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Lightweight Hardware Authentication and Traceability /

• Design of lightweight hardware authentication primitives (PUFs, embedded sensors)
• Evaluation of robustness, uniqueness, reliability, and sensitivity to aging
• Modeling of aging mechanisms (BTI, HCI, etc.)
• Experimental validation on FPGAs and/or ASICs with accelerated aging campaigns
• Analysis of trade-offs between security, surface area, power consumption, and cost

Repurposing, Reconfiguration, and Business Models

• Study of realistic scenarios for the second life of integrated circuits
• Analysis of economic barriers and incentives for manufacturers
• Identification of pragmatic models that promote the adoption of multi-life electronics

Frugal Software, Modularity, and Obsolescence

• Analysis of software obsolescence as a barrier to circular electronics
• Definition of frugal software principles compatible with degraded performance
• A multi-level approach combining multi-life hardware design and long-term software support

• Publication of research articles related to these activities

• Integrated circuit design and hardware security
• Aging and reliability modeling
• FPGA prototyping and/or ASIC design
• Security analysis, traceability, and sustainability issues
• Required degree: Ph.D