 | Pim Tuyls CEO, founder |
Dr. Pim Tuyls initiated work on physically unclonable functions (PUFs) within Philips Research in 2002. PUFs are now at the heart of Intrinsic-ID technology development. As a principal scientist, he managed the cryptography cluster in Philips Research in which the initial research work on PUFs was carried out. Later, he transferred this work to Intrinsic-ID and headed the technology development. Since 2004, Pim is a visiting professor at the COSIC institute of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. His inventions have resulted in numerous patents. He is widely acclaimed for his work in the security field and PUFs in particular. Several of Pim’s papers relating to PUFs have been published at leading security conferences. He co-authored the book Security with Noisy Data, which was published by Springer in 2007. |
 | Tim Smith VP Sales |
| Tim Smith is a respected semiconductor-industry figure who has managed, negotiated and delivered numerous high-value, multi-year, multi-national, collaborative business engagements yielding revenues of more than $500 million. Previously, he held VP of WW Field Operations positions at both Silistix and CoWare. Tim has also successfully launched new companies and products as VP of Sales at both Sonics and Triscend. Prior to these executive positions, he was Managing Director of Memec Design Services. Tim holds a BSEE degree from Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. |