- Energy-Efficient Microelectronics
- Cryptographic Hardware Security
- Digital Integrated Circuit Design
- +۴ مورد دیگر
Frank Kagan Gürkaynak is Director of the Microelectronics Design Center (DZ) and a Researcher at ETH Zurich's Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET). He leads the PULP open-source hardware project and works closely with Prof. Luca Benini in the Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS). His academic journey includes BSc/MSc from Istanbul Technical University and a PhD from ETH Zurich. Roles: Microelectronics Design Center Director, Senior Scientist in IIS, VLSI course lecturer Research focuses on energy-efficient digital circuits, cryptographic hardware security, and open-source processor architectures. Key projects include EU-funded initiatives like European Processor Initiative (EPI), Convolve, and NeuroSoC, along with SNSF grants Tiny Trainer and PEDESITE. Active in teaching VLSI design, embedded systems, and essential engineering skills. Publications emphasize secure cryptographic accelerators, low-power processor clusters, and GALS system design methodologies. Contributions include energy-efficient ASICs for IoT to HPC domains and pioneering work in side-channel attack-resistant hardware.










