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Florida researchers fold hardware-security labs into core engineering courses

Original title: Bringing Hardware Security Education to All: A Seamless Curriculum Integration Approach

arXiv cs.CRby Tanvir Hossain ()1 min read1
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Nine modules tie security exercises to existing design topics; three were assessed with 25 survey respondents.

A University of Florida paper argues undergraduate electrical, computer engineering, and computer science programs still treat hardware as a trusted root while supply-chain and design flaws expand the attack surface. Dedicated hardware-security courses are scarce electives; fewer than 7% of the university's undergraduate ECE students take the introductory course each year. The authors describe nine hands-on modules embedded in existing core courses so security work also practices the host design topic. Three modules were assessed across three offerings of an embedded systems course using one course survey and two external-evaluator surveys, with 25 respondents.

Unconfirmed: The paper reports what the surveys measured and states limitations, but does not claim broader adoption results.

Key facts
  • Fewer than 7% of UF undergraduate ECE students take the introductory hardware-security course yearly.
  • Nine modules are components of host courses, not standalone classes.
  • Assessment covered three modules over three embedded-systems offerings.
  • Surveys included one course instrument and two by an external evaluator, with 25 respondents.
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hardware-securityeducationembedded-systemscurriculumsupply-chain
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University of Florida

From the original article

1 min read at arxiv.org

Cybersecurity education has predominantly focused on software and network security, under the assumption that the underlying hardware is trustworthy. Threats introduced through the global semiconductor supply chain, together with vulnerabilities arising during design and integration, challenge the assumption that hardware can serve as an unquestioned root of trust.

arXiv cs.CR

By Tanvir Hossain · arxiv.org

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