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Aydin Aysu

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Building II (EB2) NA

Bio

Dr. Aysu received his B.S degree in microelectronics engineering with a mathematics minor and his M.S degree in electrical engineering from Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Virginia Tech and was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin before he joined NC State. Dr. Aysu conducts research on cybersecurity with an emphasis on hardware-based security. The focus of his research is the development of secure systems that prevent advanced cyber attacks targeting hardware vulnerabilities. To that end, his research interests cover applied cryptography, computer architecture, and digital hardware design. He also works on cybersecurity education and the societal impacts of cybersecurity.

Education

Ph.D. Computer Engineering Virginia Tech 2016

Master's Electrical Engineering Sabanci University, Turkey 2010

Bachelor's Microelectronics Engineering Sabanci University, Turkey 2008

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Architecture and Systems

Publications

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  • 2020 - Best Paper Award, Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference
  • 2019 - Faculty Research and Professional Development Award (FRPD), NC State
  • 2019- NSF Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Award
  • 2019- Best Paper Award, ACM Great Lake Symposium on VLSI, Microelectronic Systems Education
  • 2019- Best Student Paper Nominee, IEEE International Conference on Hardware Security and Trust
  • 2018- Best Paper Nominee, IEEE International Conference on Hardware Security and Trust
  • 2017- Top 50 Article, IEEE Embedded System Letters