Publications

Peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, and technical reports

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Journal Articles
Journal · 2026
FPGA-Enabled, Smart Implants: A Path to Personalized Healthcare
Strydis, C., Veselka, D., van der Kleij, J., & Siddiqi, M. A.
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology.
Journal · 2025
Spike-based neuromorphic computing: An overview from bio-inspiration to hardware architectures and learning mechanisms
Gebregiorgis, A., Yousefzadeh, A., Eissa, S., Siddiqi, M. A., Frenkel, C., Zenke, F., … Corradi, F.
Microprocessors and Microsystems, 105240.
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Journal · 2025
Efficient implementation of the Hodgkin-Huxley potassium channel via a single volatile memristor
Landsmeer, L., Hua, E., Abunahla, H., Siddiqi, M. A., Ishihara, R., De Zeeuw, C. I., … Strydis, C.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 19, 1569397.
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Journal · 2025
Efficient and realistic brain simulation: A review and design guide for memristor-based approaches
Landsmeer, L. P. L., Siddiqi, M. A., Abunahla, H., Negrello, M., Hamdioui, S., & Strydis, C.
Advanced Materials Technologies, e01587.
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Journal · 2025
Classification of epileptiform activity in an intrahippocampal kainic acid mouse model
Vermeulen, J. J., Krivoshein, G., Diware, S., Siddiqi, M. A., van den Maagdenberg, A. M., Tolner, E. A., … Bishnoi, R.
Discover Applied Sciences, 7(10), 1065.
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Journal · 2024
NeuroDots: From single-target to brain-network modulation: Why and what is needed?
De Ridder, D., Siddiqi, M. A., Dauwels, J., Serdijn, W. A., & Strydis, C.
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface.
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Journal · 2024
SDK4ED: A platform for building energy efficient, dependable, and maintainable embedded software
Siavvas, M., Tsoukalas, D., Marantos, C., Papadopoulos, L., Lamprakos, C., Matei, O., Siddiqi, M. A., … Filus, K. et al.
Automated Software Engineering, 31(2), 1–71.
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Journal · 2022
Improving the security of the IEEE 802.15.6 standard for Medical BANs
Siddiqi, M. A., Hahn, G., Hamdioui, S., Serdijn, W. A., & Strydis, C.
IEEE Access, 10, 62953–62975.
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Journal · 2021
Securing implantable medical devices using ultrasound waves
Siddiqi, M. A., Beurskens, R. H. S. H., Kruizinga, P., De Zeeuw, C. I., & Strydis, C.
IEEE Access, 9, 80170–80182.
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Journal · 2021
Zero-power defense done right: Shielding IMDs from battery-depletion attacks
Siddiqi, M. A., Serdijn, W. A., & Strydis, C.
Journal of Signal Processing Systems, 93(4), 421–437.
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Journal · 2020
IMDfence: Architecting a secure protocol for implantable medical devices
Siddiqi, M. A., Doerr, C., & Strydis, C.
IEEE Access, 8, 147948–147964.
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Magazine Articles
Magazine · 2024
Brain gain or brain drain? The risky rise of connected neural implants
Strydis, C., & Siddiqi, M. A.
HiPEAC info, 72.
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Conference Papers
Conference · 2026
Edge Implementation of a Fault-Tolerant Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring
Ahmad, N., Manzoor, T., Siddiqi, M. A., & Naqvi, I. H.
2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), pp. 1–6.
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Conference · 2026
Deep Spatio-Temporal Models for Decoding Purkinje Cell Activity in Tongue Movements
Zeeshan, M., Bina, L., Bosman, L. W. J., De Zeeuw, C. I., Siddiqi, M. A., & Taj, M.
2026 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Barcelona, Spain.
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Conference · 2025
Real-time, low-power Purkinje cell spike sorting for headstage systems in freely moving mice
Fatima, K., Romano, V., Strydis, C., & Siddiqi, M. A.
2025 21st IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS). IEEE.
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Conference · 2024
SECURED for health: Scaling up privacy to enable the integration of the European Health Data Space
Regazzoni, F., Acs, G., Aszalos, A. Z., … Siddiqi, M. A., … Fournaris, A. P.
2024 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE) (pp. 1–4). IEEE.
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Conference · 2024
A lightweight architecture for real-time neuronal-spike classification
Siddiqi, M. A., Vrijenhoek, D., Landsmeer, L. P. L., van der Kleij, J., Gebregiorgis, A., Romano, V., … Strydis, C.
2024 21st ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF'24). ACM.
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Conference · 2023
Memristor-based lightweight encryption
Siddiqi, M. A., Hernández, J. A. G., Gebregiorgis, A., Bishnoi, R., Strydis, C., Hamdioui, S., & Taouil, M.
2023 26th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD) (pp. 634–641). IEEE.
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Conference · 2021
Adding security to implantable medical devices: Can we afford it?
Siddiqi, M. A., Tsintzira, A.-A., Digkas, G., Siavvas, M., & Strydis, C.
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (pp. 67–78). Delft, The Netherlands.
Conference · 2019
Towards realistic battery-DoS protection of implantable medical devices
Siddiqi, M. A., & Strydis, C.
Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (pp. 42–49).
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Conference · 2019
IMD security vs. energy: Are we tilting at windmills? (Poster)
Siddiqi, M. A., & Strydis, C.
Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (pp. 283–285).
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Conference · 2018
Attack-tree-based threat modeling of medical implants
Siddiqi, M. A., Seepers, R. M., Hamad, M., Prevelakis, V., & Strydis, C.
PROOFS 2018. 7th International Workshop on Security Proofs for Embedded Systems (Vol. 7, pp. 32–49).
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Conference · 2012
Teaching and research in FPGA based digital signal processing using Xilinx System Generator
Athar, S., Siddiqi, M. A., & Masud, S.
2012 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp. 2765–2768).
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Conference · 2010
Design and FPGA implementation of a 2nd order adaptive delta sigma modulator with one bit quantization
Athar, S., Siddiqi, M. A., & Masud, S.
2010 International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (pp. 388–393).
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Conference · 2010
FPGA-based implementation of efficient sample rate conversion for software defined radios
Siddiqi, M. A., Samad, N., Masud, S., & Sheikh, F.
2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (pp. 2387–2390).
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Doctoral Thesis
Thesis · 2021
On the Security and Privacy of Implantable Medical Devices
Siddiqi, M. A.
Doctoral dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Repository
Patents
Patent · 2023
Implantable Medical Device and Control Device Therefor
Siddiqi, M. A., Strydis, C., & De Zeeuw, C. I.
NL Patent 2028563.
Patent · 2023
Implantable Medical Device and Control Device Therefor
Siddiqi, M. A., Strydis, C., & De Zeeuw, C. I.
NL Patent 2028564.