Hardware Security for Design Engineers

Many RTL designers are curious about hardware security but don’t know where to begin. Unlike software security, the path is not obvious and rarely taught in industry roles.

This session is for design engineers who want to explore hardware security research without leaving product silicon work.

We can discuss:

• How hardware Trojans actually appear in RTL

• Where logic locking fits in real design flows

• What types of research papers are worth reading

• How to critically analyze a hardware security paper

• Turning small experiments into publishable work

• Using open tools (e.g., logic locking frameworks)

• How to build a GitHub portfolio around security experiments

• Balancing full-time RTL work with research

• Identifying gaps between verification and security