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Large propagation path loss and limited scattering of millimeter wave (mmwave) channels create new challenges for physical layer signal processing. Hence, in this article, we propose a photonic hybrid precoding model for mmwave…
In this paper, we present a reconfigurable hybrid Photonic-Plasmonic Network-on-Chip (NoC) based on the Dynamic Data Driven Application System (DDDAS) paradigm. In DDDAS computations and measurements form a dynamic closed feedback loop in…
As image processing systems proliferate, privacy concerns intensify given the sensitive personal information contained in images. This paper examines privacy challenges in image processing and surveys emerging privacy-preserving techniques…
Security is an important facet of integrated circuit design for many applications. IP privacy and Trojan insertion are growing threats as circuit fabrication in advanced nodes almost inevitably relies on untrusted foundries. A proposed…
We provide a new provably-secure steganographic encryption protocol that is proven secure in the complexity-theoretic framework of Hopper et al. The fundamental building block of our steganographic encryption protocol is a "one-time…
The performance of on-chip communication in the state-of-the-art multi-core processors that use the traditional electron-ic NoCs has already become severely energy-constrained. To that end, emerging photonic NoCs (PNoC) are seen as a…
Physical unclonable functions (PUFs) exploit the intrinsic complexity and irreproducibility of physical systems to generate secret information. PUFs have the potential to provide fundamentally higher security than traditional cryptographic…
Physical reservoir computing (PRC) is a promising brain-inspired computing architecture for overcoming the von Neumann bottleneck by utilizing the intrinsic dynamics of physical systems. However, a major obstacle to its real-world…
Preserving security and confidentiality in wireless sensor networks (WSN) are crucial. Wireless sensor networks in comparison with wired networks are more substantially vulnerable to attacks and intrusions. In WSN, a third person can…
Deep learning is widely applied to modern problems through neural networks, but the growing computational and energy demands of these models have driven interest in more efficient approaches. Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs), the third…
Integrated photonic neural networks (PNNs) are at the forefront of AI computing, leveraging on light's unique properties, such as large bandwidth, low latency, and potentially low power consumption. Nevertheless, the integrated optical…
The future large adaptive telescopes will trigger new constraints for the calibration of Adaptive Optics (AO) systems equipped with pre-focal Deformable Mirrors (DM). The image of the DM actuators grid as seen by the Wave-Front Sensor (WFS)…
Integrated photonics based on silicon photonics platform is driving several application domains, from enabling ultra-fast chip-scale communication in high-performance computing systems to energy-efficient optical computation in artificial…
The limited modulation bandwidth of the light emitting diodes (LEDs) presents a challenge in the development of practical high-data-rate visible light communication (VLC) systems. In this paper, a novel adaptive coded probabilistic shaping…
Over the last few years, there has been a rapid growth towards demonstrating highly sensitive, fast photodetectors using photoactive nano-materials. As with any other developing and highly inter-disciplinary field, the existing reports…
Today, most embedded systems use Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to minimize energy consumption and maximize performance. The DVFS technique works by regulating the important parameters that govern the amount of energy consumed…
In this paper, we present noise-domain non-orthogonal multiple access (ND-NOMA), an innovative communication scheme that utilizes the modulation of artificial noise mean and variance to convey information. Distinct from traditional methods…
Network-on-Chip (NoC) is currently the paradigm of choice to interconnect the different components of System-on-Chips (SoCs) or Chip Multiprocessors (CMPs). As the levels of integration continue to grow, however, current NoCs face…
Photonic Random-Access Memories (P-RAM) are an essential component for the on-chip non-von Neumann photonic computing by eliminating optoelectronic conversion losses in data links. Emerging Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have been showed…
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) have been shown to be a highly promising solution for enabling high security systems tailored for low-power devices. Commonly, PUFs are utilised to generate cryptographic keys on-the-fly, replacing the…