Peterson Yuhala

PostDoc | University of Neuchâtel

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Rue Emile Argand 11

B126-IIUN

2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

CV PhD Thesis

Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to visit. I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Neuchâtel (UniNE), Switzerland. I completed my PhD in Computer Science (nominated for a Best Thesis Award) on Enhancing Security and Performance in Trusted Execution Environments at UniNE in February 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Pascal Felber, Dr. Valerio Schiavoni, and Prof. Alain Tchana.

My research is centered around confidential computing, and aims to enhance the practicality and security of trusted execution environments (TEEs). I also do research on processing-in-memory (PIM), a paradigm shift towards memory-centric (rather than traditional processor-centric) computing. Some of my current research focuses on developing software and hardware-based designs for enhancing security with PIM.

Prior to UniNE, I earned a Computer Engineering diploma from the National Advanced School of Engineering (2018), Yaounde, Cameroon.

In my free time I am an electronics hobbyist who loves tinkering with microcontrollers to build interesting automation projects or a tech tinkerer experimenting with the latest AI tools. When I’ve got a bit more breathing room, I dive into Kali Linux and explore the art of ethical hacking. I also manage The Tech Hub, a programming and technology blog.

News

Apr 20, 2025 Our paper on “Practical Secure Aggregation by Combining Cryptography and Trusted Execution Environments” has been accepted at DEBS’25
Apr 20, 2025 Our paper titled “On Real-Time Guarantees of Intel SGX and Intel TDX” has been accepted at ECRTS’25. This was a joint effort with ABB Research.
Jun 25, 2024 Accepted paper at SRDS’24, Charlotte, USA
Apr 08, 2024 Talk at the 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing - DADS track.
Feb 16, 2024 My PhD thesis defense (private)

Selected publications

  1. SAC-DADS
    Fortress: Securing IoT Peripherals with Trusted Execution Environments
    Peterson Yuhala ,  Jämes Ménétrey ,  Pascal Felber , and 2 more authors
    2024
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  2. DSN
    Plinius: Secure and Persistent Machine Learning Model Training
    Peterson Yuhala ,  Pascal Felber ,  Valerio Schiavoni , and 1 more author
    2021
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  3. Middleware
    Montsalvat: Intel SGX shielding for GraalVM native images
    Peterson Yuhala ,  Jämes Ménétrey ,  Pascal Felber , and 5 more authors
    2021
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  4. Middleware
    SecV: Secure Code Partitioning via Multi-Language Secure Values
    Peterson Yuhala ,  Pascal Felber ,  Hugo Guiroux , and 4 more authors
    2023
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  5. DSN
    SGX Switchless Calls Made Configless
    Peterson Yuhala ,  Michael Paper ,  Timothée Zerbib , and 3 more authors
    2023
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  6. VEE
    (No)Compromis: paging virtualization is not a fatality
    Boris Teabe ,  Peterson Yuhala ,  Alain Tchana , and 3 more authors
    2021
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