Tyler Field
Computer systems engineering
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois, United States
Graduation date: Fall 2028
FURI | Spring 2026
Experimental Analysis of Cryptography Overhead for Secure CubeSat Telemetry
CubeSats use encryption to protect command uplink and telemetry data, ensuring ownership of valuable scientific or commercial data; however, encryption consumes critical and limited resources, such as computing power, energy, and memory. Results from this research have helped SquidSat, a student-led 3u CubeSat launching sometime in 2027-2028, and can help many others by providing research showing which microcontrollers are most effective for encryption algorithms. Future research could explore developing a system that automatically switches the encryption algorithm based on available power, data sensitivity, or some other decisive information.
Mentor: Michael Goryll
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