & outdoor games during his leisure. |
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Prabuddha Chakraborty Prabuddha Chakraborty is pursuing his Ph.D. under Dr. Bhunia in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. He got his B.Tech degree from TISL and M.Tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interests include Cyber and Hardware Security and application of Machine Learning in those respective fields. |
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David Ariando David Ariando is currrently pursuing his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering under Dr. Swarup Bhunia supervision. His current research interest includes instrumentations for sensor physics, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and ultrasound. His current work is to create a custom MRI experimental hardware for portable applications, in which he does circuit simulations (Spice), hardware developments for high-speed mixed domain circuits and RF circuits, controller developments for FPGA and microcontrollers for high-speed signal generation and acquisition, post-acquisition signal processing (Matlab, Python). In his free time, he likes to play guitar, bass, drums, tennis, chess, and also go outside to see nature. |
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Pravin Gaikwad |
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Reiner Dizon Reiner Dizon is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Dr. Bhunia as his advisor at the University of Florida. He received his B.S.E. in Computer Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Fall 2018. He joined the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World in Fall 2019. His research interests include Internet of Things, robotics, and hardware security. He likes to cook, watch football and basketball, and travel. |
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Rohan Reddy Kalavakonda |
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Shubhra Deb Paul Shubhra Deb Paul is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering department under the supervision of Dr. Swarup Bhunia. His current research interests include Hardware Security and Trust, Reconfigurable Computing, Machine Learning, Circuit Design etc. He earned his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma and the BSc degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cycling, swimming, exploring nature, cooking etc. are his most favorite pastime activities. |
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Naren Vikram Raj Masna Naren Vikram Raj Masna is currently pursuing his Masters, working towards his PhD under Dr. Bhunia in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. His research interests include counterfeit material detection, Image processing, Machine learning and Internet of Things. His hobbies include playing soccer, bowling and reading biographies. |
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Aritra Bhattacharyay |
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Atri Chatterjee |
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Sudipta Paria |
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Caroline Chhu |
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Christopher (Chris) Posada |
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Toan Nguyen |
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Tamzidul Hoque Tamzidul Hoque graduated with a Ph.D. degree under Dr. Swarup Bhunia in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. He is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka in 2012. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toledo, OH in 2015. His research interest is focused on hardware security issues such as hardware Trojan detection. |
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Shuo Yang Shuo Yang graduated with a Ph.D. degree in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida in 2019. He received the B.S. degree in technology and apparatus of measuring and control and the M.S. degree in instrumentation science and technology from Beihang University, Beijing, China, in 2011 and 2014, respectively. His current research interests are focused on hardware security, such as physical unclonable function and counterfeit chip detection. |
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Fengchao Zhang Fengchao Zhang graduated with a Ph.D. degree in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. He received his B.E. in Optoelectronic Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China in 2012. His current research interests include hardware security and nano electromechanical system (NEMS) switch. |
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Kai Yang Kai Yang graduated with a Ph.D. degree in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. He received his BS and MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Tianjin University and Beijing Institute of Technology, in 2011 and 2013 respectively. His current research interests include hardware security and reconfigurable hardware. |
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Abhishek Chakravadhanula Abhishek Chakravadhanula graduated with his Masters degree under Dr. Swarup Bhunia in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Florida. He received his B.E degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, India in 2017. His research interests lie in the areas of Hardware Security, VLSI and FPGA design, and Computer Architecture. His hobbies include playing tennis, cricket, reading mystery/thriller/crime fiction books and following tech videos. |
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Hitesh Sharma Hitesh Sharma graduated with a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. He received his B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Punjab Technical University, India in 2011. His research interests include hardware security, reconfigurable computing and low-power VLSI design. In his spare time, he likes listening to music and playing outdoor sports. |
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Robert Karam Robert Karam graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL, USA) in 2017. He received his BSE (2012) and MS (2016) degrees from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH, USA). He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida (Tampa, FL, USA), where his research focuses on hardware security for reconfigurable computing fabrics and Internet of Things devices, energy-efficient reconfigurable computing, and algorithm/hardware co-design for bioimplantables and wearables. |
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Abhishek Basak Abhishek Basak is now pursuing his Ph.D. degree under Dr. Swarup Bhunia in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2010. His current research interests include bio-implantable electronics and associated signal processing, medical imaging and design of smart health systems. He is an ardent lover of sports and music. |
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Wenchao Qian Wenchao Qian is now pursuing his Ph.D. in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. in Control Engineering from department of Information Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China in 2009. His current research interests include low-power circuit design and reconfigurable frameworks. In his spare time, he is interested in soccer. |
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Christopher Babecki Christopher Babecki is now pursuing his BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. His current research interests include low-power circuit design, signal processing, reconfigurable hardware, and communication systems. In his free time, he enjoys music, dancing, and board games. |
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Yu Zheng Yu Zheng graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH in July, 2014. Currently he is working with LSI Corporation. He received the B.E. and M.S. degree in communication and information system from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2007 and 2010 respectively. His current research interests include low-power mobile system and robust memory circuit design. |
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Steve Majerus Steve Majerus graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He also received his BS (2008) and MSE (2008) degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He is currently an active researcher at the Advanced Platform Technology Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he created a wireless, implantable bladder pressure sensor s. Dr. Majerus has also worked extensively designing custom high-temperature integrated circuits for distributed aeronautic engine controls. His current research interests include low-power, wireless integrated circuit and microsystem design, high-temperature electronics, wide bandgap semiconductors, and wireless sensing. |
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Seetharam Narasimhan Seetharam Narasimhan graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. (Hons.) in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2006. His current research interests include the design of new techniques for signal processing of neural recordings and the development of low-power and robust bio-implantable circuits for the same. |
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Xinmu Wang Xinmu Wang graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. She received her B.E. in Microelectronics from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2008. Her current research interests include hardware security including Trojan detection and high temperature VLSI design. She is currently an assistant professor in Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China. |
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Lei Wang Lei Wang graduated with a M.S. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. in Communication Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China in 2007. |
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E-Jen Lien E-Jen Lien graduated with a M.S. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. and M.S. in Electronics and Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1994 and 1999 repectively. |
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Anandaroop Ghosh Anandaroop Ghosh graduated with a M.S. degree from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He received his B.E. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2008. Prior to admission at Case, he has worked as a Research Consultant at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India for one year. His current research interests include i) exploring possibilities of hardware acceleration through memory based reconfigurable frameworks and ii) exploring efficient modeling and circuit design techniques in order to design an on-chip sensing scheme for a collection of DNA molecules utilizing silicon nanopores. He is an ardent lover of sports and loves watching cricket and soccer in his spare time. |
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Maryam Hashemian Maryam Hashemian graduated with a M.S. degree from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. She received her B.S. degree in computer engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2006. Her research interests include low-power VLSI architecture design for neural data compression using a vocabulary-based approach as well as developing new techniques for neural signal processing. |
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Somnath Paul Somnath Paul received his PhD degree in 2011 from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He is currently with Mircroprocessor Research Lab (MRL), Intel Corporation, Portland, OR. He received his B.E. (Hons.) in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2005. Prior to his doctoral study, Somnath has worked as a Design Engineer in AMD IEC. His research interests include i) Testing and development of robust digital systems for improved yield, ii) circuit design methodologies for nanoscale technologies and iii) exploring possibilities of hardware acceleration through memory-based reconfigurable frameworks. He is an ardent music lover and likes to remain updated on current affairs. |
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Rajat Subhra Chakraborty Rajat Subhra Chakraborty received his PhD degree in 2010 from the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a tenure-track assistant professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. |
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Keerthi Kunaparaju Keerthi Kunaparaju
received her Masters in 2011
from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case
Western Reserve University. She is currently with Intel Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona. She received her BTech degree in Electrical
and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University (JNTU), Hyderabad |
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Dongdong Du Dongdong Du obtained his M.S. in 2010 and is currently with Hyland Software, Westlake, OH, USA. |
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Vaishnavi Ranganathan Vaishnavi Ranganathan obtained his M.S. in 2014 and is currently pursuing her PhD at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. As a MS srtudent Vaishnavi pursued research on NEMS for high-speed switching and non-volatile memory, development of a dual purpose implantable ultrasonic assembly for detecting recurrent cancer, and design and analysis of a nanochannel for fast and precise DNA base sequencing. |
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Matthew Holtz Matthew Holtz obtained his M.S. in 2007 and is currently with Keithley Instruments Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA. |
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David Stalter David Stalter received his M.S. from Case Western Reserve University in May 2010 and is currently with Rockwell Automation, Cleveland, OH, USA. |
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Yu Zhou Yu Zhou received his M.S. in 2007 and is currently with Marvel Semiconductor, San Jose, USA. |
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Lawrence Leinweber Lawrence Leinweber received his M.S. in 2007 and is currently with Andeen-Hagerling Inc., Solon, Ohio. |