Hardware Assurance: Trojans, Counterfeits, and Security in an Interconnected World

Abstract

Dr. Matthew Casto is Chief of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensor’s Directorate, Trusted Electronics Branch. He is the Air Force’s Hardware Assurance technical lead for the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Federated Assurance Center, and the Science and Technology technical execution lead for the DoD Trusted and Assured Microelectronics Initiative. Dr. Casto is a Senior Electronics Engineer with a BSEE and MSEE degree from Wright State University, and a PhD from The Ohio State University Electro-science Laboratory. Matt is a member of the IEEE and has authored numerous publications and patents in the areas of nonlinear and electro-thermal device modeling, advanced mixedsignal integrated circuit, system on a chip, design and characterization, and the design and analysis of secure, trustworthy microelectronics.