Dr. Tyler Bletsch

Associate Professor

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Biography

Tyler Bletsch is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University in 2004 and his Doctorate (D.Phil.) from the same institution in 2011. His research interests lie primarily in computer security, particularly in the areas of vulnerability mitigation and system resilience. Bletsch has published numerous articles on critical topics related to hardware and software security, including the Rowhammer vulnerability and various mitigation techniques leveraging machine learning. He has taught various courses at Duke, including special topics in Electrical Computer Engineering, enterprise storage architecture, and digital systems. Bletsch remains active in the academic community, contributing to multiple conferences and journals. His work emphasizes both theoretical foundations and practical solutions aimed at enhancing cybersecurity measures.

Research Interests

Courses

ECE 899: Special Readings Electrical Engineering ECE 566: Enterprise Storage Architecture ECE 560: Computer Information Security ECE 496: Special Topics Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 495: Special Topics Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 494: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 493: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 458: Engineering Software Maintainability ECE 350L: Digital Systems ECE 291: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 250D: Computer Architecture CYBERSEC 591: Special Readings Cybersecurity COMPSCI 391: Independent Study COMPSCI 350L: Digital Systems COMPSCI 250D: Computer Architecture

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)