Building Secure Hardware: Maker Innovations Series

Keshav Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He is pursuing his PhD in the field of Hardware Security from Lingayas Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, India. He has worked with Chandigarh University, Punjab, India (NIRF 29). He has completed his Master of Engineering in ECE with a specialization in Hardware Security from Chitkara University, Punjab, India. He has also worked as a JRF with NIT Patna and as an Assistant Lecturer at Chitkara University, Punjab, India. He has authored and co-authored 5 books, and over 70+ research papers in the field of Hardware Security, Green Communication, Low-power VLSI Design, Machine Learning Techniques, and IoT. He has also worked with professors from 20 different countries. His areas of specialization include Deep Learning, Hardware Security, Green Communication, Low-power VLSI Design, Machine Learning Techniques, WSN, and IoT. He has experience teaching Python Programming, Embedded Systems, IoT, Computer Networks, and Digital Electronics. He is also associated with Gyancity Research Consultancy Pvt Ltd. He is also a member of IAENG. He has 1300+ citations (Google Scholar) and 18 H-index (Google Scholar), besides 13 H-Index (Scopus).
Dr. Bishwajeet Pandey is a Professor at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, India, and a Visiting Professor at UCSI University, Malaysia (QS World Rank 265). He has been a Senior Member of IEEE since 2019. Dr. Pandey holds an MTech in Computer Science from IIIT Gwalior, India, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy. He has previously taught at several esteemed institutions, including Chitkara University (Chandigarh), Jain University (Bangalore), Astana IT University (Kazakhstan), Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan - QS World Rank 321), and Walsh College (USA). A prolific researcher, Dr. Pandey has authored over 30 books and published more than 260+ Scopus-indexed research papers, accumulating over 5000+ citations. His leadership experience includes serving as the Research Head of the School of CSE at Jain University, Bangalore (2021-2023) and heading the International Global Academic Partnership Committee at the Birla Institute of Applied Science, Bhimtal (2020-2021). In 2023, he was honoured with the prestigious Professor of the Year Award at Lord's Cricket Ground by the London Organisation of Skills Development. Dr Pandey's greatest strength lies in his extensive global academic network. He has visited 52 countries, participated in 105 international conferences, and co-authored papers with 218 professors from 93 universities across 42 nations. He also serves as the Chair of two IEEE International Conferences - ICAIC (AI in Cybersecurity) and GAISS (Generative AI for Secure Systems) - held in Houston and Austin, USA and one Springer International Conference - SQITS - held in San Antonio, USA.

Chapter 1: Getting Hands-On with Hardware Cryptography.- Chapter 2: Fundamental Cryptographic Algorithms.- Chapter 3: Cryptographic Hardware Implementations.- Chapter 4: Secure Design and Implementation.- Chapter 5: Implementation of DES on FPGA.- Chapter 6: Implementation of AES on FPGA.- Chapter 7: Implementation of ECC on FPGA.- Chapter 8: Implementation of LAES on FPGA.- Chapter 9: Implementation of RNG on FPGA.- Chapter 10: Applications of Hardware Cryptography.- Chapter 11: Future Trends and Emerging Technologies in Cryptographic Hardware.