Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Dr. Fakir Sharif Hossain

Research Interests

• Machine learning
• Hardware security
• VLSI ASIC Design and FPGAs
• Electric intelligent vehicles
• IoT
• Blockchain

Educational Background

• Doctor of Engineering, (Electronics), Nara institute of science and technology (NAIST), Nara, Japan
• Master of Science (MSc), (Communication and electronics), Bangladesh University of engineering and technology (BUET), BD
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Electrical and electronics), Ahsanullah university of science and technology, AUST
• Post Graduate Diploma (PGD), (Information Technology), University of Dhaka (DU), BD

Honors and Achievements

• AUST internal research grant, Project ID:ARP/2022/EEE/02/02, Ahsanullah University of Science and technology, 2022
• Keynote Speaker International Symposium on Information Technology and Digital Innovation (ISITDI), Faculty of Information Technology Universitas Andalas Limau Manis, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia - 25163 Website: http://isitdi.conference.unand.ac, 2022
• Keynote Speaker, ICoFA, Renewable and Novel Energy Sources: A Methodological Study in Various Source, Politeknik Negeri Jember, Indonesia, Jl. Mastrip Po Box 164 Jember, East Java, Indonesia, 2022
• IEEE Kanjai best student award, IEEE Kanjai section, Region-10, Osaka, Japan, 2018
• ATS Doctoral Thesis award, Asian Test Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017
• Excellent paper award, DC LSI, Tokyo, Japan, 2017
• The excellent student presentation award of Special Interest Group on System LSI Design Methodology, IECE, Design Gaia, Osaka, Japan, 2016
• Best Poster presentation award, IEICE, Japan, 2016
• Best Poster presentation award, WIE-CON ECE, BUET, Bangladesh, 2015
• NAIST Scholar (Japanese Government, MEXT Scholarship), PhD full funded, 2015-2018, Japanese Govt, NAIST, Japan, 2015
• Best presentation award for the Young Researcher category, Design Gaia 2015 workshop, IEICE, Nagasaki,Japan, 2015

Publications

1. CRO-PUF: Resilience to machine learning and differential power attacks, Computers \& Security, 2025, Elsevier.
2. A dependable and resource-frugal ring oscillator physically unclonable function, International Journal of Electronics, 2024, Taylor \& Francis. URL
3. Advancements in scalability of blockchain infrastructure through IPFS and dual blockchain methodology, The Journal of Supercomputing, 2023, Springer Nature. URL
4. An exquisitely sensitive variant-conscious post-silicon Hardware Trojan detection, Integration the VLSI Journal, 2023, Elsevier. URL
5. Hossain, F. S., Sakib, T. H., Ashar, M., & Ferdian, R, A dual mode self-test for a stand alone AES core, PloS one, 2021, Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA. URL
6. M Ali, MS Rahman, FS Hossain, Design of a BIST implemented AES crypto-processor ASIC, PLoS ONE 16(11): e0259956. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0259956, 2021, Plos ONE. URL
7. M Ali, H Ismail, FS Hossain, Area efficient camouflaging technique for securing IC reverse engineering, PloS one, e0257679, 2021, Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA. URL
8. FS Hossain, T Rahman, AA Mamun, OB Mannan, M Altaf-Ul-Amin, An approach to increase the power output of Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station: A step to sustainable development in Bangladesh’s energy sector, PLoS ONE 16(10): e0257645, 2021, PLoS ONE. URL
9. S. Alam, MS Islam, A. Hasnat , Tahsin IM, FS Hossain, Design Aspect of the Dish Stirling System and the Prospect of Power Generation in Bangladesh, BAIUST Academic Journal, 2020, Bangladesh Army Int. University (BAIUST). URL
10. FS Hossain, T Yoneda, M Inoue, A Golden-Free Hardware Trojan Detection Technique Considering Intra-Die Variation, IEICE-DC-2018-02-13, Tokyo, Japan, 2018, Institute of electronic information communication engineering (IEICE). URL
11. F. S. Hossain, T. Yoneda, M. Inoue, "An effective and sensitive scan segmentation technique for detecting hardware Trojan", IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information and Systems, 100(1), 130-139, 2017, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers. URL
12. FS Hossain, T Yoneda, M Inoue, Scan Segmentation Approach to Magnify Detection Sensitivity for Tiny Hardware Trojan, IEICE-VLD, 115(339), 1-6, Nagasaki, Japan, 2015, IEICE.
13. MRCBSAA Md Rabiul Awal, Muzammil Jusoh, Md. Nazmus Sakib , Fakir Sharif Hossain, Design and implementation of vehicle mounted wind turbine, ARPN J Eng Appl Sci, vol. 10(19), 8699--8709, 2015.
14. FS Hossain, M Ali, A novel byte-substitution architecture for the AES cryptosystem, PloS one, e0138457, vol. 10(1), 2015, Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA.
15. FS Hossain, S Alam, MMA Joarder, Mobile Device and Web Based Remote Controller on Data Repository, International Journal of Information Engineering, 2(2), 1-7, SEIPUB, 2014, SEIPUB, USA. URL
16. FS Hossian, A Nawaz, K Grihan, Biometric authentication scheme for ATM banking system using energy efficient AES processor, International Journal of Information and Computer Science, vol.2(4), 57-63, 2013.
17. MS Alam, MA Razzak, MN Islam, FS Hossain, Transient Stability Enhancement Of Bangladesh East West Interconnected System Using Static VAR Compensator (SVC), Int. J. Eng. Res. Technol, vol.2, 730-733, 2013.
18. L Ali, I Aris, FS Hossain, N Roy, Design of an ultra high speed AES processor for next generation IT security, Computers \& Electrical Engineering, vol.37(7), 1160-1170, Elsevier, 2011, Elsevier.

1. Generating Robust Cryptographic Keys using Crossover Ring Oscillator PUFs: Resilience against Machine Learning Attacks, 2024 15th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), 2024. URL
2. Glitch Variability Aware Power Side-Channel for Detecting Hardware Trojans, 2024 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication, Electrical, and Smart Systems (iCACCESS), 2024, IEEE. URL
3. A Time of Use Tariff Based Demand Side Management Algorithm for Residential Consumers, 2022 4th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 4.0 (STI), 2022, IEEE. URL
4. An Efficient Machine Learning Approach for Hardware Trojan Detection, 2022 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2022, IEEE. URL
5. Design of a Highly Randomized Crossover Ring Oscillator Physical Unclonable Function, 2022 12th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), 2022, IEEE. URL
6. An Efficient Machine Learning Approach for Hardware Trojan Detection, 2022 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2022. URL
7. A Robust Vision Based Lane Scenario Detection and Classification Using Machine Learning for SelfDriving Vehicles, n 2022 25th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), 2022. URL
8. MDSH Sohan, M Mahmud, MAB Sikder, FS Hossain, MR Hasan, Increasing Throughput and Reducing Storage Bloating Problem Using IPFS and Dual-Blockchain Method, 2nd International Conference on Robotics, Electrical and Signal Processing Techniques (ICREST), BUP, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021, IEEE. URL
9. S Alam, FS Hossain, Municipal Solid Waste Based Power Generation: A Case Study in Chittagong City, International conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development (ICICT4SD), BUP, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021, IEEE. URL
10. MI Hossain, M Abido, MS Alam, M Shafiullah, M Al Emran, FS Hossain, Low-Frequency Inter-Area Mode Detection in Power System using Continuous Wavelet Transform, International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), IIUC, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018, IEEE. URL
11. FS Hossain, MA Kader, T Yoneda, EqSA: A Golden-IC Free Equal Power Self-Authentication for Hardware Trojan Detection, International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018, IEEE. URL
12. MA Kader, MZ Islam, J Al Rafi, MR Islam, FS Hossain, Line Following Autonomous Office Assistant Robot with PID Algorithm, International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018, IEEE. URL
13. FS Hossain; M Shintani; M Inoue; A Orailoglu, "Variation-Aware Hardware Trojan Detection through Power Side-channel", IEEE International Test Conference (ITC), Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2018, IEEE. URL
14. FS Hossain, T Yoneda, M Shintani, M Inoue, A Orailoglo, Intra-Die-Variation-Aware Side Channel Analysis for Hardware Trojan Detection, IEEE 26th Asian Test Symposium (ATS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2017, IEEE. URL
15. FS Hossain, T Yoneda, M Inoue, A Orailoglu, Detecting hardware Trojans without a Golden IC through clock-tree defined circuit partitions, 22nd IEEE European Test Symposium (ETS), Limassol, Cyprus, 2017, IEEE. URL
16. FS Hossain, T Yoneda, M Inoue, An effective scan segmentation approach to detect hardware Trojan in integrated circuits, IEEE International WIE Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (WIECON-ECE), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015, IEEE.
17. MAAA Syed, MMN Ali, FS Hossain, SA Haque, AH Siddique, Prospect of a Pico Hydro power plant based on irrigation pump in perspective of rural areas in Bangladesh, 2nd International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS), Sharjah, UAE, IEEE, 2011, IEEE.
18. FS Hossain, ML Ali, MAAA Syed, A very low power and high throughput AES processor, 14th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2011), AIUB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011, IEEE.
19. FS Hossain, L Ali, N Roy, Design and analysis of a high performance AES processor, International Conference on Electrical Computer Engineering (ICECE 2010), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010, IEEE.