Jim Plusquellic

Jim Plusquellic is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He holds leadership roles including Director of the Integrated Circuit Hardware Analysis Laboratory (IC-HAL) and President/CEO of IC-Safety, LLC. His research focuses on hardware security, trust, and IoT systems, with contributions to PUF-based authentication and Trojan detection. He has authored/co-authored over 100 refereed publications and holds multiple patents. Plusquellic has been honored with awards such as the IEEE Computer Society's Outstanding Contribution Award and induction into the HOST Hall-of-Fame.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1997
• M.S., Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1995
• B.S., Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1983

Research & Grants:

• Lead PI for the "Trusted and Assured Microelectronics Theme" under ASU's SWAP Hub ($2.5M, 2024-2028)
• NSF-funded projects on hardware security primitives and DFM (e.g., $300K for regional process variation analysis)
• Industry collaborations with Sandia National Labs, IBM, NASA, and commercial entities

Key Contributions:

• Co-founder of the IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (HOST)
• Developed PUF-based authentication protocols (e.g., PUF-Cash for digital currency)
• Authored book chapters on hardware security and Trojan detection

Labs & Teams:

• Integrated Circuit Hardware Analysis Laboratory (IC-HAL)
• Collaboration with Enthentica Inc. and IC-Safety for hardware security commercialization