Kanad Basu

Kanad Basu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. He leads the Trustworthy and Intelligent Embedded Systems (TIES) lab, focusing on hardware security, reliability, and emerging computing paradigms. His research spans AI hardware, quantum computing, functional safety, and hardware-based security validation.

Research Interests: His work emphasizes improving the trustworthiness of modern hardware systems. Key areas include hardware security (e.g., side-channel analysis, hardware trojans), functional safety in AI accelerators, quantum computing security and verification, and post-silicon validation techniques. He combines formal methods, machine learning, and hardware design to address vulnerabilities in SoCs, DNN accelerators, and quantum systems.

Publication Trends: Recent publications (2023–2025) show a strong focus on interdisciplinary research, integrating AI/ML with hardware security, quantum computing, and functional safety. There is a growing emphasis on using large language models for assertion generation, symbolic execution for hardware fuzzing, and graph neural networks for quantum circuit analysis. His work frequently appears in top venues like DAC, DATE, HOST, ISVLSI, and IEEE journals.

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award, 2025
• IEEE Top Picks in Test and Reliability, 2024 and 2023
• Multiple Hack@DAC Prizes (2nd and 3rd)
• Best Paper Award at VLSI Design 2011
• Assistant Professor Award at UTD Jonsson School, 2024
• Nominated for Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, 2019

Advising and Grants: Dr. Basu has mentored numerous PhD, MS, and undergraduate students, many of whom have published in top-tier venues. He leads the TIES lab, which has received significant recognition, including the NSF CAREER Award. He actively collaborates across disciplines, advising students on topics ranging from quantum computing to AI hardware and functional safety. His lab produces high-impact research with real-world applications in automotive, cloud, and embedded systems.

Labs and Teams: He leads the Trustworthy and Intelligent Embedded Systems (TIES) lab at UT Dallas, which fosters innovation in hardware security and reliability. The lab has produced award-winning work, including second prize at HACK@DAC 2025. He also serves on technical committees for IEEE DATE and HOST, and acts as Hardware Hacking Chair for IEEE HOST, indicating strong leadership in the hardware security community.