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Samuel Pagliarini is a Special Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining the ECE department in January 2024, Professor Pagliarini led the Centre for Hardware Security at Tallinn University of Technology from 2019 to 2023. He has also held postdoctoral positions at Carnegie Mellon University from 2015 to 2019 and at the University of Bristol from 2013 to 2015. His research is centered on hardware security, with a primary focus on the design of trustworthy integrated circuits (ICs) and secure chip systems. His work also encompasses topics such as electronic design automation, hardware trojan countermeasures, reverse engineering, and intellectual property protection through circuit design obfuscation. Additionally, he is involved in the development of ASIC cryptographic accelerators.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Leading research in hardware security and chip design.
Centre for Hardware Security • Tallinn University of Technology
Oversaw research initiatives focused on hardware security.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Conducted research in hardware security and related disciplines.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Focused on integrated circuit design and security.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.