Securing critical networked cyber-physical systems (NCPSs) such as the power grid or transportation systems has emerged as a major national and global priority. The networked nature of such systems renders them vulnerable to a range of attacks both in cyber and physical domains as corroborated by recent threats such as the Energetic Bear virus.

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Abstract: Designing software that can properly and safely interact with the physical world is an important cyber-‐physical systems design challenge. The proposed work includes the development of a novel approach to designing planning and control algorithms for high‐performance cyber physical systems. The new approach was inspired by statistical mechanics and stochastic geometry.

Abstract: Combining simulations with formal analysis can improve the design, verification, and validation processes for embedded and cyberphysical systems. In this poster presentation, I will present an overview of the algorithms we have developed to derive bounded-time formal guarantees from numerical simulations and static analysis of models. These algorithms are targeted for hybrid models of distributed and cyberphysical systems and they require either implicit or explicit annotations.

Abstract: Shared hardware resources like caches and translation look aside buffers (TLBs) introduce timing unpredictability for real-time systems. We propose techniques to mitigate unpredictabil- ity for multicore systems. The TLB improves the performance of the system by caching the virtual page to physical frame mapping. But TLBs present a source of unpredictability for real-rime systems. Standard heap allocated regions do not provide guarantees on the TLB set that will hold a particular page translation.

Abstract: The Boolean Microgrid (BM) emulates the Internet by supplying discrete power and discrete data over a network link that follows Boolean logic and is not continuous as in a conventional 60-Hz-ac or dc microgrid. BM is thus a highly integrated cyber-physical system (CPS) that features the convergence of control, communication and the physical plant.

Recent years have seen medical devices go from being monolithic to a collection of integrated systems. Modern medical device systems have thus become a distinct class of cyber-physical systems called Medical Cyber Physical Systems (MCPS), featuring complex and close interaction of sophisticated treatment algorithms with the physical aspects of the system, and especially thepatient whose safety is of the utmost concern. The goal of this project is to develop a new paradigm for the design and implementation of safe, secure, and reliable MCPS, which includes:

Abstract: A primary objective of this research is to establish a foundational framework for smart grids that enables significant penetration of renewable DERs and facilitates flexible deployments of plug-and-play applications.  Under this common theme, the PIs have taken  a  data  analytics  perspective  to  explore  rigorous  approaches  in  modeling, optimization, and control of wind generation integration.