Gökçen Yılmaz Dayanıklı

RF Systems Engineer
PhD in Cyber-Physical
System Security

About me

I am a Radio Frequency (RF) system engineer interested in hardware security and mmWave 5G technologies. My current focus is the development of phased array systems to make the mmWave 5G technology available to the masses. 

During my graduate research, I worked on “the intentional electromagnetic interference” attacks in which an attacker aims to manipulate systems with specially crafted waveforms. My goal was to provide hardware-level methods for secure system operation. 

Feel free to reach out to me or check my publications for details. Best, Gökçen

Publications

G. Y. Dayanıklı, S. Sinha, D. Muniraj, R. M. Gerdes, M. Farhood, and M. Mina, ‘Physical-Layer Attacks Against Pulse Width Modulation-Controlled Actuators’, στο 31st USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 22), 2022. 953–970. [Usenix]

 

G. Y. Dayanıklı, A. Z. Mohammed, R. Gerdes, και M. Mina, ‘Wireless Manipulation of Serial Communication’, Proceedings of the 2022 ACM on Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security, Nagasaki, Japan, 2022. 222–236.[ACM]

 

G. Y. Dayanıklı, R. R. Hatch, R. M. Gerdes, H. Wang and R. Zane, “Electromagnetic Sensor and Actuator Attacks on Power Converters for Electric Vehicles,” 2020 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW), San Francisco, CA, 2020, pp. 98-103, doi: 10.1109/SPW50608.2020.00032. [IEEE][Arxiv]

 

J. Selvaraj, G. Y. Dayanıklı, N. P. Gaunkar, D. Ware, R. M. Gerdes, and M. Mina, “Electromagnetic Induction Attacks Against Embedded Systems,” Proceedings of the 2018 on Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 2018. [ACM][pdf]

Experience

Staff RF Systems Engineer – Qualcomm – (2021- )

Focus: 5G systems, mmWave technologies, phased arrays.

 

Research Assistant – Cyber Physical System Security Laboratory – Virginia Tech – (2017-2021)

Dissertation: Electromagnetic Interference Attacks on Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory, Demonstration, and Defense Link

Project 1:  Physical-Layer Attacks Against Pulse Width Modulation-Controlled Actuators: Demonstration on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (National Science Foundation)

Project 2: Electromagnetic Sensor and Actuator Attacks on Power Converters for Electric Vehicles (Department of Energy)

Project 3: False Data Injection Attacks on Digital Channels: Demonstration and Defense

Project 4: An Assessment  of Smart Home Devices (e.g., smart locks) Under Electromagnetic Interference

 

Radio Frequency and Microwave Design Engineer – Aselsan – (2010-2014)

Project 1: Design, Simulation, and Production of Multi-layer RF Modules for an X-Band Radar System.

Project 2: Design and Production of Wideband Stripline Circulators

Feel free to check my CV for details.  

About Life

My goal is to have a balanced life in which I combine exercise, social life, and work. I love running and rowing and enjoy attending international affair discussions.

Pergamon, Turkey

Contact me

Feel free to contact me through gydayanikli@gmail.com or connect me on LinkedIn