Haosen Yu
余昊森
Welcome! I am currently a Ph.D. researcher at University of Southampton, advised by Dr. Basel Halak and Dr. Tomasz Kazmierski.
Previously, I received my M.Sc. degree from the University of Southampton (Southampton, U.K.) in 2022 and the B.Eng. degree in electronic information engineering from CQUPT, Chongqing, China in 2020.
I am a researcher in secure and trustworthy AI systems, focusing on the design, evaluation, and protection of deep learning models and AI accelerator architectures. My work covers CNN and Vision Transformer security, hardware Trojan resilience, backdoor defence, and the system-level evaluation of NoC-based multi-core heterogeneous deep learning accelerators. I have developed novel defence mechanisms for AI accelerator, including SSDM and FilterShield, and I work across the full research pipeline, from threat modelling and architecture design to large scale experimentation and publication.
My research interests include Machine Learning, Security of AI Accelerator, Vision Transformer, Convolutional Neural Network, Hardware Trojan, Embedded Systems, FPGA-Based Digital System Design. My broader research interest lies in combining machine learning, signal understanding, and AI system design to build reliable and impactful intelligent systems.
EDUCATION (教育经历)
University of Southampton01/2023 – Present
Ph.D. Student (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
University of Southampton
09/2021 – 12/2022
Master of Science (Electronic Engineering)
CQUPT
09/2016 – 06/2020
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Information Engineering)
TRAINING EXPERIENCE (培训经历)
Intel FPGA Teacher Training of the Industry-University Cooperation Collaborative Education Project Intel and the Ministry of Education of P. R. China 11/2018Attended teacher training sessions about FPGA and got the certificate of completion.
Short-Term Study Program in Artificial Intelligence at National University of Singapore (NUS)
07/2019
Took courses in data mining and data processing in the field of artificial intelligence and got the certificate of completion.
Short-term Graduate Program at Northern Arizona University of America (NAU)
07/2018
Further studied the courses and projects of electronic engineering, and as the excellent representative of the project (only one), gave a speech at the graduation ceremony and won the project cost subsidy award by university.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (志愿者经历)
Assisted participating international students from various cities and provinces to complete the events and provided translation, guidance, and other services for them, such as dealing with emergencies and accompanying injured players to seek medical treatment
Awarded the honorary title of Excellent Volunteer by the organizing committee, the Ministry of Education of China
Served as a leader of the Chongqing International Marathon Volunteer Team for three consecutive years, responsible for the volunteer team of the half-way terminal service station, the volunteer team of the Supply & Energy Group, etc.
Connected with the organizing committee and coordinated the affairs of the volunteer teams I held accountable for
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES (技能)
Programming Skills:
Tools: Vivado, Vitis, Quartas, ModelSim, Altium Designer, KiCAD, LTspice, Proteus, Multisim, L-Edit, COMSOL, gem5, LaTeX, 3D printing, Linux, HPC, Git.
