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Kevin Fu publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin Fu sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 115 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Kevin Fu D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin Fu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to embedded and medical device security
  • 2010 - ACM Senior Member
  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kevin Fu is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware and Architecture, Information Systems, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's recent scholarly output demonstrates a strong interest in security aspects related to hardware and embedded systems. Notable publications include:

  • Light Commands: Laser-Based Audio Injection Attacks on Voice-Controllable Systems, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Safety, Security, and Privacy Threats Posed by Accelerating Trends in the Internet of Things, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Why Lasers Inject Perceived Sound Into MEMS Microphones: Indications and Contraindications of Photoacoustic and Photoelectric Effects, 2021, 2021 IEEE Sensors
  • Redshift: Manipulating Signal Propagation Delay via Continuous-Wave Lasers, 2022, IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems

Kevin Fu's research topics cover a range of specialized areas including:

  • Digital Media Forensic Detection
  • Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
  • User Authentication and Security Systems
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics
  • Cryptographic Implementations and Security
  • Pulsed Power Technology Applications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kevin Fu include the following researchers:

  • Takeshi Sugawara
  • Sara Rampazzi
  • Long Yan
  • Benjamin Cyr
  • Josiah Hester

Kevin Fu has published notably in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 2021 IEEE Sensors, IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems, and Communications of the ACM. Among these, arXiv stands out as a frequent publication venue with multiple papers.

The scientist has received recognitions including:

  • IEEE Fellow in 2018 for contributions to embedded and medical device security
  • ACM Senior Member since 2010
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 2009

Best Publications

  • Improved proxy re-encryption schemes with applications to secure distributed storage

    Giuseppe Ateniese;Kevin Fu;Matthew Green;Susan Hohenberger

  • Plutus: Scalable Secure File Sharing on Untrusted Storage

    Mahesh Kallahalla;Erik Riedel;Ram Swaminathan;Qian Wang

  • Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: Software Radio Attacks and Zero-Power Defenses

    D. Halperin;T.S. Heydt-Benjamin;B. Ransford;S.S. Clark

  • Power-Up SRAM State as an Identifying Fingerprint and Source of True Random Numbers

    D.E. Holcomb;W.P. Burleson;K. Fu

  • Fast and secure distributed read-only file system

    Kevin Fu;M. Frans Kaashoek;David Mazières

  • Adversarial Sensor Attack on LiDAR-based Perception in Autonomous Driving

    Yulong Cao;Chaowei Xiao;Benjamin Cyr;Yimeng Zhou

  • Private memoirs of a smart meter

    Andrés Molina-Markham;Prashant Shenoy;Kevin Fu;Emmanuel Cecchet

  • Security and Privacy for Implantable Medical Devices

    D. Halperin;T. Kohno;T.S. Heydt-Benjamin;K. Fu

  • Ghost Talk: Mitigating EMI Signal Injection Attacks against Analog Sensors

    D. F. Kune;J. Backes;S. S. Clark;D. Kramer

  • They can hear your heartbeats: non-invasive security for implantable medical devices

    Shyamnath Gollakota;Haitham Hassanieh;Benjamin Ransford;Dina Katabi

  • Mementos: system support for long-running computation on RFID-scale devices

    Benjamin Ransford;Jacob Sorber;Kevin Fu

  • WALNUT: Waging Doubt on the Integrity of MEMS Accelerometers with Acoustic Injection Attacks

    Timothy Trippel;Ofir Weisse;Wenyuan Xu;Peter Honeyman

  • Improved Proxy Re-Encryption Schemes with Applications to Secure Distributed Storage.

    Giuseppe Ateniese;Kevin Fu;Matthew Green;Susan Hohenberger

  • Dos and don'ts of client authentication on the web

    Kevin Fu;Emil Sit;Kendra Smith;Nick Feamster

  • Absence makes the heart grow fonder: new directions for implantable medical device security

    Tamara Denning;Kevin Fu;Tadayoshi Kohno

  • Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-Enabled Credit Cards

    Thomas S. Heydt-Benjamin;Daniel V. Bailey;Kevin Fu;Ari Juels

  • Group Sharing and Random Access in Cryptographic Storage File Systems

    Kevin E. Fu

  • Design challenges for secure implantable medical devices

    Wayne Burleson;Shane S. Clark;Benjamin Ransford;Kevin Fu

  • WattsUpDoc: power side channels to nonintrusively discover untargeted malware on embedded medical devices

    Shane S. Clark;Benjamin Ransford;Amir Rahmati;Shane Guineau

  • Secure software updates: disappointments and new challenges

    Anthony Bellissimo;John Burgess;Kevin Fu

  • Light Commands: Laser-Based Audio Injection Attacks on Voice-Controllable Systems

    Takeshi Sugawara;Benjamin Cyr;Sara Rampazzi;Daniel Genkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Wenyuan Xu
Wenyuan Xu Zhejiang University
Tadayoshi Kohno
Tadayoshi Kohno University of Washington
Wayne Burleson
Wayne Burleson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ari Juels
Ari Juels Cornell University
Susan Hohenberger
Susan Hohenberger Johns Hopkins University
David Irwin
David Irwin University of Massachusetts Amherst
Prashant Shenoy
Prashant Shenoy University of Massachusetts Amherst
David Mazières
David Mazières Stanford University
Chen Yan
Chen Yan University of Rochester
Matthew Green
Matthew Green Johns Hopkins University

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