Poster: A Deep-Learning Approach for ECG-Based Cryptographic Key Generation
This study proposes an innovative deep-learning method for generating biometric keys directly from individual ECG segments to improve secure authentication in cybersecurity systems. The model combines a convolutional neural network (CNN) with transformer-based attention to extract local and global features from fixed-length ECG records. Ground-truth keys are generated using a safe random method, acting as the standard for assessing key consistency and uniqueness. Initial findings suggest possible uses in safe, ECG-based biometric authentication systems.
Authors
- Nima Karimian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-7170)
- Lupe Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5593-1097)
- Fatemeh Tehranipoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-4306)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/svcc65277.2025.11133645
- Primary Topic
- Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00