Marc Jayson Baucas
Postdoctoral Researcher and Sessional Lecturer at the College of Engineering of the University of Guelph, working on secure and intelligent computing systems spanning IoT security, embedded systems, edge computing, and hardware security.
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Research Interests
My research focuses on the design of secure and intelligent computing systems for IoT and embedded applications. My work spans IoT security, embedded systems, edge intelligence, distributed computing, and hardware security architectures.
I investigate secure architectures that enable reliable and privacy-preserving deployment of resource-constrained devices, including wearable and environmental sensing platforms, edge computing systems, and intelligent IoT applications. My research explores the integration of cybersecurity techniques, including blockchain, federated learning, and end-to-end encryption, as well as hardware-based security approaches for trusted IoT systems.
My current research includes the development and evaluation of secure, ultra-low-power integrated circuits for wireless IoT applications, including 28 nm CMOS Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for hardware-based authentication.
Short Bio
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher and Sessional Lecturer at the University of Guelph. Through the Mitacs Accelerate program, I collaborate with Low Power Futures on research into secure hardware and IoT systems. My research interests include IoT security, embedded systems, hardware security, edge intelligence, and secure computing architectures.
I received my Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Guelph in 2023, where I also completed my M.A.Sc. in Engineering Systems and Computing (2020) and B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (2018).
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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the IEEE International Conference on Communications 2026 (ICC).