Michael Pehl

Michael Pehl is an Associate Professor at the Chair of Security in Information Technology at Technische Universität München (TUM), where he leads the Hardware-Intrinsic Security research group. His work focuses on Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), side-channel analysis, and secure hardware design.

His primary research interests include Physical Unclonable Functions, Hardware Security, Side-Channel Analysis, Fault Injection Attacks, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Secure Hardware Design, and Trusted Electronics. Pehl has developed significant expertise in PUF security mechanisms, with particular emphasis on countermeasures against side-channel attacks and entropy optimization in security primitives.

His recent publications demonstrate strong trends in hardware security, particularly in PUF architectures (oscillator-based, resistor-based, memristor-based), side-channel countermeasures, and entropy analysis. The research spans both theoretical foundations and practical implementations for secure embedded systems.

• Kurt-Fischer Prize (2013)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award at ICASSP 2022
• Outstanding Reviewer Award at DATE 2024

Pehl has secured substantial research funding through multiple high-profile projects including STAMPS-PLUS (DFG), Edu4Chip (EU), APRIORI (BMBF), and VE-FIDES (BMBF). He serves as an Associated Editor for IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security and has held leadership roles in major conferences including Program Co-Chair of COSADE 2023. His research group actively collaborates with industry partners and contributes to TUM's Center of Competence for Design of Electronic Circuits and Systems (DECS).

Pehl's laboratory focuses on Hardware-Intrinsic Security research, with specialized facilities for PUF evaluation, side-channel analysis, and fault injection testing. The team develops innovative security primitives for embedded systems and IoT devices, with particular emphasis on post-quantum security solutions.