Research

Active Funding

1. CRII: OAC: Cyberinfrastructure for IoT Communications

1. • Sponsor: National Science Foundation | Award No.: 2348464 

   • Awarded Amount: $174,810 | Role: PI

   • Project period:  8/1/2024 – 7/31/2026

2. VICEROY DECREE 2025

1. • Sponsor: DOD Electromagnetic and Cyber Research and Experiential Education Virtual Institute

   • Amount: $139,919 | Role: Co-PI

   • Project period: 1/1/2025 – 12/31/2025

3. Foundational Research for Electronic Warfare in Multi-Domain Operations

1. • Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory | Agreement No.: W911NF-23-2-0014

   • Awarded Amount: $8,392,756 | Role: Co-PI

   • Project period: 3/1/2023 – 2/28/2027

4. Semiconductor Metrology Training and Research

1. • Sponsor: Arizona Commerce Authority

   • Amount: $13,000,000 | Role: Senior Personnel

   • Project period: 2/1/2024 – 9/30/2026

5. FY2024 & 2025 Student Mentored Research Grant

1. • Sponsor: State of Arizona Technology and Research Initiative Fund

   • Amount: $30,000 | Role: PI

   • Project period: 11/27/2023 – 8/15/2025

6. Faculty Mentor Professional Learning Grant

1. • Sponsor: Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity

   • Role: PI

   • Project period:  11/15/2024 – 6/15/2025

7. Cybersecurity and Applied Artificial Intelligence

1. • Sponsor: Northern Arizona University

   • Amount: $175,000 | Role: PI

   • Project period: 8/22/2022 – 9/30/2025

Past Funding

1. FPGA Design for Hardware Security

1. • Sponsor: State of Arizona Technology and Research Initiative Fund

   • Amount: $22,654 | Role: PI

   • Project period: 3/21/2023 – 6/30/2024

Research Projects

1. Post-Quantum Cryptography and Homomorphic Encryption

1. • Software Design and Applications: ICT'24, Access'20, Access'19, IEIE SPC'18, ISCAS'18, ISCAS'17

   • Parallel Design on GPUs: ICCE'25, MWSCAS'24, ISOCC'22, ISOCC'19

   • Hardware Design (FPGA, ASIC): ISCAS'23, Applied Sciences'22, ISOCC'21, Electronics'20, JSTS'20, Electronics'19

2. Applied Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

1. • AI and Cybersecurity for Communications: ICCE'25, JETCAS'24, Access'24

   • AI and Cybersecurity for Healthcare: MWSCAS'24, EMBC'24, Healthcare'24, ICCE'24, Biosensors'22

   • AI for Signal Processing & Renewable Energy: IMCOM'24, ICT Express'23, MWSCAS'23

3. Error Correction Codes: BCH, LDPC, and Non-Binary LDPC

1. • Software Design and Applications: ICCE'25, Access'24, ICCE-TW'24

   • Hardware Design (FPGA, ASIC): TCAS-II'23, ISOCC'22, Sensors'22, Electronics'21, TCAS-II'21, Electronics'19

4. Elliptic Curve Cryptography

1. • Publications: IMCOM'24, APCCAS'22, JSTS'16, ISOCC'15

5. Hardware Design Verification

1. • Publications: ICNGC'22, ISOCC'21