Ranga Vemuri

Dr. Ranga Vemuri is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati since 1989. His research focuses on Hardware Security, VLSI Design, Formal Verification, Reconfigurable Computing, and Electronic Design Automation. He has advised over 40 PhD and 60 MS students, and his work is funded by agencies like AFRL, DARPA, NSF, and industry partners.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (1988)
• M.Tech. in Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1984)
• B.Tech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Nagarjuna University (1983)

Research Interests:

Dr. Vemuri's work spans Hardware Trust and Security, VLSI Design and Architectures, Formal Methods, and Reconfigurable Computing. He pioneers techniques in analog and digital circuit synthesis, FPGA architectures, and leakage-power reduction strategies. His contributions include innovations in post-silicon validation, secure IC design, and side-channel attack mitigation.

Grants & Collaborations:

He has led over 20 grants totaling millions in funding, including projects on secure system design (SETS), obfuscation of hardware designs, and formal security assertions. Key collaborators include Galois Inc., Air Force Research Laboratory, and EDAptive Computing.

Labs & Teams:

His research group focuses on secure embedded systems, trusted microelectronics, and post-silicon validation methodologies. Collaborates extensively with industry and government labs on hardware security and design automation challenges.