Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition

Nano Security: From Nano-Electronics to Secure Systems

Author(s):

Polian, Ilia; Altmann, Frank; Arul, Tolga; Boit, Christian; Brederlow, Ralf; Davi, Lucas; Drechsler, Rolf; Du, Nan; Eisenbarth, Thomas; Güneysu, Tim; Hermann, Sascha; Hiller, Matthias; Leupers, Rainer; Merchant, Farhad; Mussenbrock, Thomas; Katzenbeisser, Stefan; Kumar, Akash; Kunz, Wolfgang; Mikolajick, Thomas; Pachauri, Vivek; Seifert, Jean-Pierre; Torres, Frank Sill; Trommer, Jens

Title of Anthology:

24th Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE)

Publication Date:

2021

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

doi:10.23919/DATE51398.2021.9474187

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Abstract

The field of computer hardware stands at the verge of a revolution driven by recent breakthroughs in emerging nanodevices. “Nano Security” is a new Priority Program recently approved by DFG, the German Research Council. This initial-stage project initiative at the crossroads of nano-electronics and hardware-oriented security includes 11 projects with a total of 23 Principal Investigators from 18 German institutions. It considers the interplay between security and nano-electronics, focusing on a dichotomy which emerging nano-devices (and their architectural implications) have on system security. The projects within the Priority Program consider both: potential security threats and vulnerabilities stemming from novel nano-electronics, and innovative approaches to establishing and improving system security based on nano-electronics. This paper provides an overview of the Priority Program's overall philosophy and discusses the scientific objectives of its individual projects.