Publications
Selected technical contributions supporting assurance, security, trusted systems, and advanced technology development.
Aerocyonics contributes to technical publications and thought leadership in microelectronics assurance, hardware security, supply chain risk, trusted systems, and emerging hardware concepts.
Selected Publications
Featured Publications
The Hidden Price Tag: Quantifying the True Cost of Counterfeit Electronics
Understanding nonlinear cost, risk, and mission impact in defense and critical systems
Counterfeit microelectronics drive disproportionate cost and mission risk across defense systems. This paper demonstrates how late detection, uncertainty, and weak traceability lead to exponential cost escalation beyond procurement value, and outlines a path toward traceability-centered, risk-informed assurance.
Multi-Laboratory Evaluation of Counterfeit Detection Methods (AS6171)
Round robin assessment of lab performance, defect interpretation, and detection effectiveness
A multi-laboratory study evaluating the consistency and effectiveness of AS6171-based counterfeit detection methods across independent test labs. The report establishes ground truth benchmarking and identifies key gaps in defect interpretation, evidence traceability, and standard application.
Clear Demand Signal Needed for CHIPS Success
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA); Electronics Division · Jul 2025
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA); Electronics Division · Aug 2024
Microelectronics Reliability, Volume 138; Nov 2022
Correlative multimodal imaging and targeted lasering for automated high-precision IC decapsulation
Microelectronics Reliability, Volumne 138; Nov 2022
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA); Electronics Division · Oct 2021
A Blockchain-Based Framework for Supply Chain Provenance
IEEE; Oct 2019
SAE International; Aug 2018
Risk Analysis; Jan 2016
Systems engineering framework for cyber physical security and resilience
Environment Systems & Decisions; Feb 2015
Cybersecurity Standards: Managing Risk and Creating Resilience
IEEE Computer Magazine; Sep 2014
Counterfeit Integrated Circuits: A Rising Threat in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
Procedings of the IEEE; Aug 2014
Counterfeit Integrated Circuits: Detection, Avoidance, and the Challenges Ahead
Journal of Electronic Testing; Feb 2014
A Comprehensive Framework for Counterfeit Defect Coverage Analysis and Detection Assessment
Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and Applications (JETTA); Jan 2014
A Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment Standard for Counterfeit Electronics Detection
SAE International Journal of Aerospace; Jan 2014