Securing an Efficient Lightweight AES Accelerator

Abstract

First and foremost, I am immensely thankful to my thesis supervisors, Prof. Georgi Gaydadji, Dr.ir. Mottaqiallah Taouil and Kezheng Ma, for their consistent guidance, patience, and invaluable insights. Their mentorship has steered me into the realm of security and digital IC design, shaping my path in these domains.I extend my heartfelt appreciation to Abdullah Aljuffri for his valuable guidance and constructive feedback that greatly enhanced the quality of this work.Next, I would say thanks to people in Silicon Integrated B.V. Tianli Song, Quanhao Yu, Junwei Guo, Junyu Yang for sharing experiences and joy with me during my study.Furthermore, I am deeply grateful to my parents Haidong Huang and Qing li for their unwavering support in enabling me to pursue my education abroad and shaping the person have become. I also want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my girlfriend, Jiaqi Wang, for making me feel beloved.Lastly, I am thankful to all those whose names may not appear here, but whose contributions, whether small or large, have played a role in this achievement. Thank you.