Establishing Integrity in Dynamic Networks of Cyber Physical Devices

Dynamic networks allow cyber physical devices to connect opportunistically to share and process data gathered from the physical world. This project concerns dynamic networks of emerging cyber physical devices, such as smart phones and on-board embedded computing devices that combine sensors with general-purpose computing environments. These dynamic networks provide a powerful platform of networked devices with significant computation, communication and storage capabilities. However, the opportunistic nature of dynamic networks also raises important security concerns. In our research, we aim to develop new trust establishment mechanisms for dynamic networks.