Vincent John Mooney III

Vincent John Mooney III is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on Hardware-Software Co-Design, Cyber Physical Systems Security, and Low-Power Architectures. He has authored numerous publications on topics such as probabilistic computing, hardware security, and embedded systems design. Dr. Mooney has received prestigious awards including the NSF Career Award, National Semiconductor Fellowship, and ARCS Best Paper Award.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1998), Stanford University
  • MA in Philosophy (1997), Stanford University
  • MS in Electrical Engineering (1994), Stanford University
  • Certificate of Graduate Study (1992), University of Navarra
  • BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1991), Yale University

Research interests span hardware/software codesign, cybersecurity in embedded systems, and synthesis of reconfigurable architectures. His recent work includes Gridtrust for decentralized supply chain cybersecurity and COPPER for computation obfuscation. Dr. Mooney has supervised numerous Ph.D. students and held leadership roles in conferences such as HOST and CASES.

Scientific awards include

• NSF Career Award (2000)
• National Semiconductor Fellowship (1997-1998)
• AT&T Engineering Scholarship Program (1987-1991)
• NCAA Postgraduate Scholar (1991)
• Senior Member, IEEE (2003)
• ARCS 2012 Best Paper Award

Advising and grants highlight his mentorship of students like Jun Cheol Park and Yudong Tan, along with grants such as the U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship (2007). He leads the Hardware/Software Codesign for Security Group at Georgia Tech and has contributed to advancements in real-time operating systems and deadlock detection algorithms.