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Real-Time (co-)Simulation for Cybersecurity

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Program
Computer Science
Field of Study
Electrical and Computer Engineering/Computer Science
Division
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
Faculty Lab Link
https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/charalambos-konstantinou

Project Description

The objective of this project is to use Real-Time Simulation (RTS) and co-simulation models for real-time prediction and control of disturbances related with attacks propagation. Essentially, the goal is to study how RTS via real-time communication interfaces of different RTS tools can run systems security, resilient and isolation algorithms in order to monitor and control the system under study.

About the Researcher

Charalambos Konstantinou
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division

Affiliations

Education Profile

  • PhD, New York University, 2018
  • MS, National Technical University of Athens, 2013
  • BS, National Technical University of Athens, 2013

Research Interests

a€‹Professor Konstantinou's research interests are in secure, trustworthy, and resilient cyber-physical and embedded IoT systems. He is also interested in critical infrastructures security and resilience with special focus on smart grid technologies, renewable energy integration, and real-time simulation.

Selected Publications

  • I. Zografopoulos, J. Ospina, X. Liu, and C. Konstantinou, ""Cyber-Physical Energy Systems Security: Threat Modeling, Risk Assessment, Resources, Metrics, and Case Studies,"" in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 29775-29818, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3058403.
  • C. Konstantinou, ""Cyber-Physical Systems Security Education Through Hands-on Lab Exercises,"" in IEEE Design & Test, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 47-55, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/MDAT.2020.3005365.
  • O. M. Anubi and C. Konstantinou, ""Enhanced Resilient State Estimation Using Data-Driven Auxiliary Models,"" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 639-647, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TII.2019.2924246.
  • C. Konstantinou, et al., ""GPS spoofing effect on phase angle monitoring and control in a real-time digital simulator-based hardware-in-the-loop environment"", IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, 2017, 2, (4), p. 180-187, doi: 10.1049/iet-cps.2017.0033
  • S. McLaughlin, C. Konstantinou, X. Wang, L. Davi, A. R. Sadeghi, M. Maniatakos, and R. Karri, ""The Cybersecurity Landscape in Industrial Control Systems,"" in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 1039-1057, May 2016, doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2015.2512235.

Desired Project Deliverables

The goal of this project is to develop and implement models in RTS using OPAL-RT hardware and software to study how cyber-attacks effects can propagate in real-time and investigate controls able to isolate such impact. Students should have backgrounds and experience using real-time simulators software such as RT-LAB, HYPERSIM, RSCAD, etc.
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