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Led by Dr. Ertem Esiner, ADSC researchers are working to overcome security challenges that impede power grid innovation.

http://adsc.illinois.edu/news/adsc-working-overcome-security-challenges-impede-power-grid-innovation

ADSC is doing its part to address climate change by using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess how natural disasters caused by climate change could impact urban infrastructure.

http://adsc.illinois.edu/news/adsc-researchers-study-urban-response-climate-related-disasters

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Cybersecurity is improving and advancing at a rapid pace, but so are cyber-attackers. When a cyber attack happens, there are often many steps taken to combat its actions and regain control of the attacked center. This only works, however, if people are aware of the attack has happened.

In an effort to detect this type of malware, ADSC research scientist Xin Lou is working on a new kind of anomaly detection software. https://bit.ly/2P8gDcJ

As one of the world’s smallest and most technologically advanced nations, Singapore is an excellent location for the world’s first smart nation. With an increasingly online population comes challenges in both implementation and security that must be solved before the technology can become a reality. A new research project being conducted by ADSC is tackling this issue. https://bit.ly/3fvf6sQ

ADSC's Binbin Chen and Zbigniew Kalbarczyk are working on a project to bolster the defense of critical systems, like the power grid or water treatment plants, as part of their new project “Towards Practical Attestation Solutions for Countering Advanced Attacks to Industrial Control Systems.” https://bit.ly/3aRZf4t

Evaluation of cybersecurity solutions in critical infrastructure, such as smart power grid systems, is an ongoing problem for many researchers. Finding a solution to this issue was the genesis of Daisuke Mashima's project “Automated Framework for Generating Cyber-physical Range for Smart Grid.” https://bit.ly/2ydTFff

ADSC researchers presented both live and video demos to their audience at the Techinnovation Conference. The presentations were well received by an audience ranging from academics to industry leaders - including startups and accelerator programs.

ADSC researchers demo security/robustness tech at 2019 Techinnovation | Advanced Digital Sciences Center in Singapore

In 2019, Facebook confirmed that its own unsecured databases resulted in a data leak of 419 million users. The passwords and phone numbers of these users were completely unencrypted. As the global trend to create “smarter” social infrastructures grows, the need for effective privacy-enhancing technology is greater than ever. Not only is this necessary for social networks like Facebook, but for critical infrastructures as a whole.

The ADSC team is collaboration to develop a tool, called the Privacy Modelling Language that models the smart city system, but works with a particular emphasis on the lifecycle of data and associated privacy risk. https://bit.ly/2GximUQ

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have many uses and are growing in popularity. But because they do not utilize human pilots onboard the craft, they can pose a hazard to humans as well as the environment.

ADSC researchers showcase UAS safety/security research to industry, government officials | Advanced Digital Sciences Center in Singapore Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have many uses and are growing in popularity. But because they do not utilize human pilots onboard the craft, they can pose a hazard to humans as well as the environment. Furthermore, cyber attackers may exploit vulnerabilities in UAS to wreak havoc.

As the number of smart devices connected to the power grid grows, so does the threat to the grid's security.

ADSC's Binbin Chen and Daisuke Mashima have teamed up with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)'s Institute for Infocomm Research and other partners to develop a device to improve the power grid’s situational awareness and minimize the impact of cyber-attacks.

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You might not think of high-performance computing and high programmability as things that go hand in hand—unless you’re ADSC researcher Deming Chen and CSL researcher Wen-mei Hwu. https://buff.ly/2R7sZS7

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Illinois researchers pursue the best of both worlds – top performance and high programmability – under new DARPA project | Advanced Digital Services Center in Singapore You might not think of high-performance computing and high programmability as things that go hand in hand— ADSC researcher Deming Chen and CSL researcher Wen-mei Hwu, or another member of their…