I2S Student Research Symposium (ISRS)

FireSim: An open-source FPGA-accelerated full-system hardware simulation platform that makes it easy to validate, profile, and debug RTL hardware implementations at 10s to 100s of MHz. 

FireSim simplifies co-simulating ASIC RTL with cycle-accurate hardware and software models for other system components (e.g. I/Os). FireSim can productively scale from individual SoC simulations hosted on on-prem FPGAs (e.g., a single Xilinx Alveo board attached to a desktop) to massive datacenter-scale simulations harnessing hundreds of cloud FPGAs (e.g., on Amazon EC2 F1). 

Who’s using and developing FireSim? FireSim users across academia and industry (at 25+ institutions) have written over 60 peer-reviewed publications using FireSim in many areas, including computer architecture, systems, networking, security, scientific computing/HPC, circuits, design automation, and more. FireSim has also been used in the development of commercially-available silicon. FireSim was originally developed in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at the University of California, Berkeley, but now has industrial and academic contributors from all over the world.

Leakage Unplugged: A Hands-On Tutorial on Power Side-Channel Attacks

In this workshop, we will cover the fundamentals of side-channel attacks, focusing on how power consumption inadvertently reveals sensitive information. A thorough overview of side-channel theory highlights the underlying causes of power side-channels and effective measurement techniques. We will then explore key methods to analyze and extract insights from power traces before examining Simple Power Analysis (SPA) and Differential Power Analysis (DPA) through real-world examples and practical demonstrations. Examining the intricacies of power traces thoroughly illustrates essential concepts and ultimately fosters a deeper understanding of these covert attack vectors. Strategies for identifying vulnerabilities will also be discussed.