I always seek students interested in hardware security, machine learning, computer organization, and embedded systems. If you are interested in any of these areas, please get in touch with me.

Current SeRLoP Research Lab Members

  1. Md Sadik Awal, Ph.D. Student, Spring 2022-present (topic: Hardware vulnerabilities and side-channel analysis)
  2. Abdulmueen Alrashide, Ph.D. Student, Fall 2023-present (topic: power system security)
  3. Alejandro Almeida, PhD Student, Spring 2024-present (topic: UAV security)
  4. Sagor Chandro Bakchy, PhD Student, Fall 2024-present (topic: Emerging technologies in education and training)
  5. Dylan Sedeno, MS Student, Fall 2024-present (topic: Sensor security)
  6. Linza Gelin, BS Student, Fall 2023-present (topic: power side-channel analysis)
  7. Mattias Moreno-Hurtado,  K-12 research (Downtown Doral Upper School student)

Former SeRLoP Research Lab Members

  1. Bashir Talukder, Ph.D., 2022, Currently with Apple
  2. Farah Ferdaus, Ph.D., 2023, Currently with  Argonne National Laboratory
  3. Alejandro Almeida, MSc Student, 2023 (currently pursuing Ph.D. at FIU)
  4. Imtiaz Rashid, MSc, Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Dallas
  5. Kawser Bepary, MSc, Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida
  6. Karthik Manikandan Vairam, MSc, Currently with Eurofins ARCA Technology
  7. Jose Lachiondo Rodriguez, BSc, FIU
  8. Daniel Roque De Escobar, BSc, FIU
  9. Nestor Viana, BSc, FIU
  10. Alex Spaulding, BSc, UAH, Currently with Microchip Technology Inc.
  11. Evan Dow, BSc, UAH
  12. Arvind Draffen, BSc, UAH, Currently with Torch Technologies, Inc.
  13. Kyle Worley, BSc, UAH, Honors Capstone Projects and Thesis
  14. Mishal Mansur, BSc, UAH
  15. Joseph Kerns, BSc, UAH

Current and Former SeRLoP Research Lab Members (FIU REU Site)

  1. Makuta Allen, County College of Morris, NJ (Summer 2024); Topic: Hardware Trojan using impedance side-channel
  2. Anaice Soares-Concepcion, ECE Department, Florida State University, USA (Summer 2023); Topic: AES key extraction using EM side-channel
  3. Christopher Thompson, ECE Department, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA (Summer 2022); Topic: Firmware monitoring using impedance side-channel.
  4. Tristan Scharfenstein-Montgomery, Cal Poly Pomona, CA, USA (Summer 2021); Topic: Detecting UAV firmware attacks.

Current and Former High School Students

  1. Ahmed Kamel, Coral Reef Senior High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2024
  2. Mattias Moreno-Hurtado, Downtown Doral Upper School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP),  Summer 2024
  3. John Ellison, Coral Reef Senior High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP),  Summer 2023
  4. Allyson Garrido, Hialeah Gardens High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP),  Summer 2023
  5. Mattias Moreno-Hurtado, Downtown Doral Upper School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP),  Summer 2023