Carl Sechen

Carl Sechen is a Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), affiliated with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. His research focuses on design and computer-aided design (CAD) of digital/analog integrated circuits, with a strong emphasis on secure ICs and transistor-level programmable fabrics. He leads projects like the TRAP fabric, which achieves 10X logic density over traditional FPGAs while enabling secure hardware through IC redaction.

Education: Ph.D. (1987, UC Berkeley), M.S. (1977, MIT), B.E.E. (1975, University of Minnesota). Awards include IEEE Fellow (2002), UTD Distinguished Teaching Award (2014), and multiple Semiconductor Research Corporation awards. His work bridges theoretical CAD advancements with practical hardware security solutions.

• Research Highlights: Secure IC design, transistor-level programmability, FPGA architecture, hardware security.
• Key Projects: TRAP fabric development, anti-reverse engineering techniques, low-power design methodologies.
• Awards: Over 20+ honors including best paper awards at PRIME (2017) and DATE (nominated 2017).

Publications span journals like IEEE Transactions on CAD and conferences such as DATE, ISCAS, and VTS. Current work emphasizes secure hardware through obfuscation and programmable logic innovations.