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Dr. Levent Aksoy is a Senior Research Fellow at Tallinn University of Technology, School of Information Technologies, Department of Computer Systems, where he has been working since 2020 (initially as a Post-Doc and since November 2023 as Senior Research Fellow). His academic journey began with a BSc from Yildiz Technical University, followed by MSc and PhD degrees from Istanbul Technical University in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Dr. Aksoy's research primarily focuses on electronic design automation, hardware security, and optimization techniques. His work spans several key areas including logic locking, circuit obfuscation, multiplierless design methods for constant multiplications, and switching lattices for efficient logic implementation. He has published extensively in top-tier IEEE journals and conferences, with a strong emphasis on hardware security mechanisms and efficient circuit design.
His recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate a clear research trajectory toward hardware security, with numerous papers on logic locking techniques, structural analysis attacks, and hardware obfuscation methods. This research direction aligns with his current leadership of the EAGER project on 'Hardware-Efficient Realization of UA Cryptographic Standards' and his involvement in the European Space Agency project on 'End-to-End Supply Chain Protection'.
Dr. Aksoy has received multiple awards for his research contributions, including:
- First place in HELLO: CTF 2022 (2023)
- Best paper award at DDECS (2022)
- Best paper award at EUC (2015)
As a supervisor, Dr. Aksoy currently guides three students working on hardware security topics, including lightweight cryptography implementations and advanced hardware protection mechanisms. He also serves on PhD and MSc defense committees at Tallinn University of Technology and Linköping University. His professional service includes IEEE membership and reviewing for prestigious IEEE transactions and conferences such as DATE, ICCAD, and ISCAS.
