Engineers propose a built-in security measure that would better protect computer chip hardware from hackers. Purdue University engineers have demonstrated a way to disguise which transistor is which by building them out of a sheet-like material called black phosphorus. This built-in security measure would prevent hackers from getting enough information about the circuit to reverse…

Computer scientists have devised a new weapon against video game players who cheat. The researchers developed their approach for detecting cheaters using the popular first-person shooter game Counter-Strike. But the mechanism can work for any massively multiplayer online (MMO) game that sends data traffic to a central server. The researchers developed their approach for detecting…

Researchers demonstrate that it’s possible to de-identify raw functional genomics data to ensure patient privacy. They also demonstrate how these raw data could be linked back to specific individuals through their gene variants by something as simple as an abandoned coffee cup if these sanitation measures are not put in place. In a study publishing…

Physicists have described in theoretical terms how to develop codes that cannot be broken by quantum computers — computing devices of the future. These codes rely on distributing single photons that share a quantum character solely among the parties that wish to communicate. But even that may have a weakness: Encrypted information could be decoded…

SUTD has set out to apply concepts from quantum Parrondo’s paradox in search of a working protocol for semiclassical encryption. Parrondo’s paradox is a phenomenon where the switching of two losing games results in a winning outcome. In the two-sided quantum coin tossing game introduced by the authors, they showed in a previous work that…

Investigators outline how a time-sensitive network control plane could be a key component of a workable quantum network. In addition to the well-understood requirements of transmission distance and data rate, for quantum networks to be useful in a real-world setting there are at least two other requirements that need to be considered. One is real-time…

Researchers have developed a new light-emitting memory device by integrating a resistive random-access memory with a light-emitting electrochemical cell that are both based on perovskite. The results are promising for faster data storage and reading in future electronic devices and open a new avenue of applications for perovskite optoelectronics. By integrating a light-emitting electrochemical cell…

Researchers developed a new machine learning-based framework to enhance the security of computer networks inside vehicles without undermining performance. With the widespread prevalence of modern automobiles that entrust control to onboard computers, this research looks toward to a larger Army effort to invest in greater cybersecurity protection measures for its aerial and land platforms, especially…

Researchers are rethinking basic functions that drive the ability of neural networks to make inferences on encrypted data. In the paper, «DeepReDuce: ReLU Reduction for Fast Private Inference,» the team focuses on linear and non-linear operators, key features of neural network frameworks that, depending on the operation, introduce a heavy toll in time and computational…

Researchers recently presented articles on memory safety that make computer systems more secure. This new research, which has zero to little effect on system performance, is already being used to create a processor. Columbia Engineering researchers who are leading experts in computer security recently presented two major papers that make computer systems more secure at…