Zheng Yue

Research Fellow
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
Email: yue.zheng@ntu.edu.sg

I am currently a Research Fellow in Centre for Integrated Circuits and Systems (CICS) in School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore). I received the Ph.D degree from NTU, Singapore in 2020 and the B.Eng degree from Shanghai University (SHU), China in 2015. My research interests include hardware security, Physical Unclonable Function (PUF), security protocols, random number generator, physical layer security, and etc. Please refer to publication page for more details.

[Curriculum vitae](pdf), Sept. 2022         [LinkedIn profile]        [Google Scholar]        [CSDN blog]       

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Publications

Journals

[J8] Y. Zheng, S. Wang, and C.H. Chang, "A DNN fingerprint for non-repudiable model ownership identification and piracy detection", IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics, Security (TIFS), Jul. 2022. [link]

[J7] Y. Zheng, W. Liu, C. Gu, and C.H. Chang, "PUF-based mutual authenticaiton and key exchange protocol for peer-to-peer IoT applications", IEEE Trans. Dependable Secure Comput. (TDSC), Jul. 2022. [link]

[J6] Y. Cao, X. Zhao, W. Zheng, Y. Zheng, and C.H. Chang, "A new energy-efficient and high throughput two-phase multi-bit per cycle ring oscillator-based true random number generator", IEEE Trans. Circuit. Syst. Regular paper (TCAS-I), Jan. 2022. [link]

[J4] Y. Zheng, X. Zhao, T. Sato, Y. Cao and C.H. Chang, "Ed-PUF: Event-driven physical unclonable function for camera authentication in reactive monitoring system", IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics, Security, Mar. 2020. [link]

[J3] Y. Zheng, Y. Cao and C.H. Chang, "A PUF-based data-device hash for tampered image detection and source camera identification", IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics, Security, Jul. 2019. [link]

[J2] Y. Zheng, Y. Cao and C.H. Chang, "UDhashing: Physical Unclonable Function Based User-Device Hash for Endpoint Authentication", IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics Jan. 2019. [link]

[J1] A. Cui, C.H. Chang, W. Zhou, Y. Zheng, “A new PUF based lock and key solution for secure in-field testing of cryptographic chips,” IEEE Trans. Emerging Topics in Computing, Mar. 2019. [link]


Magazine

[M1] C.H. Chang, Y. Zheng, and L. Zhang, “A retrospective and a look forward: Fifteen years of physical unclonable function advancement,” IEEE Circuits and Syst. Magazine, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 32–62, 2017. [link]


Conferences

[C11] C. Xu, W. Liu, Y. Zheng, S. Wang, and C. H. Chang. "Inconspicuous data augmentation based backdoor attack on deep neural networks", in Proc. IEEE Int. System-On-Chip Conf. (SOCC), (Belfast, Northern Ireland), Setp. 2022. [To Appear]

[C10] S. Wang, C.Xu, Y. Zheng, and C. H. Chang. "A buyer-traceable DNN model IP protection method against piracy and misappropriation", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Artificial Intell. Circuits Syst. (AICAS), (Incheon, Korea), Jun. 2022. [Link]

[C9] Y. Zheng, and C. H. Chang. "Secure mutual authentication and key-exchange protocol between PUF-embedded IoT endpoints." in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), (Daegu, Korea), May 2021. [link]

[C8] J. X. Soo, Y. Zheng, and C. H. Chang. "Live Demonstration: Event-driven physical unclonable function for camera authentication in reactive monitoring system", in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), (Daegu, Korea), May 2021. [link] (J.X. Soo is a second year undergraduate under my guidance)

[C7] B. Wang, X. Zhao, Y. Zheng, and C. H. Chang. "An in-pixel gain amplifier based event-driven physical unclonable function for CMOS dynamic vision sensors." in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), (Sapporo, Japan), May 2019. [link]

[C6] Y. Zheng, S. S. Dhabu, and C.H. Chang, “Securing IoT monitoring device using PUF and physical layer authentication,” in Proc. 2018 IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Syst. (ISCAS), Florence, May. 2018. [link]

[C5] S. S. Dhabu, Y. Zheng, W. Liu and C.H. Chang, “Active IC Metering of Digital Signal Processing Subsystem with Two-Tier Activation for Secure Split Test,” in Proc. 2018 IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Syst. (ISCAS), DOI 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351390, Florence, May. 2018. [link]

[C4] Y. Zheng, Y. Cao, and C.H. Chang, "Facial biohashing based User-Device physical unclonable function for bring your own device system (Invited Paper, also featured in IEEE Xplore Innovation Spotlight, titled “Can BYOD be as Secure as Company-Owned Devices” on August 6, 2018, https://innovate.ieee.org/innovation-spotlight/biohashing-physical-unclonable-function-byod-authentication-scheme/)," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Consumer Electronics (ICCE 2018), Las Vegas, US, Jan. 2018. [link]

[C3] C. Q. Liu, Y. Zheng, C.H. Chang, “A new write-contention based dual-port SRAM PUF with multiple response bits per cell,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems. (ISCAS 2017), Baltimore, USA, May. 2017. [link]

[C2] Y. Cao, C.H Chang, Y. Zheng, X Zhao. " An energy-efficient true random number generator based on current starved ring oscillators." in Proc. Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (AsianHOST), Beijing, China, Oct. 2016. [link] (Cisco Best Paper Award Candidate)

[C1] Y. Zheng, Y. Cao, and C.H. Chang. "A new event-driven dynamic vision sensor based physical unclonable function for camera authentication in reactive monitoring system," in Proc. Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust, Yilan, Taiwan, Dec. 2016. [link]

Professional Experience

NTU, Singapore
Lab: Centre for Integrated Circuits and Systems
PI: Prof. Chang Chip Hong

NTU, Singapore
Lab: Centre for Integrated Circuits and Systems
PI: Prof. Chang Chip Hong

Kyoto Univeristy, Japan
Lab: Processor Architecture and Systems Synthesis
PI: Prof. Takashi Sato

Certificate: “Recommended to Teach” grade attained in NTU HWG702 University Teaching for Teaching Assistants Programme.
[1] NTU EEE Escape Room Project “Xperience@ EEE”. Assisted Prof. Ping Shum in designing EEE technologies (Electronics, artificial intelligence, electromagnetism, photonics, etc.) involved escape room.
[2] NTU Undergraduate Course EE2006 “Engineering Mathematics”. Assisted Prof. Wong Jia Yiing, Patricia in designing questions for EE2006 assignments and quizzes, evaluating students’ participation and assignments.

[1] CN Yang Scholars Programme: Dynamic Vision Sensor Based Conscious Event-Driven Physical Unclonable Function for Proactive Monitoring System.
[2] Final Year Project: Design of an Iris-based user recognition system
[3] Final Year Project: Design of Vocal User-Device Physical Unclonable Function
[4] Final Year Project: A Text-independent Speaker Recognition System
[5] Final Year Project: Physical Unclonable Function Based Biometric Token for BYOD Security

Singapore section: People's Choice Award
Topic: Give your device a fingerprint - the magic of physical unclonable function.
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NTU section: People's Choice Award
Topic: Give your device a fingerprint.

Academic Activities

Invited Talks and Presentations

[1] Invited talk, “PUFs Based Solutions to Unification of User, Device, Data Authentication”, at International Young Scholar Forum of Zhejiang University, 22 Sept. 2020.
[2] Invited talk, “A Dynamic Vision Sensor Based Event-Driven PUF”, at CCF China Test Conference, Xian, Shanxi, 22 Aug 2020.
[3] YP Presentation, “Facial Biohashing Based User-Device PUF For Bring Your Own Device Security”[Link], IEEE Young Professional (YP) Event, Las Vegas, USA, Jan 2018.
[4] Conference presentation, “Securing IoT monitoring device using PUF and physical layer authentication”, ISCAS 2018.
[5] Conference presentation, “Facial biohashing based User-Device physical unclonable function for bring your own device”, ICCE 2018.
[6] Conference presentation, “A new event-driven dynamic vision sensor based physical unclonable function for camera authentication in reactive monitoring system.” AsianHOST 2016.

Invited Tutorial and Special Sessions

[1] Invited Half-day Tutorial Speaker, “Defender-Adversary Arms Race of Logic Locking - Part I”, at ISCAS 2021
[2] Special Session Organizer, "Security and Privacy in Deployment of Deep Neural Networks", at AICAS 2022
[3] Special Session Organizer, "Hardware Security in the New Wave of Digital Technology Revolution", at ISCAS 2021

Services

2022-2023, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (TCAS-II)
2022, PhD Forum Chair, IEEE Asian Hardware Oriented Security and Trust Symposium (AsianHOST)
2022, Track Chair, IEEE Asia Pacific COnference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS)
2022, Special Session Chair, IEEE International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC)
2022, Session Chair, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)
2021-2022, Review Committee Member, IEEE International Symposium on CIrcuits and Systems (ISCAS)
2021, Track Chair, Session Chair, IFIP/IEEE International COnference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC)
2021, Session Chair, IEEE International Symposium on CIrcuits and Systems (ISCAS)
2021, VSA-TC member, VLSI Systems and Applications Technical Committee member
I am an active member of IEEE and CAS society and have severed as a reviewer for a variety of IEEE journals and conferences, e.g., TETC, TII, TCAS-I, TCAS-II, TIFS, TDSC, TVLSI, JETCAS, ISCAS, AsianHOST, etc., since 2016.