Hardware Security and Design for Trust

Course Provider

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Certification

FlexiMasters

Academic Unit

1

Introduction

Hardware devices face a multitude of potential attacks that could jeopardise hardware security and undermine industrial trustworthiness. It is crucial for hardware designers to carefully contemplate and integrate diverse countermeasures during the design phase to guarantee security and trustworthiness.

This course offers an introduction to various hardware security risks and design-based countermeasures aimed at fostering hardware trust. Its primary audience is hardware designers seeking to elevate the security of their designs to shield against ever-evolving threats.

This course is part of:

- Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust
 - FlexiMasters in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust

Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
  2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
  3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)

 

This course aims to introduce various hardware security risks and the design-level countermeasures for hardware trust, to empower hardware designers to safeguard hardware against various security threats and build industrial trustworthiness.

Upon completion of this course, the learners will be able to: 

  • Describe security risks for hardware devices 
  • Describe different types of vulnerabilities and security threats in the hardware development cycle.
  • Explain the design level countermeasures for higher security features and trust in hardware devices.
  • Identify various design methodologies and countermeasures for protection against hardware threats and enhancement on hardware trustworthiness


This course aims to introduce various hardware security risks and the design-level countermeasures for hardware trust, to empower hardware designers to safeguard hardware against various security threats and build industrial trustworthiness.
This course is suitable for participants working/ intending to work in the cybersecurity industry. Prior knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) modules will be an advantage.

Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
  2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
  3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)

Standard Course Fee: S$2,180

SSG Funding Support

 Course fee

Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes

 

BEFORE funding & GST

AFTER funding & 9% GST

Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding)

S$2,000.00

S$654.00

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

S$254.00

SCs aged ≥ 40 years old
SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
(Up to 90% funding)

  • Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
  • NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

 

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Associate Professor Gwee Bah Hwee

Dr Gwee Bah Hwee received his B.Eng degree from University of Aberdeen, UK, in 1990. He received his MEng and PhD degrees from Nanyang Technological University in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He was an Assistant Professor of School of EEE, NTU from 1999 to 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor cum Assistant Chair (Outreach) in School of EEE, NTU and concurrently, he is the Deputy Director of Integrated Centre for Evaluation (NiCE). His research interests include machine learning, hardware security, image processing, asynchronous circuit design, Class-D amplifiers, and digital signal processing. He has published more than 150 technical papers, and 5 granted US patents. He has started 2 Start-up Companies in 2005 and in 2020. Dr Gwee had graduated 12 Ph.D. students, 6 M.Eng., 1 M.Phil. students and currently supervising 5 Ph.D. students. He had supervised and taught more than 200 MSc students. He is currently teachingsecond year course - Digital Electronics, third year course - Integrated Electronics, final year course - Analysis and Design of ICs, MSc course – Digital IC Design, NTU-TUM MSc (IC Design) – Practical Laboratory on Digital IC Design. 

Dr Cheng Deruo

Dr Cheng Deruo received his B.Eng (1st class honours) and PhD degrees from Nanyang Technological University in 2016 and 2021 respectively. He is currently a research scientist with Temasek Laboratories @ NTU. His research interests include hardware security, image processing, and machine learning. He has 19 technical papers published/accepted. He is an Associate Member of IEEE CASS DSP Technical Committee. He was the Technical Committee Member for ICIVC2023, and he is the Live Demonstrations Co-Chair for IEEE ISCAS 2024. He is engaged as the lecturer or instructor for several master courses including, National Integrated Centre for Evaluation - Hardware Security Analysis via Chip Analysis, Design for Trust, and NTU-TUM MSc (IC Design) - Practical Laboratory on Digital IC Design. He has supervised or co-supervised over 15 undergraduate and MSc projects in NTU.

 

COURSE TITLEACADEMIC UNIT
Foundations of Cybersecurity
1
Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management1
Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management1
Payment Flows
1
Cyber Fraud Loss Cycle
1
Mastercard Cybersecurity Tools1
Cybercriminal Profiling 1
Enterprise Cyber Risk Management 1
Insider Threat1
Corporate Security Structure1
Public-Private Sector Partnerships1
Intelligence Life Cycle1
Introduction to Cryptography1
Hardware Trojan Threats and Countermeasures 1
Hardware Security and Design for Trust1


    Listed courses are:

    • Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (total 9 AUs) and FlexiMasters in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (15 AUs)

    Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

    1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
    2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
    3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)

     

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