STAM Center @ Arizona AI and Semiconductor Global Forum

Researchers from the STAM Center at Arizona State University presented the center’s latest work in secure AI and semiconductor systems at the Arizona AI and Semiconductor Global Forum, a gathering of leaders from government, industry, and academia focused on the future of advanced computing and semiconductor innovation.

Professor Michel A. Kinsy, director of the STAM Center, and Eric Jahns, senior PhD student and lead of the center’s Artificial Intelligence Technology and Systems (AITS) Lab, delivered a presentation titled “From Silicon to Systems: Secure AI and Semiconductor Research, Development, and Training.”

The presentation focused on one of the central challenges facing modern computing systems: building AI infrastructure that is both high-performance and secure across every layer of the stack, from semiconductor hardware to large-scale intelligent systems.

Kinsy and Jahns discussed ongoing STAM Center research in secure AI inference, resilient edge computing, hardware-assisted security, distributed systems, and RISC-V-based computing architectures. Their talk emphasized the growing need for trustworthy computing platforms as AI technologies become increasingly integrated into critical infrastructure, defense systems, and industrial applications.

Jahns also highlighted research efforts within the AITS Lab, where researchers are developing AI systems designed for secure and resource-constrained environments. The lab’s work combines machine learning, systems architecture, and hardware acceleration to improve the performance, efficiency, and resilience of next-generation intelligent systems.

Read more about the research initiatives at the AITS laboratory here.