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Johann Knechtel

Publication record assembled from the DBLP archive of ranked conferences.

Papers indexed

42

Venues

11

Active years

2012–2026

Best venue rank

A*

Where they publish

Papers

42 indexed papers, newest first.

YearVenueTitleAuthors
2026AsiaCCSPOSTER: Hector - An Agentic LLM Framework for Logic Locking.Prithwish Basu Roy, Akashdeep Saha, Lilas Alrahis, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Ramesh Karri
2026ASPDACBenchmarking Continual Learning on Netlists with Circuit-Targeted Graph Neural Networks.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026DATEBlack-Box Robustness Probing of Graph Neural Networks for VLSI Circuit Netlists.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026DATEInterpretable Graph Neural Networks for Fault Detection in Circuit Netlists.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026DATEFocus Session: LLM4PQC - Accurate and Efficient Synthesis of PQC Cores by Feedback-Driven LLMs.Buddhi Perera, Zeng Wang, Weihua Xiao, Mohammed Nabeel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri
2026DATESpecial Day - GUIDE: GenAI Units In Digital Design Education.Weihua Xiao, Jason Blocklove, Matthew DeLorenzo, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Kanad Basu, Jeyavijayan Rajendran, Siddharth Garg, Ramesh Karri
2026ICISSPLLM-Driven Python-to-Rust Translation for Efficient and Safe Code for Neural Networks: llm4py2rs.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Siddharth Garg, Ramesh Karri, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026IOLTSStructural Security Entropy: A Novel Prior for Robust GNN-Based Security Assessment of Netlists.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026IOLTSInterpretable GNNs for Fault Detection in Circuits.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026ISCASEducational Perspectives on LLM Architectures: Analyzing Code Generation for Circuits and Systems.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026ISCASDynamic GNNs for Continual Learning on Circuits.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2026ISCASPower Side-Channel Attacks in Nanosheet Circuits.Mohammed Nabeel, Hadi Nour Eddine, Mahdi Benkhelifa, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Michail Maniatakos, Johann Knechtel, Hussam Amrouch
2026VTSLLM4SecurePQC: LLM-Driven and Side-Channel Resilient Hardware Synthesis of PQC Cores.Mohammed Nabeel, Buddhi Perera, Zeng Wang, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri
2026VTSRTL-Forge: CNF-Anchored, LLM-Assisted Verilog Generation.Prithwish Basu Roy, Akashdeep Saha, Manaar Alam, Johann Knechtel, Michail Maniatakos, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Ramesh Karri
2025DATERTL-Breaker: Assessing the Security of LLMs Against Backdoor Attacks on HDL Code Generation.Lakshmi Likhitha Mankali, Jitendra Bhandari, Manaar Alam, Ramesh Karri, Michail Maniatakos, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel
2025ICCDLLM-Driven Code Generation for Neural Networks on FPGAs: Bridging Python and HLS.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2025ICISSPLogic Locking for Random Forests: Securing HDL Design and FPGA Accelerator Implementation.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2025ISCASLiCSPA: Lightweight Countermeasure against Static Power Side-Channel Attacks.Jitendra Bhandari, Mohammed Nabeel, Likhitha Mankali, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Ramesh Karri, Johann Knechtel
2025ISCASEducational Framework for Power Side-Channel Attacks on Neural Networks in Embedded Systems.Rupesh Raj Karn, Prithwish Basu Roy, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2025VTSGLLaMoR: Graph-based Logic Locking by Large Language Models for Enhanced Robustness.Akashdeep Saha, Prithwish Basu Roy, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Lilas Alrahis
2024ICCADASCENT: Amplifying Power Side-Channel Resilience via Learning & Monte-Carlo Tree Search.Jitendra Bhandari, Animesh Basak Chowdhury, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Siddharth Garg, Ramesh Karri, Johann Knechtel
2024ICMLCSelective Forgetting in Task-Progressive Learning Through Machine Unlearning.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2024ISCASObfuscation of FSMs for Secure Outsourcing of Neural Network Inference onto FPGAs.Rupesh Raj Karn, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2023ASPDACGraph Neural Networks: A Powerful and Versatile Tool for Advancing Design, Reliability, and Security of ICs.Lilas Alrahis, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2023DACALMOST: Adversarial Learning to Mitigate Oracle-less ML Attacks via Synthesis Tuning.Animesh Basak Chowdhury, Lilas Alrahis, Luca Collini, Johann Knechtel, Ramesh Karri, Siddharth Garg, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Benjamin Tan
2023ISCASTrojanSAINT: Gate-Level Netlist Sampling-Based Inductive Learning for Hardware Trojan Detection.Hazem Lashen, Lilas Alrahis, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2021ICCADSecurity Closure of Physical Layouts ICCAD Special Session Paper.Johann Knechtel, Jayanth Gopinath, Jitendra Bhandari, Mohammed Ashraf, Hussam Amrouch, Shekhar Borkar, Sung Kyu Lim, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Ramesh Karri
2021ICCADToward Security Closure in the Face of Reliability Effects ICCAD Special Session Paper.Jens Lienig, Susann Rothe, Matthias Thiele, Nikhil Rangarajan, Mohammed Ashraf, Mohammed Nabeel, Hussam Amrouch, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel
2020DATETowards Secure Composition of Integrated Circuits and Electronic Systems: On the Role of EDA.Johann Knechtel, Elif Bilge Kavun, Francesco Regazzoni, Annelie Heuser, Anupam Chattopadhyay, Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, Soumyajit Dey, Yunsi Fei, Yaacov Belenky, Itamar Levi, Tim Gneysu, Patrick Schaumont, Ilia Polian
2019DACAttacking Split Manufacturing from a Deep Learning Perspective.Haocheng Li, Satwik Patnaik, Abhrajit Sengupta, Haoyu Yang, Johann Knechtel, Bei Yu, Evangeline F. Y. Young, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2019DATEA New Paradigm in Split Manufacturing: Lock the FEOL, Unlock at the BEOL.Abhrajit Sengupta, Mohammed Nabeel, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2019IOLTS3D Integration: Another Dimension Toward Hardware Security.Johann Knechtel, Satwik Patnaik, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2018ASPDACOptimal die placement for interposer-based 3D ICs.Sergii Osmolovskyi, Johann Knechtel, Igor L. Markov, Jens Lienig
2018ASPDACConcerted wire lifting: Enabling secure and cost-effective split manufacturing.Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2018DACRaise your game for split manufacturing: restoring the true functionality through BEOL.Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2018DATEAdvancing hardware security using polymorphic and stochastic spin-hall effect devices.Satwik Patnaik, Nikhil Rangarajan, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Shaloo Rakheja
2018ICCADBest of both worlds: integration of split manufacturing and camouflaging into a security-driven CAD flow for 3D ICs.Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Ozgur Sinanoglu, Johann Knechtel
2017DACOn Mitigation of Side-Channel Attacks in 3D ICs: Decorrelating Thermal Patterns from Power and Activity.Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2017ICCADObfuscating the interconnects: Low-cost and resilient full-chip layout camouflaging.Satwik Patnaik, Mohammed Ashraf, Johann Knechtel, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2017ICCADRethinking split manufacturing: An information-theoretic approach with secure layout techniques.Abhrajit Sengupta, Satwik Patnaik, Johann Knechtel, Mohammed Ashraf, Siddharth Garg, Ozgur Sinanoglu
2014ASPDACStructural planning of 3D-IC interconnects by block alignment.Johann Knechtel, Evangeline F. Y. Young, Jens Lienig
2012ICCADMultiobjective optimization of deadspace, a critical resource for 3D-IC integration.Johann Knechtel, Igor L. Markov, Jens Lienig, Matthias Thiele