{"id":1228,"date":"2019-08-05T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/aaysu-dev\/?page_id=1228"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:16:28","slug":"about-dr-aysu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/aaysu\/about\/about-dr-aysu\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Aydin Aysu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I seek multiple PhD students and post-docs in the field of hardware and embedded security. Here is a description<\/a> of the positions, interested applicants can email me.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Aysu is an associate professor and University Faculty Fellow at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of North Carolina State University, where he leads HECTOR: Hardware Cybersecurity Research Lab. He got his M.S. from Sabanci University, his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, and before joining NC State, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0 Dr. Aysu’s interests are broadly in hardware security research and cybersecurity education.\u00a0 His hardware security research has won NSF CAREER, NSF CRII, Google RSP, and Goodnight Innovation Fellow awards, six best paper nominations, two best paper awards, two hardware security top picks, and one publicity paper award.\u00a0 He is also the president of mithrilAI, an early-stage start-up developing secure AI hardware. Here is his CV.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Academic & Industry Positions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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    Present-2018<\/div>\n
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    Assistant Professor<\/h4>\n

    North Carolina State University<\/em>, ECE Dept.
    Adjunct Professor at CS
    Hardware-Based Cybersecurity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    2018-2016<\/div>\n
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    Post-Doctoral Researcher<\/h4>\n

    The University of Texas at Austin<\/em>, ECE Dept.
    Security, Privacy, and Computer Architecture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    2016-2012<\/div>\n
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    Graduate Research Assistant<\/h4>\n

    Virginia Tech<\/em>, ECE Department
    Secure Embedded Systems Lab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    2014-2014<\/div>\n
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    Summer Research Intern<\/h4>\n

    Qualcomm Inc.<\/em>
    Product Security Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    2012-2010<\/div>\n
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    Digital Design Engineer<\/h4>\n

    Vestek R&D Corp.<\/em>
    Pixellence Design Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    2010-2008<\/div>\n
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    Research Assistant<\/h4>\n

    Sabanci University<\/em>, Faculty of Engineering
    System-on-Chip Design & Test Lab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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    Education<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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      Ph.D.<\/span> 2016<\/span><\/div>\n
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      PhD in Computer Engineering<\/p>\n

      Virginia Tech<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      M.S. <\/span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n
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      MS in Electronics Engineering<\/p>\n

      Sabanci University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      B.S. <\/span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n
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      BS in Microelectronics
      Mathematics Minor<\/p>\n

      Sabanci University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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