Agenda
Ideas, insights, and conversations shaping the future of electronic design security.
- Two featured panels
- Industry and research perspectives
Morning 09:00–12:00
Opening
Welcome
Update on the January 2026 workshop.
Opening- Ahmad-Reza SadeghiTU Darmstadt
- Gang QuUMD
- Jeyavijayan RajendranTexas A&M
- Sanjay (Jay) RekhiNIST
Industry spotlight — AMD
From Silicon to System: Trusted Provenance and Traceability
Speaker- Alex TzonkovAMD
Industry spotlight — Cadence
AI for Design, Design for AI, and Physical AI Assurance
Speaker- Jeremy MuldavinCadence
Coffee break
Featured panel
Semiconductor Trust and Resilience: National Priorities and Global Strategy
Moderator- Sanjay (Jay) RekhiNIST
- Kaushal SaxenaWaymo
- Andres MarquezPacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Ludwika AlvarezU.S. Department of Commerce
- Farinaz KoushanfarUniversity of California, San Diego
Lunch break
Afternoon 13:30–16:30
Industry spotlight — Keysight
How AI Makes Testing for Hardware Security Vulnerabilities Easier
Speaker- Marc WittemanKeysight
Invited talk
Introduction to Quantum Computing and Security
Speaker- Warren SavageApplied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security, UMD
Industry spotlight — Synopsys / Ansys
Multiphysics Modeling and Analysis for Hardware Security Vulnerability Mitigation
Speaker- Lang LinSynopsys / Ansys
Coffee break
Featured panel
Rethinking Firmware Security in the AI Era
Moderator- Guru VenkataramaniGeorge Washington University
- Sanjay RekhiNIST
- Bernard McScheaThe Aerospace Corporation
- Sayak RayIntel
- Houman HomayounUC Davis
Closing
Closing remarks
Program note: Agenda subject to change.
Steering committee
Srini Devadas, MIT
Farinaz Koushanfar, UCSD
Jeyavijayan Rajendran, Texas A&M
Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, TU Darmstadt
Gang Qu, UMD
Cliff Wang, NSF
