Biography
Anthony Etim is a fourth year Ph.D. student at Computer Architecture and Security Lab, Yale University. His research interests lie in machine learning security and hardware security, as well as attacks and defenses in machine learning accelerators and algorithms to exploit vulnerabilities and leak sensitive information.
Interests
- Machine Learning Security
- Hardware Security
- FPGA Security
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2027 (Expected)
Yale University
MSc, MPhil in Electrical Engineering, 2024
Yale University
BSc in Electrical Engineering, 2021
Villanova University
Experience
Gen AI Intern
Benchmarked generative LLM reasoning on Olympiad-level tasks — conducted research to analyze AI reasoning capabilities, designed experiments to uncover failure modes, and inform model architecture improvements.
Graduate Research Assistant & Teaching Fellow
Research Asistant:
Teaching Asistant:
- EENG 200–Introduction to Electronics (Jung Han)
- EENG 201–Introduction to Computer Engineering (Jakub Szefer)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Recent Publications
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(2024).
Systematic Use of Random Self-Reducibility in Cryptographic Code against Physical Attacks.
2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD).
(2024).
Extending FPGA Information Leaks with Trojan Phantom Circuits.
IEEE International Symposium on Secure and Private Execution Environment Design (SEED).
(2023).
Covert-channels in FPGA-enabled SmartSSDs.
ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems (TRETS).
Accomplishments
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service
Contact
- anthony.etim@yale.edu
- 10 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520
- 5th Floor, Dunham Laboratory