Sponsored Research (Total: $17.439M)

I would like to acknowledge NSF, NIH, SRC, ARO, AFRL, AFWERX, DARPA, DoE/Honeywell, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, KBR/Wyle, IBM, LSI, Intel, AMS, Advantest, NXP, Qualcomm and TI for supporting my research.

Active Projects ($6.459M)

  Source     Title     Period     PI(s)     Amount  
  NIH STTR w.  
  SyntaxisBio Inc.  
   Provenance Attestation  
  of Human Cells Using  
  Physical Unclonable Functions  
   10/01/22-09/30/23  
   L. Bleris   
  Y. Makris   
   $220K  
  NSF   
  2214934   
   CHAMELEON: CompreHending   
  And Mitigating Error in   
  AnaLog ImplEmentations   
  of On-Die Neural Networks   
   10/01/22-09/30/25  
   Y. Makris    
   $624K  
  NSF   
  2155208  
   Hardware Intellectual Property  
  Protection through Hybrid   
  ASIC/TRAP Integrated   
  Circuit Design  
   08/16/22-08/15/26  
   Y. Makris    
  C. Sechen    
   $900K  
  NSF   
  2148211  
   RINGS: Resilience of   
  NextG Communications  
  Systems to Malicious   
  Modification Attacks  
   05/16/22-05/15/25  
   A. Nosratinia   
  Y. Makris    
   $1M  
  SRC 2810.072  
  & 2810.073   
   AI/ML Edge Hardware for   
  Ultra-Reliable Wireless Networks  
   01/01/21-12/31/23  
   D. Allstot    
  Y. Makris   
   $255K  
  SRC  
  2810.077  
   Increasing Lifetime of   
  Nanoscale CMOS Circuits  
   01/01/21-12/31/23  
   K. O   
  C. Kim   
  Y. Makris   
   $150K  
  SRC  
  2810.058  
   Machine Learning-Based Overkill/Underkill  
  Reduction in Analog/RF IC Testing  
   08/01/20-07/31/23  
   Y. Makris   
   $230K  
  NSF  
  1916750  
   Phase-I IUCRC: University of Texas at   
  Dallas: Center for Hardware and   
  Embedded System Security and Trust  
   10/01/19-09/30/24  
   Y. Makris   
   $750K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P07_20 &   
  P13_21  
  P16_22  
   CAD Flow Development   
  for Design Obfuscation   
  through Post-Fabrication  
  Transistor-Level Programming  
   06/01/20-05/31/23  
   Y. Makris   
  B. Carrion-    
      Schaefer   
  C. Sechen   
   $350K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P08_20 &   
  P14_21  
  P15_22  
   Design Obfuscation and Performance   
  Locking Solutions for Analog/RF ICs  
   06/01/20-05/31/23  
   Y. Makris   
  K. O    
  A. Marshall   
   $225K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P09_20 &   
  P12_21  
  P12_22  
   Stochasticity, Polymorphism and   
  Non-Volatility: Three Pillars of   
  Security and Trust Intrinsic to  
  Emerging Technologies  
   06/01/20-05/31/23  
   J. Friedman   
  Y. Makris   
   $150K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P10_20 &   
  P15_21  
  P14_22 &   
   Formal Security Evaluation of   
  Executing Untrusted Binaries on   
  on Embedded Processors  
   06/01/20-05/31/23  
   K. Hamlen   
  Y. Makris   
   $155K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P11_21 &   
  P13_22   
   Scalable Security Verification Framework  
  for Digital and Analog/Mixed-Signal  
  System-on-Chips  
   06/01/21-05/31/23  
   K. Basu   
  Y. Makris   
   $100K  
  DARPA  
  M2002062  
  S0001-FP39  
   Automatic Implementation of   
  Secure Systems (AISS)  
   05/01/20-01/31/23  
   J. Rajendran   
  O. Sinanoglu   
  Y. Makris  
   $800K  
  TI FTRC    
  HFM   
   Foundational Technology Research Center  
  on Millimeter-Wave and High   
  Frequency Microsystems:   
  Advanced Algorithms for   
  THz Sensing and Rrecognition  
   10/01/17-12/31/22  
   M. Torlak  
  Y. Makris  
   $500K  

Completed Projects ($10.980M)

  Source     Title     Period     PI(s)     Amount  
  UTD TxACE  
  Initiative  
   Aging and Error Correction  
  in DNA Storage  
   06/01/21-05/31/22  
   L. Bleris    
  Y. Makris    
   $40K  
  Honeywell /   
  DoE-KCNSC  
   Maching Learning Solutions for  
  Golden-Chip Free Hardware Trojan  
  Detection based on Fusion of  
  Electrical and Optimal Measurements  
   01/01/21-12/31/21  
   Y. Makris   
  M. Kim  
   $200K  
  Honeywell /   
  DoE-KCNSC  
   Flating Gate Transistor Microscopy  
   01/01/21-12/31/21  
   M. Kim   
  Y. Makris  
   $150K  
  Qualcomm  
   Gift to Support Research in Applications  
  of Machine Learning in Analog/RF Test  
   09/01/21-08/31/22  
   Y. Makris    
   $75K  
  NXP  
   ML-Based PCM-Probe Test Correlation  
  Analysis and Smart Dicer  
   01/01/21-12/31/21  
   Y. Makris    
   $50K  
  AFRL/Northrop  
  Grumman  
   Provenance Attestation Methods  
  for Integrated Circuits  
   03/01/20-08/31/22  
   Y. Makris   
   $1.5M  
  SRC  
  2810.025  
   Machine Learning-Based Layout Analysis  
  Analysis and Netlist Optimization for   
  Defect Tolerance and Design Robustness   
  to Process Imperfections and Variations  
   01/01/19-12/31/21  
   Y. Makris   
   $255K  
  CHEST I/UCRC  
  P10_21  
   On-Chip Parallel-Processing RSSM  
  Switching Power Regulator for   
  EM/Power Side-Channel Security  
   06/01/21-05/31/22  
   D. Ma   
  Y. Makris   
   $80K  
  NWSC / IBM  
  RAMP   
   Transistor-Level Programming  
  Flow Enablement  
   10/08/20-04/20/20  
   Y. Makris  
  C. Sechen   
   $145K  
  NSF 1970760  
   REU Supplement to TWC: Medium:   
  Hardware Trojans in Wireless Networks:   
  Risks and Remedies  
   09/01/20-08/31/20  
   Y. Makris   
  A. Nosratinia  
   $8K  
  Boeing   
  FA865018-  
  18-F-1605  
   TRAP Circuit Obfuscation  
  Development and Evaluation  
   03/01/20-08/31/20  
   Y. Makris  
  B. Carrion-   
      Schaefer   
  C. Sechen  
  W. Swartz  
   $150K  
  Honeywell /   
  DoE-KCNSC  
   A Study on Imaging-Based   
  Usage Analysis and Key Extraction   
  from Analog Floating-Gate Transistors  
   01/01/20-12/31/20  
   Y. Makris   
  M. Kim  
   $150K  
  Qualcomm  
   Gift to Support Research in Applications  
  of Machine Learning in Analog/RF Test  
   03/01/19-02/28/20  
   Y. Makris    
   $75K  
  NSF 1514050  
   TWC: Medium: Hardware Trojans in   
  Wireless Networks - Risks & Remedies  
   09/01/15-08/31/20  
   Y. Makris   
  A. Nosratinia  
   $1.13M  
  UT Dallas  
  SPIRe  
   STUDS: Secure, Trusted and   
  Unclonable DNA Storage  
   09/01/19-12/31/20  
   L. Bleris    
  Y. Makris    
   $100K  
  InertialWave /   
  AFWERX  
   Phase 3: Autonomous System on   
  Chips: 5-GHz Signal Generation  
   08/01/20-11/30/20  
   K. O    
  Y. Makris  
  A. Marshall  
   $180K  
  InertialWave /   
  AFWERX  
   Phase 3: Securing an Inertial Navigation  
  System Controller through Design   
  Obfuscation via TRAP  
   08/01/20-11/30/20  
   B. Carrion-   
      Schaefer   
  Y. Makris  
  C. Sechen  
  W. Swartz  
   $200K  
  AFRL/Wyle  
  FA8075-14-  
  D-0025  
   Hardware Trojans in Analog/Mixed-  
  Signal ICs: Risks and Remedies  
    
   03/01/18-12/31/20  
   Y. Makris   
   $500K  
  DARPA  
  HR001116  
  S0001-FP39  
   ECLIPSE: Efficient Cross-Layered  
  IP Protection SchemE  
   03/01/18-11/30/20  
   F. Koushanfar   
  J. Rajendran   
  O. Sinanoglu   
  Y. Makris  
   $635K  
  SRC 2712.031  
  TI UTD TxACE  
   Adaptive Testing and Trimming  
  of Analog/RF ICs  
   08/01/17-07/31/20  
   Y. Makris   
   $230K  
  NSF  
  1747773  
   Planning IUCRC: Center for Hardware   
  and Embedded System Security   
  and Trust (CHEST)  
   01/01/18-12/31/18  
   Y. Makris   
   $15K  
  NSF 1735673  
   Student Travel Support for the   
  2017 VLSI Test Symposium  
   07/01/17-06/30/18  
   Y. Makris  
   $12K  
  InertialWave /   
  AFWERX  
   Phase 2: Securing an Inertial Navigation  
  System Controller through Design   
  Obfuscation via TRAP  
   10/01/19-07/31/20  
   B. Carrion-   
      Schaefer   
  Y. Makris  
  C. Sechen  
  W. Swartz  
   $88K  
  InertialWave /   
  AFWERX  
   Phase 2: Autonomous System on   
  Chips: 5-GHz Signal Generation  
   10/01/19-07/31/20  
   K. O    
  Y. Makris  
  A. Marshall  
   $73K  
  AFRL/Northrop  
  Grumman  
   Kick-off Meeting Preparation  
  for AETHER/SPY Program  
   11/01/19-12/15/19  
   Y. Makris   
  A. Marshall  
   $7K  
  Honeywell /   
  DoE-KCNSC  
   Bridge Grant: A Study on Imaging-Based   
  Usage Analysis and Key Extraction   
  from Analog Floating-Gate Transistors  
   09/01/19-11/30/19  
   Y. Makris   
  M. Kim  
   $25K  
  Honeywell /   
  DoE-KCNSC  
   Pilot Grant: A Study on Imaging-Based   
  Usage Analysis and Key Extraction   
  from Analog Floating-Gate Transistors  
   06/01/19-08/31/19  
   Y. Makris   
  M. Kim  
   $25K  
  NSF 1527460   
  SRC 2625.001   
   SHF: Small: On-Die Learning:  
  A Pathway to Post-Deployment   
  Robustness and Trustworthiness   
  of Analog/RF ICs  
   09/01/15-08/31/18  
   Y. Makris  
   $450K  
  SRC   
  2709.001   
   Post-Silicon Layout  
  Sensitivity Analysis: A Pathway  
  to Defect-Driven Test Quality  
   11/01/16-10/31/19  
   Y. Makris  
   $267K  
  Advantest  
   Gift to Support Research in  
  Machine Learning-Based Test  
   03/01/18-02/28/19  
   Y. Makris    
   $40K  
    
  ams AG  
    
   Machine Learning-Based Solutions  
  for Automated Die-Inking  
  (in negotiation)  
   03/01/18-02/28/19  
   Y. Makris   
   $53K  
  NSF 1675371  
   Student Travel Support for the   
  2016 VLSI Test Symposium  
   07/01/16-06/30/17  
   Y. Makris  
   $12K  
  NSF 1311860  
  NSF 1319105  
   TWC: Small: Collaborative: Toward   
  Trusted 3rd-Party Microprocessors:  
  A Proof Carrying Code Approach  
   10/01/13-09/30/16  
   Y. Jin   
  Y. Makris  
   $460K  
  SRC / TxACE    
  1836.131   
   Process Variation Anatomy:  
  A Statistical Nexus between  
  Design, Manufacturing, and Yield  
   08/01/13-07/31/16  
   Y. Makris  
   $330K  
  NSF 1255754  
  SRC 2413.001  
   Cross-Layer Intelligent System-Based   
  Adaptive Power Conditioning for Robust   
  and Reliable Mixed-Signal Multi-Core SoCs  
   04/01/13-03/31/16  
   Y. Makris   
  D. Ma  
   $320K  
  NSF 1439720   
   REU Supplement THWART: Trojan   
  Hardware in Wireless ICs: Analysis and   
  Remedies for Trust  
   06/01/14-08/31/14  
   Y. Makris  
   $8K  
  Intel Corp.  
   Gift to Support Research in  
  Information-Rich Sample Selection  
   11/01/13-10/31/14  
   Y. Makris    
   $30K  
  ARO CS60709   
   Trusted Module Acquisition Through  
  Proof-Carrying Hardware IP  
   02/01/12-01/31/15  
   Y. Makris  
   $330K  
  University of  
  Texas at Dallas  
   Lab Setup Fund: Statistical Methods  
  in Hardware Security and Test  
   07/01/11-06/30/14  
   Y. Makris    
   $175K  
  NSF 1132205   
   REU Supplement THWART: Trojan   
  Hardware in Wireless ICs: Analysis and   
  Remedies for Trust  
   06/01/11-08/31/11  
   Y. Makris  
   $8K  
  NSF 1132204  
   REU Supplement: Corrlelation Mining and   
  its Applications in Test Cost Reduction,   
  Yield Enhancement and Performance   
  Calibration in Analog/RF Circuits  
   06/01/11-08/31/11  
   Y. Makris  
   $8K  
  NSF 1017719   
  NSF 1149465   
   THWART: Trojan Hardware in Wireless ICs:  
  Analysis and Remedies for Trust  
   09/01/10-08/31/14  
   Y. Makris  
   $500K  
  SRC / TxACE  
  1836.092  
   A Model-View-Controller (MVC)     
  Framework for Adaptive Test  
   08/01/10-07/31/13  
   Y. Makris  
   $300K  
  NSF 1039388  
   REU Supplement: Corrlelation Mining and   
  its Applications in Test Cost Reduction,   
  Yield Enhancement and Performance   
  Calibration in Analog/RF Circuits  
   06/01/10-08/31/10  
   Y. Makris  
   $8K  
  NSF 0916803  
  NSF 0916415  
  NSF 1149463  
   Collaborative Research: Correlation Mining  
  and its Applications in Test Cost Reduction,  
  Yield Enhancement and Performance  
  Calibration in Analog/RF Circuits  
   09/01/09-08/31/12  
   Y. Makris   
  P. Drineas  
   $450K  
  SRC / TxACE  
  1836.029  
   Statistical Analysis of Parametric   
  Measurements and its Applications   
  in Analog/RF Test  
   08/01/09-07/31/10  
   Y. Makris    
   $82K  
  NSF 0936674  
   REU Supplement: A Machine-Learning  
  Approach to Built-In Self-Test  
  of Analog/RF Circuits  
   06/01/09-08/31/09  
   Y. Makris    
   $6K  
  IBM/GRC   
  Fellowship  
   Applications of Machine Learning and   
  Statistical Analysis in Adaptive Test   
  (Mr. Nathan Kupp)   
   09/01/08-08/31/13  
   Y. Makris  
   $210K  
  Intel Corp.  
   Equipment Donation for Project:   
  Concurrent Error Detection in   
  Microprocessor Controllers  
   07/01/08-06/30/10  
   Y. Makris    
   $12K  
  NSF 0834846  
   REU Supplement: Concurrent Error   
  Detection in Analog Circuits  
   06/01/08-08/31/08  
   Y. Makris    
   $6K  
  SRC 1632.001  
   Statistical Analysis of Parametric  
  Measurements and its Applications  
  in Analog/RF Test  
   08/01/07-07/31/09  
   Y. Makris    
   $165K  
  NSF 0735019  
   REU Supplement: A Machine-Learning  
  Approach to Built-In Self-Test  
  of Analog/RF Circuits  
   07/01/07-08/31/07  
   Y. Makris    
   $6K  
  NSF 0702522  
   Concurrent Error Detection in  
  Analog Circuits  
   07/01/07-06/30/10  
   Y. Makris    
   $120K  
  Intel Corp.  
   Gift to Support Project: Concurrent  
  Error Detection in   
  Microprocessor Controllers  
   07/01/07-06/30/10  
   Y. Makris    
   $150K  
  NSF 0622081  
   GOALI: A Machine-Learning Approach to  
  Built-In Self-Test of Analog/RF Circuits  
   09/01/06-08/31/09  
   Y. Makris    
   $270K  
  DARPA/Boeing  
  KT 3425  
   A Testability Study for the Asynchronous  
  Circuits of the CLASS Program  
   01/01/06-12/31/06  
   Y. Makris    
   $30K  
  S. Niarchos  
  Foundation  
   Faculty Research Grant:  
  Who-is-who in Hi-Tech in Greece  
   06/01/03-08/31/03  
   Y. Makris    
   $8K  
  Yale  
  University  
   Lab Setup and Research Initiation Fund:  
  Concurrent Error Detection/Correction  
  in FSMs  
   01/01/01-12/31/05  
   Y. Makris    
   $192K