I always seek students interested in hardware security, machine learning, computer organization, and embedded systems. If you are interested in any of these areas, apply here.
Current SeRLoP Research Lab Members
- Sagor Chandro Bakchy, Ph.D. Student, Fall 2024-present (AI-Driven Scaffolded Intelligent Tutoring for Microarchitectural Security)
- Manuel Suarez Jr, Ph.D. Student, Fall 2025-present (Hardware security)
- Luciana Di Campli, MSc Student (LLM Security)
Former PhD Students
- Bashir Talukder, Ph.D., 2022, Currently with Apple
- Farah Ferdaus, Ph.D., 2023, Assistant Professor, Lamar University
- Abdulmueen Alrashide, Ph.D., 2025, Currently with Schneider Electric
- Md Sadik Awal, Ph.D., 2026, Currently with Synopsys
Former MSc Students
- Alejandro Almeida, MSc Student, 2023 (currently pursuing Ph.D. at FIU)
- Imtiaz Rashid, MSc, Currently with Texas Instruments
- Kawser Bepary, MSc, Currently with Caspia Technologies
- Karthik Manikandan Vairam, MSc, Currently with Eurofins ARCA Technology
Former Undergraduate Students
- Luciana Di Campli, BSc Student, Spring 2026
- Linza Gelin, BSs, Spring 2025 (power side-channel analysis)
- Jose Lachiondo Rodriguez, BSc, FIU
- Daniel Roque De Escobar, BSc, FIU
- Nestor Viana, BSc, FIU
- Alex Spaulding, BSc, UAH, Currently with Microchip Technology Inc.
- Evan Dow, BSc, UAH
- Arvind Draffen, BSc, UAH, Currently with Torch Technologies, Inc.
- Kyle Worley, BSc, UAH, Honors Capstone Projects and Thesis
- Mishal Mansur, BSc, UAH
- Joseph Kerns, BSc, UAH
Former SeRLoP Research Lab Members (FIU REU Site)
- Makuta Allen, County College of Morris, NJ (Summer 2024); Topic: Hardware Trojan using impedance side-channel
- Anaice Soares-Concepcion, ECE Department, Florida State University, USA (Summer 2023); Topic: AES key extraction using EM side-channel
- Christopher Thompson, ECE Department, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA (Summer 2022); Topic: Firmware monitoring using impedance side-channel.
- Tristan Scharfenstein-Montgomery, Cal Poly Pomona, CA, USA (Summer 2021); Topic: Detecting UAV firmware attacks.
Current and Former High School Students (Summer Youth Internship Program, Collaboration with Miami Dade County Public Schools)
- Sarthak Trehan, Doral Academy, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2026
- Ryan Suarez, Hialeah Gardens High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2026
- David Hernandez, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2025
- Peter Kane, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2025
- Ahmed Kamel, Coral Reef Senior High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2024
- Mattias Moreno-Hurtado, Downtown Doral Upper School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2024
- John Ellison, Coral Reef Senior High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2023
- Allyson Garrido, Hialeah Gardens High School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2023
- Mattias Moreno-Hurtado, Downtown Doral Upper School, Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP), Summer 2023