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National Microelectronic Security Training Center

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Micro Certificates

Description

Micro-certificate courses offered by the MEST Center provide specialized training in microelectronic security through modular, knowledge-based programs. Each course combines theoretical foundations with practical hands-on experience using relevant tools and webinars, covering current state-of-the-art research topics. Trainees gain both foundational understanding and exposure to advanced research, preparing them for academic and industry roles in secure hardware design.

Certificates are available to members of MEST. To access the certificates, you must be logged in to your nanoHUB account, and a MEST group membership is required. The certificates have been specifically developed for US Citizens working in a DoD, Government, or Government-affiliated role, as well as SCALE students.  To gain access to the materials, please ensure you have a nanoHUB account registered with your organizational email and follow these steps:

1. Create a nanoHUB account at https://nanohub.org/register/.

2. Request membership in the MEST group at https://nanohub.org/groups/mest.


May 2025

Date/Time Event
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Asynchronous Design
Dr. Jia Di
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Boolean Satisfiability Attack and Its Use in VLSI Testing
Dr. Ujjwal Guin
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Counterfeit Detection: Circuit Based
Dr. Mark M. Tehranipoor
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Hardware Trojans
Dr. Mark M. Tehranipoor and Dr. Navid Asadi
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
Dr. Li-C Wang
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Introduction to Machine Learning
Dr. Li-C Wang
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Secure UAV Design
Dr. Md Tauhidur Rahman
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Security Primitives I: Introduction to Physical Unclonable Functions
Dr. Jim Plusquellic
05/27/2025 - 08/31/2030
12:00 AM
Security Primitives II: PUF Architectures
Dr. Jim Plusquellic
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Security Primitives III: True Random Number Generators
Dr. Jim Plusquellic
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
System-on-Chip (SoC) Design
Dr. Christophe Bobda
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
System-on-Chip (SoC) Verification
Dr. Farimah Farahmandi
05/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
UAV Programming - A Hands-on Experience
Dr. Md Tauhidur Rahman

Sep 2025

Date/Time Event
09/09/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Fault Injection Attacks
Dr. Farimah Farahmandi
09/09/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Micro-Architectural Attacks
Dr. Mark M. Tehranipoor
09/09/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Supply Chain Security
Dr. Mark M. Tehranipoor
09/24/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Chip Imaging
Dr. Navid Asadi
09/24/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Counterfeit Detection: Imaging Based
Dr. Navid Asadi
09/24/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
Physical Assurance
Dr. Navid Asadi

Oct 2025

Date/Time Event
10/27/2025 - 05/31/2030
12:00 AM
IP Protection using Logic Locking
Dr. Ujjwal Guin and Dr. Mark M. Tehranipoor

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