Test Laboratory 

Panelists:

Devon Richman, University of Maryland

Devon Richman is a  Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), University of Maryland. He holds a B.S. (2019) and M.S. (2023) in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution. Devon is an active member of the SAE G-19A Test Laboratory Standards Development Committee and a technical expert for the ANSI National Accreditation Board for SAE AS6171. His research focuses on side-channel analysis, counterfeit microelectronics detection, and failure analysis. He has collaborated with industry leaders including GE, Cummins, AWS, and Microsoft.

Nicholas William, SMT Corporation

Dr. Nicholas Williams is the Lab Director at SMT Corporation, overseeing authentication and electrical testing labs. He earned his B.S. (2010) and Ph.D. (2016) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Since joining SMT in 2016 as a Senior Electrical Engineer, he has advanced through roles including Electrical Test Lab Manager before becoming Lab Director in 2019.

Michael Azarian, University of Maryland

Dr. Michael Azarian is a research scientist at the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), University of Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. His research focuses on failure detection, prediction, and analysis in electronic components, with over 150 publications and 6 U.S. patents. Dr. Azarian chairs the SAE G-19A committee for the AS6171 standards and the IEEE 1624 working group. Prior to CALCE, he held roles in the disk drive and fiber optics industries, including positions at Bookham Technology and Philips Research.

Dr. Diganta Das

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Kristin Nafstad

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