CHES Forum

The open nature of, and both eco-system and community associated with RISC-V has arguably led to a “golden period” of research and innovation within the field of computer architecture. This, in turn, has positively impacted the associated field of hardware security, where significant existing challenges remain and new challenges continue to emerge. For example, use of RISC-V in this context offers opportunities (for academic and industrial research and development) which stem from the extensible, configurable nature of the ISA and many associated implementations, plus transparency afforded by access to HDL for many such implementations. Established in 2021 as a CHES forum, TASER aims to 1) establish and solidify RISC-V as a topic of interest for CHES, and 2) act as an interface between the RISC-V and CHES communities.