Zine Eddine Mohammed Brahmi

Ph.D. student, Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Zine Eddine Mohammed Brahmi Research Interests:
Zine focuses on VLSI testing and hardware security. His research is dedicated to increasing the reliability of manufactured semiconductor integrated circuits and enhancing security measures to protect against hardware vulnerabilities and attacks. Zine investigates advanced methodologies for detecting faults and stress-testing defects in VLSI systems, aiming to develop innovative frameworks for improving the reliability of manufactured cells.  

Road to the Moody School:
Zine worked as an Embedded Systems engineer after completing his combined M.S./M.E. in Electronics and Embedded Systems at the National Polytechnic School of Oran in Algeria, where he was deeply involved in designing and programming multiple systems. He moved to Dallas to pursue an M.S. in Computer Science at SMU, where he collaborated with Dr. Dworak on her research. It was during this time with Dr. Dworak Zine discovered his interest in VLSI testing and hardware security.