Dissertation
Vulnerabilities in Cyber Physical Systems, Impact Analysis, and Security Mechanism Design
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2020
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111331
Abstract
A cyber-physical system (CPS) is a mechanism that is controlled or monitored by computer-based algorithms. In cyber-physical systems, physical and software components are deeply intertwined, each operating on different spatial and temporal scales, exhibiting multiple and distinct behavioral modalities, and interacting with each other in many ways that change with context. Advances in CPS will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability to expand the horizons of these critical systems. Examples of CPS include smart grid, autonomous automobile systems, medical monitoring, process control systems, robotics systems, and automatic pilot avionics.
The lack of strong cyber-physical modeling capabilities presents many challenges across the design, development, verification, and maintenance phases of a system [29]. Novel techniques for modeling the cyber-physical components and analysis and verification techniques are imperative to deploy a resilient and robust system. In this work, two different cyber-physical systems, air traffic control system and power distribution control center, are modeled and their resiliency against cyberattacks is evaluated.
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Details
- Title
- Vulnerabilities in Cyber Physical Systems, Impact Analysis, and Security Mechanism Design
- Creators
- Ali Tamimi
- Contributors
- Adam Hahn (Advisor)Sandip Roy (Committee Member)Dave Bakken (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 186
- Identifiers
- 99900581410601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation