1 INTRODUCTION

2 APPLICATIONS OF RE FOR TRUST AND ASSURANCE

2.1 Trojan Detection and Counterfeit Avoidance

2.2 Obsolescence

2.3 Limitations of RE

3 REVERSE ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES

4 INHERENT CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH IMAGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS

5 ADDRESSING CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR RE

6 FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

7 CONCLUSION