3 papers
cs.CR2026
Exploring Side-Channel Protections in Hardware Implementations of PQC ML-KEM Verification
Davis Ranney, Yashaswini I Makaram, A. Adam Ding +1
As ML-KEM is adopted as a post-quantum cryptographic standard, resilience against physical side-channel attacks has become essential. Among the constituent steps, the decapsulation…
cs.CR2025
USBSnoop -- Revealing Device Activities via USB Congestions
Davis Ranney, Yufei Wang, A. Adam Ding +1
The USB protocol has become a ubiquitous standard for connecting peripherals to computers, making its security a critical concern. A recent research study demonstrated the potentia…
cs.CR2025
MACPruning: Dynamic Operation Pruning to Mitigate Side-Channel DNN Model Extraction
Ruyi Ding, Cheng Gongye, Davis Ranney +2
As deep learning gains popularity, edge IoT devices have seen proliferating deployment of pre-trained Deep Neural Network (DNN) models. These DNNs represent valuable intellectual p…