The trustworthiness and security of hardware is of paramount importance to full system security, as hardware is the bedrock of all computer systems. Recently discovered vulnerabilities in processors such as Spectre and Meltdown, and emerging trends such as the development and use of open source hardware and open source EDA tools, coupled with the use of machine learning and the relentless push towards smaller technology nodes, creates both challenges and opportunities for innovative technologies for enhancing hardware trust and security. This special issue of IEEE Transactions on Computers will explore academic and industrial research on all topics related to hardware security. Topics of interest to this special issue include, but are not limited to:
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Simha Sethumadhavan, Columbia University/Chip Scan Inc, simha@columbia.edu
Srini Devadas, MIT, devadas@mit.edu
Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, University of California, Riverside, naelag@ucr.edu
