Working Student (f/m/d) NPU Physical Security Testing
Core
Investigate the security of state-of-the-art AI hardware by experimentally evaluating Neural Processing Units (NPUs) under side-channel and fault-injection attack scenarios.
Role type
Working Student, hardware security researcher (AI accelerators)
Builds
Experimental setups for security evaluation of NPU-based platforms
Domain
Hardware security, AI accelerators, embedded systems
Deliverable
research
Required skills
C/C++, Python, digital design concepts, computer architecture
Preferred skills
machine-learning concepts
Responsibilities
Study state-of-the-art physical attacks against AI accelerators; Reproduce published side-channel and fault-injection attacks; Develop and operate experimental setups; Analyze impact of physical attacks on neural-network execution; Explore novel attack vectors and measurement techniques; Evaluate, document, and present experimental results.
Seniority
Student (Master's level)
