Dr Peter Rugg completed the undergraduate computer science tripos at Cambridge, where he also continued to a PhD in hardware security with Professor Simon Moore. He is now a Research Associate at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, and enjoys helping with supervising, demonstrating, and admissions.
Dr Peter Rugg's research focusses on modifying processors to improve resistance against cyber attacks. As part of the "CHERI" project, he has modified a range of RISC-V processors, from small microcontrollers to larger application-class cores, to support capabilities. He also has an interest in processor testing and verification to ensure that the hardware can be trusted to behave correctly.
