Marc Jayson Baucas
Computer Engineer and Researcher with research interests in IoT and embedded systems, distributed and edge computing, intelligent systems, and secure computing architectures. My work focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of reliable, efficient, and secure computing systems.
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Research Interests
My research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of computing systems for Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded applications. I am particularly interested in distributed and edge computing, intelligent systems, and approaches to improving the efficiency, reliability, security, and privacy of connected devices.
I investigate architectures and techniques for deploying computing and intelligent services across connected devices and distributed infrastructures, with applications in wearable healthcare, environmental monitoring, and other IoT-enabled domains. My work explores technologies such as machine learning, federated learning, blockchain, and encryption to support distributed intelligence, efficient data processing, and secure information exchange.
My research also includes also includes hardware-based security for IoT devices, particularly Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for hardware-based authentication. This work involves the design and evaluation of Arbiter PUF architectures in 28 nm CMOS technology.
Short Bio
I am a Computer Engineer and Researcher with a background in academic research, engineering development, and university-level teaching. I previously held a Postdoctoral Researcher and Sessional Lecturer appointment at the University of Guelph, where I collaborated with Low Power Futures through the Mitacs Accelerate program on research into secure hardware for wireless IoT applications. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Guelph in 2023, following an M.A.Sc. in Engineering Systems and Computing in 2020 and a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering in 2018, all from the University of Guelph.
News
July 31, 2026 — Our conference paper, “Hybrid Two-Layer Blockchain Access Control for Secure UAV-Assisted IoT Data Collection”, was accepted for presentation at IEEE Global Communications Conference 2026 (GLOBECOM).
June 27, 2026 — Our journal article, “ISAC in IoT Over Low-Altitude Wireless Networks: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities”, was accepted for publication in IEEE Communications Magazine.
June 2, 2026 — Our conference paper, “An Area-Efficient Arbiter PUF Architecture for Secure Authentication in IoT Systems”, was accepted for presentation at IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems 2026 (MWSCAS).
February 3, 2026 — Our conference paper, “PUF-Enabled Hybrid Blockchain for Secure IoT Device Management”, was accepted for presentation at IEEE High-Performance Switching and Routing 2026 (HPSR).
January 18, 2026 — Our conference paper, “Secure LLM Deployment for IoT-based Agricultural Decision Support with Private Blockchain and E2EE”, was accepted for poster presentation at IEEE International Conference on Communications 2026 (ICC).