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FAPESP and Intel announce new call for proposals Versão em português
Research on side-channel resistant security for lightweight Internet of Things will be funded (photo:Intel URO)
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Intel’s corporate University Research Office (URO) announce a new call for proposals under the cooperation agreement between the institutions.
The call is open to researchers working within public or private Higher Education or Research Institutions in the State of São Paulo, who can submit projects for academic research on side-channel resistant security for system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices.
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are expected to proliferate significantly in the coming years and pose unique challenges due to limited hardware resources, energy constraints, cost limitations, low bandwidth, and physical exposure to attackers.
Unlimited access to IoT devices, in particular, creates opportunities for attackers to exploit side-channel information in order to obtain cryptographic keys, access-controlled data, or other types of protected information.
The challenge of this research program is to develop novel approaches to security for lightweight SoC devices that protect against side-channel attack. Approaches are expected to be grounded in real-world use cases, yet possess a level of generality that makes it applicable to a broad spectrum of devices.
While researchers may focus on specific attack types, we note that the focus of work should be on solutions making security robust against side-channel attack and not on new techniques for performing side-channel attack.
Research proposals in response to this challenge are expected to address one or more of the following three research vectors: Cryptography, Data Communications and Software.
The total amount available for this call to fund a cluster of 2-year grant proposals is US$ 200.000,00, equally shared by FAPESP and Intel.
The criteria for evaluation of the proposals submitted will be that applied to the selection of proposals in the FAPESP Program for Cooperative Research for Technological Innovation (PITE).
The last date for receiving proposals is August 29th, 2014.
The call for proposals is available (in Portuguese) at: www.fapesp.br/8701