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<td align="center" style="padding:40px 20px 10px;"><div style="font-size:24px;color:#c8102e;line-height: 28px;"><strong>Post-Quantum Secure ASCON Lightweight Cryptography Hardware Implementation enhancing Automotive Security<br>
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<div style="margin:30px 0;line-height:20px;"><div style="font-size:18px;margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong>Hai Phong Nguyen</strong></div>
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<p style="margin:0 0 5px;">November 11 2024; 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (CST)<br>
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Zoom: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uh-edu-cougarnet.zoom.us/j/86315199002?pwd=zKCtvp3sdTa2odeXzHNScQUuqaUpqS.1__;!!LkSTlj0I!DjZZV9H03Kbx3kBVBgkhLAWGeHIhw80iIrlW0amoif7umAcOybhXVPXFP2FZhzpRU_noqKeU3P_Jqe7-0YKo-n8SW_GDsYA$">https://uh-edu-cougarnet.zoom.us/j/86315199002?pwd=zKCtvp3sdTa2odeXzHNScQUuqaUpqS.1</a></p>
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<p style="margin:0 0 5px;"><strong>Committee Chair:</strong><br>
Yuhua Chen Ph.D.<br>
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<p style="margin:0 0 20px;"><strong>Committee Members:</strong><br>
JingHong Chen, Ph.D. | Yi-Lung Mo, Ph.D.</p></div>
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<p style="font-size:16px;color:#c8102e;"><strong> Abstract</strong></p>
<p>With the rapid growth of connected vehicles and the vulnerability of embedded systems against cyber attack, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is the crucial solution. Yet by nature, the automotive sensors are limited in power, processing capability, memory, in implementing secure measures. To confront quantum key-search, side-channel attacks while being lightweight to implement on embedded systems, Ascon cipher suite is the primary candidate. Beside hashing functionality, Ascon also provides authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD), adding auxiliary security for automotive to resist malicious sources. Our work combine the controller area network (CAN) protocol with the hardware design of Ascon, prioritizing area and power consumption and further demonstrate Ascon efficiency via Field Programmable Gate Arrasy (FPGAs). The system's ability to operate with a maximum power consumption of only 166 mW, underscores its efficiency and making it well-suited for applications where energy efficiency is critical. This achievement is further enhanced by the seamless integration with the CAN bus, facilitated by the CAN 2.0A controller from the STM32F767ZI core, which ensures smooth and reliable communication between the cryptographic module and the broader system.</p></td>
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