Sandip Kundu

Sandip Kundu is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2005. Prior roles include Senior Researcher at Intel (1997–2005) and IBM Research (1988–1997). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa (1988) and a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur (1984).

Research Interests: Focuses on hardware security, VLSI design, CAD algorithms, microarchitecture, and neural processing. Notable contributions include work on physically unclonable functions (PUF), blockchain-based IC traceability, and securing embedded systems against adversarial attacks.

Key Activities: Served as Associate Editor for multiple IEEE journals and held visiting professorships at institutions like University of Freiburg (Germany), Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan), and Tsinghua University (China). Awarded IEEE Fellow and JSPS Invitational Fellowships.

Awards: Includes five best paper awards, Intel’s Development Leadership Pioneer Award, IBM’s Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, and recognition as a Distinguished Visitor by IEEE Computer Society.

Grants & Labs: Active in NSF-funded research and leads the Advanced VLSI Design and Test Group, exploring secure hardware design, neuromorphic computing, and resilient architectures for edge devices.