REU Site: Security for Emerging Networks in Energy and Intelligent Transportation Systems

REU 网站：能源和智能交通系统新兴网络的安全

• 批准号: 2244371
• 负责人: Ahmad Alsharif
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244371&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Security; Emerging; Networks

This funding establishes a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Alabama (UA) to address the security challenges and privacy concerns of emerging networks in energy and intelligent transportation systems in smart cities. A smart city is a framework, predominantly utilizing information and communication technologies, to develop, deploy, and promote sustainable development practices to address growing urbanization challenges. With the advances in computing resources, sensing capabilities, and wireless technologies, traditional networks in different sectors in smart cities, e.g., energy and transportation, are being evolved into emerging networks to make smart cities a reality. Emerging networks will allow real-time flow of enormous amounts of data, and thus, these networks have the potential to open various vulnerabilities and threats that include unauthorized device/network access, location tracking, false data injection, impersonation, data modification, sensor attacks, jamming, spoofing, etc. Furthermore, although there is a need for a growing, qualified, and dedicated cybersecurity workforce to ensure the secure, privacy-protected, reliable, and effective operation of these emerging networks, higher education is not keeping up with the increasing demand for future cybersecurity workforce. Motivated by the security challenges and the need for cybersecurity workforce, this REU site will host a diverse group of undergraduate students at UA to offer cutting-edge research and development activities in the area of cybersecurity for energy and intelligent transportation systems to support various objectives and ensure that as a nation we are not only ahead of the adversaries, but also well-prepared to combat any cyber threat that stems from the emerging networks in smart cities.The proposed project will introduce practical innovations and mechanisms to address the security and privacy issues in smart/micro grid communication networks, sustainable internet of things (IoT) networks, electric mobility, and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication networks in connected vehicle environments. The intellectual merit of the projects includes (i) secure communication protocol design for emerging networks such as microgrid networks and V2V networks; (ii) achieving secure computation over encrypted data; (iii) combining applied cryptography with various machine learning and data analytics techniques to address the unique security challenges in these emerging networks; and (iv) attack modeling, detection and mitigation for different networks including smart grid communication networks, sustainable IoT networks, V2V and V2I communication networks, and electric mobility services. This REU site will provide the students the familiarity with applied cryptography and machine learning, which could build a strong foundation for early-career student researchers. This REU site will not only provide the necessary undergraduate research environment, especially for female and minority students, but also contribute to the development of a diverse and technologically skilled cybersecurity workforce.This project is jointly funded by CISE and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这笔资金为阿拉巴马大学（UA）的本科生（REU）网站建立了新的研究经验，以应对智能城市能源和智能运输系统中新兴网络的安全挑战和隐私问题。聪明的城市是一个框架，主要利用信息和通信技术，开发，部署和促进可持续发展实践，以应对不断增长的城市化挑战。随着计算资源，传感能力和无线技术的进步，智能城市不同领域的传统网络，例如能源和运输，正在发展为新兴网络，以使智能城市成为现实。新兴网络将允许实时大量数据的实时流动，因此，这些网络有可能打开各种漏洞和威胁，包括未经授权的设备/网络访问，位置跟踪，错误数据注入，模拟数据，数据修改，传感器攻击，欺骗，欺骗，以及确保稳定的，以及确定的稳定性，并需要确保稳定的，并且需要确保稳定的工作，并且需要进行确定，并且需要逐步进行。这些新兴网络的受隐私保护，可靠和有效的运作，高等教育并没有跟上对未来网络安全劳动力的需求不断增长。 Motivated by the security challenges and the need for cybersecurity workforce, this REU site will host a diverse group of undergraduate students at UA to offer cutting-edge research and development activities in the area of​​ cybersecurity for energy and intelligent transportation systems to support various objectives and ensure that as a nation we are not only ahead of the adversaries, but also well-prepared to combat any cyber threat that stems from the emerging networks in smart cities.The拟议的项目将引入实用的创新和机制，以解决智能/微电网通信网络，可持续的物联网（IoT）网络，电动移动性以及车辆到车辆（V2V）以及连接车辆环境中通信网络的安全性和隐私问题。 项目的智力优点包括（i）针对新兴网络（例如微电网网络和V2V网络）的安全通信协议设计； （ii）在加密数据上实现安全计算； （iii）将应用密码学与各种机器学习和数据分析技术相结合，以应对这些新兴网络中的独特安全挑战； （iv）针对不同网络的攻击建模，检测和缓解，包括智能电网通信网络，可持续的物联网网络，V2V和V2I通信网络以及电动移动服务。此REU网站将使学生熟悉应用密码学和机器学习，这可以为早期职业学生研究人员奠定坚实的基础。这个REU网站不仅将提供必要的本科研究环境，特别是对于女性和少数群体学生，而且还有助于发展多样化和技术熟练的网络安全劳动力。审查标准。