Summary
Paul Ku is a seasoned hardware and platform security architect with 11+ years of experience building RISC-V processor and SoC security solutions, currently serving as Deputy Director at Andes Technology Corporation. He chairs and vice-chairs multiple RISC-V task groups (including IOPMP and TEE), has been a visible speaker and reviewer at global RISC-V forums, and received the RISC-V International Technical Contributor Award in 2024. Paul led the design and delivery of commercial security products—Secure Boot, Secure Monitor, and Secure Platform—and built an open collaboration framework, AndeSentry, to integrate root-of-trust and security monitors across partners. His background spans deep systems work from FPGA-based SoCs and custom networking stacks to high-performance EDA tooling, reflecting a rare blend of academic rigor (PhD) and hands-on engineering across silicon, firmware, and system software. He also teaches graduate-level processor security topics and has a track record of turning customer requirements into open-source and commercial security deployments.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering at National Tsing Hua University