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Shiva Houshmand

Engineering · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2012Rising activity
Silicon Carbide Semiconductor TechnologiesSemiconductor materials and devicesAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesUser Authentication and Security Systems

Publications

32

Citations

299

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
AI-generated

Shiva Houshmand's work centers on password security and digital forensics, including studying how people create and reuse passwords, building smarter password-cracking algorithms to test system vulnerabilities, and examining the privacy and security of smart devices such as wearables and home security systems. The bibliographic record also shows more recent, seemingly unrelated publications on materials science topics (e.g., metal powders for 3D printing, chemical sensors), suggesting either a broadening of research activity or shared authorship with collaborators in other fields. Prospective students interested in cybersecurity, authentication systems, or digital forensics would find the core body of work most relevant.

Password security and cracking techniquesUser authentication systemsDigital forensics for smartphones and IoT devicesPrivacy and security of consumer smart devicesMaterials science and sensor technologies (recent, possibly collaborative work)

Publication output was sparse and irregular from 2017-2023 but has grown sharply since 2024, with a notable surge in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications18192020: 2 publications2021222023: 1 publication232024: 9 publications242025: 12 publications12252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Electronics×4
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices×4
  • Micromachines×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics×2
  • IFIP advances in information and communication technology×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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