Abstract
Assistive machines - like powered wheelchairs, myoelectric prostheses and robotic arms - promote independence and ability in those with severe motor impairments. As the state- of-the-art in these assistive Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) advances, more dexterous and capable machines hold the promise to revolutionize ways in which those with motor impairments can interact within society and with their loved ones, and to care for themselves with independence. However, as these machines become more capable, they often also become more complex.
Performance Period: 10/01/2015 - 09/30/2019
Institution: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1544741
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The wide-area measurement systems technology using Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) has been regarded as the key to guaranteeing stability, reliability, state estimation, and control of next-generation power systems. However, with the exponentially increasing number of PMUs, and the resulting explosion in data volume, the design and deployment of an efficient wide-area communication and computing infrastructure is evolving as one of the greatest challenges to the power system and IT communities.
Anuradha Annaswamy
Dr. Anuradha Annaswamy received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Yale University in 1985. She has been a member of the faculty at Yale, Boston University, and MIT where currently she is the director of the Active-Adaptive Control Laboratory and a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests pertain to adaptive control theory and applications to aerospace and automotive control, active control of noise in thermo-fluid systems, control of autonomous systems, decision and control in smart grids, and co-design of control and distributed embedded systems. She is the co-editor of the IEEE CSS report on Impact of Control Technology: Overview, Success Stories, and Research Challenges, 2011, and will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Vision document on Smart Grid and the role of Control Systems to be published in 2013. Dr. Annaswamy has received several awards including the George Axelby Outstanding Paper award from the IEEE Control Systems Society, the Presidential Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation, the Hans Fisher Senior Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study at the Technische Universität München in 2008, and the Donald Groen Julius Prize for 2008 from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Dr. Annaswamy is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of AIAA.
Performance Period: 09/15/2015 - 08/31/2019
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1544751
EAGER: Cybermanufacturing: Defending Side Channel Attacks in Cyber-Physical Additive Layer Manufacturing Systems
Lead PI:
Mohammad Abdullah Al Faruque
Abstract
Cyber-physical additive layer manufacturing, e.g., 3D printing, has become a promising technology for providing cost, time, and space effective solution by reducing the gap between designers and manufacturers. However, the concern for the protection of intellectual property is arising in conjunction with the capabilities of supporting massive innovative designs and rapid prototyping. Intellectual property in the additive layer manufacturing system consists of: i) geometric design of an object; ii) attributes of an object; iii) process information; and iv) machine information.
Performance Period: 10/01/2015 - 09/30/2017
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1546993
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Cyber-Physical Systems Week (CPS Week 2009)
Lead PI:
Rajesh Gupta
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This award is for the support of student participation in CPSWeek 2009 and the CPS Forum, San Francisco, California, April 13 through April 17, 2009, California. The objective is to attract a diverse student population to research careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) areas contributing to the emerging field of Cyber-Physical Systems. This NSF grant will be used to ensure the broadest possible student participation in CPSWeek events.
Performance Period: 04/01/2009 - 03/31/2010
Institution: University of California-San Diego
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 0936350
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This award provides NSF support to sponsor students and faculty mentors from US institutions to participate in a doctoral symposium held during the First Workshop on Privacy and Security in Pervasive e-Health and Assistive Environments in Corfu, Greece, June 9-13, 2009. This workshop is in conjunction with the Second International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA?09 http://www.petrae.org).
The doctoral symposium shares the aims of the PSPAE workshop, seeking new directions in security and privacy research and education.
Performance Period: 10/01/2009 - 09/30/2010
Institution: University of Texas at Arlington
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 0926165
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In this CAREER project, the development of wireless underground sensor networks, which carries information through soil, is investigated. More specifically, the application of underground networking in agriculture is considered, where underground sensor networks promise significant reduction in water usage for irrigation.
Performance Period: 06/01/2010 - 05/31/2016
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 0953900
Organization and Coordination of The Workshop on Public Policy
Lead PI:
George Gross
Abstract
This award is supporting travel for sixteen researchers to attend the Public Policy Issues in Cyber-Security and Privacy for Small Grid Technology to be held Chicago, IL, September 30th - Oct 1st, 2009.
Background:
The push toward more economic and cleaner electricity supply is spearheading the implementation of smart grid technology in the electricity industry. The effective deployment of digital communication and control technology in the smart grid raises concerns over cyber-security and privacy.
Performance Period: 10/01/2009 - 12/31/2010
Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 0960392
CSR-CPS: Ph.D. Student Forum on Cyber-Physical Systems
Lead PI:
Stephen Goddard
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Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are characterized by extremely tight integration of and coordination between computational and physical resources. CPS integrate computation, communication, and storage capabilities through systems of systems that must interact with the physical world in real-time at multiple time scales and often at multiple spatial scales.
Performance Period: 03/01/2010 - 02/28/2011
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1000028
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Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) allow computer systems to monitor and control the physical world in a new way that could revolutionize many areas of science and engineering. However, they are often too complex for non-specialists to use. The aim of this work is to develop new technology to manage this complexity, enabling scientists and engineers to use CPSs just like other tools and instruments. This research takes a comprehensive approach to macroprogramming -- the task of programming an entire network of devices as a single, programmable substrate.
Performance Period: 02/15/2009 - 01/31/2015
Institution: University of Virginia
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 0845761
CPS: Frontier: Collaborative Research: Correct-by-Design Control Software Synthesis for Highly Dynamic Systems
Lead PI:
Aaron Ames
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This CPS Frontiers project addresses highly dynamic Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), understood as systems where a computing delay of a few milliseconds or an incorrectly computed response to a disturbance can lead to catastrophic consequences. Such is the case of cars losing traction when cornering at high speed, unmanned air vehicles performing critical maneuvers such as landing, or disaster and rescue response bipedal robots rushing through the rubble to collect information or save human lives.
Performance Period: 07/01/2015 - 03/31/2017
Institution: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award Number: 1562236