Degrees
2002: PhD in Electrical Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Management, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1993: MEng in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University
1991: BS in Electrical Engineering with Computer Engineering emphasis, Tufts University
Scientific and Professional Society Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Senior Member
Eta Kappa Nu National Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society (HKN)
Patents
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Fast and Efficient Generalized Galois Field Fixed Field Constant Multiplier", Provisional Patent Application submitted January 30, 2006.
Publications
Journals and Magazines
S. O'Melia and A. J. Elbirt, "Enhancing the Performance of Symmetric-Key Cryptography via Instruction Set Extensions", IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, 18(11), pp. 1505-1518, November 2010.
A. J. Elbirt, "Accelerated AES Implementations Via Generalized Instruction Set Extensions", Journal of Computer Security, 16(3), pp. 265-288, 2008.
P. Gamache, A. Galante, G. Seben, and A. J. Elbirt, "Validating Baseball Bat Compliance", Sports Engineering, 10(3), pp. 157-164, 2007.
G. Larcom and A. J. Elbirt, "Gone Phishing", IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 25(3), pp. 52-55, Fall 2006.
A. J. Elbirt, "Who Are You? How to Protect Against Identity Theft", IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 24(2), pp. 5-8, Summer 2005.
J. Mulligan and A. J. Elbirt, "Desktop Security and Usability Trade-Offs: An Evaluation of Password Management Systems", Information Systems Security - The (ISC)2 Journal, 14(2), pp. 10-19, May/June 2005.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "An Instruction-Level Distributed Processor for Symmetric-Key Cryptography", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 16(5), pp. 468-480, May 2005.
J. Thomas and A. J. Elbirt, "Understanding Internet Protocol Security", Information Systems Security - The (ISC)2 Journal, 13(4), pp.39-43, September/October 2004.
C. Bonner and A. J. Elbirt, "Pitfalls to Network Security", EE Times special issue In Focus: Communications: Security, July 2004.
J. Thomas and A. J. Elbirt, "IPsec - How It Works and Why We Need It", Computerworld Magazine, Security Knowledge Center, March 2004.
A. Veeraraghavan and A. J. Elbirt, "Securing Your Bluetooth Devices", Computerworld Magazine, Mobile & Wireless Knowledge Center, February 2004.
A. J. Elbirt, "Information Warfare: Are You At Risk?", IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 22(4), pp. 13-19, Winter 2003/2004.
A. J. Elbirt, W. Yip, B. Chetwynd, and C. Paar, "An FPGA-Based Performance Evaluation of the AES Block Cipher Candidate Algorithm Finalists", IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, 9(4), pp. 545-557, August 2001.
Conferences
S. O'Melia and A. J. Elbirt, "Instruction Set Extensions for Enhancing the Performance of Symmetric-Key Cryptography", Proceedings of the 24th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference - ACSAC 2008, December 8-12 2008, Anaheim, California USA.
A. J. Elbirt, L. Abdallah, K. Fisher, A. Koren, and P. Scollin, "Tablets At the Bedside: Accuracy Testing of Secure Wireless-Based Data Entry in a Nursing Education Laboratory", 2007 University of Massachusetts Instructional Technology Conference, April 5 2007, Springfield, Massachusetts USA.
A. J. Elbirt, "Fast and Efficient Implementation of AES Via Instruction Set Extensions", Proceedings of the IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07), Third IEEE International Symposium on Security in Networks and Distributed Systems, May 21-23 2007, Niagara Falls, Canada.
P. Scollin, A. J. Elbirt, A. Koren, and K. Fisher, "Tablets At the Bedside: Accuracy Testing of Secure Wireless-Based Data Entry in a Nursing Education Laboratory", Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Nursing Computer and Technology Conference, June 14-17 2007, San Francisco, California, USA.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Efficient Implementation of Galois Field Fixed Field Constant Multiplication", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: New Generation (ITNG'06), Track on Embedded Cryptographic Systems (CRYPTO'06), pp. 172-177, April 10-12 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Instruction-Level Distributed Processing for Symmetric-Key Cryptography", Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium - IPDPS 2003, April 22-26 2003, Nice, France.
D. V. Bailey, D. Coffin, A. J. Elbirt, J. H. Silverman, and A. D. Woodbury, "NTRU in Constrained Devices", Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems - CHES 2001, pp. 266-277, May 14-16 2001, Paris, France.
A. J. Elbirt, W. Yip, B. Chetwynd, and C. Paar, "An FPGA Implementation and Performance Evaluation of the AES Block Cipher Candidate Algorithm Finalists", Proceedings of the Third Advanced Encryption Conference, pp. 13-27, April 13-14 2000, New York, New York, USA.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "An FPGA Implementation and Performance Evaluation of the Serpent Block Cipher", Proceedings of the ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays - FPGA 2000 extended session, pp. 33-40, February 2000, Monterey, California, USA.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Towards an FPGA Architecture Optimized for Public-Key Algorithms", Proceedings of the SPIE's Symposium on Voice, Video, and Data Communications, vol. 3844, pp. 33-42, September 20 1999, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
A. J. Elbirt, "Implementation of a PCI Bus Target Interface in a High Density FPGA", Proceedings of the Seventh Annual PLD & FPGA Conference & Exhibit, pp. 38-49, May 14 1997, Ascot, United Kingdom.
A. J. Elbirt, "Precise Interrupt Schemes for Pipelined Processors and a Recommendation for Virtual Memory Processor Systems", Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology, vol. 2, pp. 1402-1406, October 8 1996, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Posters
F. Limondin and A. J. Elbirt, "PowerMeasure - A LabVIEW Virtual Instrument", University of Massachusetts Lowell 10th Annual Student Research Symposium, April 26, 2007.
P. Gamache and A. J. Elbirt, "Ultrasound Detection of Corked Baseball Bats", University of Massachusetts Lowell 10th Annual Student Research Symposium, April 26, 2007.
A. J. Elbirt, S. Durphey, and D. Faha, "Experimentally Validated Power Analysis of Embedded Software Targeting the 68HC11 Microprocessor", Sigma Chi 2003 Student Research Conference.
Technical Reports
A. Oliveira and A. J. Elbirt, "Performance Evaluation of AES Targeting a High-End DSP", University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Computer Science, December 2007.
A. J. Elbirt, S. Durphey, D. Faha, and S. Raje, "Experimentally Validated Energy Analysis of Embedded Software", University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2003.
Theses
A. J. Elbirt, "Reconfigurable Computing for Symmetric-Key Algorithms", PhD Thesis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 2002.
Seminars
A. J. Elbirt, "Instruction Set Extensions for Enhancing the Performance of Symmetric-Key Cryptographic Algorithms". Invited talk, presented at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, December 2007, Worcester, Massachusetts.
F. Limondin and A. J. Elbirt, "PowerMeasure - A LabVIEW Virtual Instrument". Presented at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Computer Science Department, Cryptography and Network Security Seminar, September 2006, Lowell, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt, "Methods for Reducing Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks". Presented at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Computer Science Department, Cryptography and Network Security Seminar, April 2006, Lowell, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Fast and Efficient Generalized Galois Field Fixed Field Constant Multiplier". Presented at TechConnect Summit, May 8-9 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
A. J. Elbirt, "Instruction-Level Distributed Processing for Symmetric-Key Cryptography". Presented at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Computer Science Department, Cryptography and Network Security Seminar, October 2004, Lowell, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt, W. Yip, B. Chetwynd, and C. Paar, "An FPGA Implementation and Performance Evaluation of the AES Block Cipher Candidate Algorithm Finalists". Presented at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Cryptography Seminar, April 2000, Worcester, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "Reconfigurable Hardware and Cryptographic Algorithms". Presented at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Graduate Student Seminar, February 2000, Worcester, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt and C. Paar, "A High Speed Implementation of the Serpent Algorithm". Presented at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Cryptography Seminar, November 1999, Worcester, Massachusetts.
A. J. Elbirt, "Implementation of a PCI Bus Target Interface in a High Density FPGA". Presented at WesCon 1997, November 1997, Santa Clara, California.
Awards
Award of Excellence for Outstanding Professor of the Year, 2004, Eta Kappa Nu, Epsilon Zeta chapter.
Nominated for the Teacher Who Exceeds Expectations Award, May 2004, Student Government Association, University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Conference Program and Steering Committees
Session Chair, Cryptographic Algorithms, The IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07), The Third IEEE International Symposium on Security in Networks and Distributed Systems, May 21-23, 2007, Niagara Falls, Canada.
Session Chair, Embedded Cryptographic Systems II and Information Security and Privacy II, IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: New Generation (ITNG’06), Track on Embedded Cryptographic Systems (CRYPTO’06) – 2006.
Co-chair, 2005 University of Massachusetts Lowell - ADI First Regional Contest, June 25, 2005, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
Program Committee, 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS '04), June 17-19, 2004, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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