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As smart meters continue to be deployed around the world collecting unprecedented levels of fine-grained data about consumers, we need to find mechanisms that are fair to both, (1) the electric utility who needs the data to improve their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-11-18 Lillian J. Ratliff , Carlos Barreto , Roy Dong , Henrik Ohlsson , Alvaro Cardenas , S. Shankar Sastry

In smart grid, the Utility Provider (UP) collects users power measurements' for two main reasons: billing and operation. Billing needs coarse-grained measurements where there are no, or minimal, privacy concerns. On the other hand,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-10-30 Sari Sultan

Energy disaggregation techniques, which use smart meter data to infer appliance energy usage, can provide consumers and energy companies valuable insights into energy management. However, these techniques also present privacy risks, such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-09 Yashothara Shanmugarasa , M. A. P. Chamikara , Hye-young Paik , Salil S. Kanhere , Liming Zhu

In this paper we propose a novel protocol that allows suppliers and grid operators to collect users' aggregate metering data in a secure and privacy-preserving manner. We use secure multiparty computation to ensure privacy protection. In…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-03-15 Mustafa A. Mustafa , Sara Cleemput , Abelrahaman Aly , Aysajan Abidin

Smart meters enable improvements in electricity distribution system efficiency at some cost in customer privacy. Users with home batteries can mitigate this privacy loss by applying charging policies that mask their underlying energy use. A…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-05-02 Miguel Arrieta , Iñaki Esnaola , Michelle Effros

The rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in smart homes has significantly improved the quality of life, offering enhanced convenience, automation, and energy efficiency. However, this proliferation of connected devices raises…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Nazar Waheed , Fazlullah Khan , Spyridon Mastorakis , Mian Ahmad Jan , Abeer Z. Alalmaie , Priyadarsi Nanda

In the electricity grid, networked sensors which record and transmit increasingly high-granularity data are being deployed. In such a setting, privacy concerns are a natural consideration. We present an attack model for privacy breaches,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-02 Lillian J. Ratliff , Roy Dong , Henrik Ohlsson , Alvaro A. Cardenas , S. Shankar Sastry

This paper proposes a framework to investigate the value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data between domestic consumers and load serving entities. The framework consists of a discounted differential privacy model to ensure…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-21 Saurab Chhachhi , Fei Teng

Differential privacy is a rigorous definition for privacy that guarantees that any analysis performed on a sensitive dataset leaks no information about the individuals whose data are contained therein. In this work, we develop new…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-18 Vassilis Digalakis , George N. Karystinos , Minos N. Garofalakis

The roll-out of smart meters in electricity networks introduces risks for consumer privacy due to increased measurement frequency and granularity. Through various Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring techniques, consumer behavior may be inferred…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-28 Jun-Xing Chin , Tomas Tinoco De Rubira , Gabriela Hug

In advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart meters (SMs) are installed at the consumer side to send fine-grained power consumption readings periodically to the system operator (SO) for load monitoring, energy management, billing, etc.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-05-29 Mohamed I. Ibrahem , Mahmoud Nabil , Mostafa M. Fouda , Mohamed Mahmoud , Waleed Alasmary , Fawaz Alsolami

The proliferation of smart meters has resulted in a large amount of data being generated. It is increasingly apparent that methods are required for allowing a variety of stakeholders to leverage the data in a manner that preserves the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-29 Nikhil Ravi , Anna Scaglione , Sachin Kadam , Reinhard Gentz , Sean Peisert , Brent Lunghino , Emmanuel Levijarvi , Aram Shumavon

A smart meter (SM) periodically measures end-user electricity consumption and reports it to a utility provider (UP). Despite the advantages of SMs, their use leads to serious concerns about consumer privacy. In this paper, SM privacy is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Giulio Giaconi , Deniz Gündüz , H. Vincent Poor

In order to efficiently provide demand side management (DSM) in smart grid, carrying out pricing on the basis of real-time energy usage is considered to be the most vital tool because it is directly linked with the finances associated with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-26 Muneeb Ul Hassan , Mubashir Husain Rehmani , Jia Tina Du , Jinjun Chen

In this paper, we present a framework based on differential privacy (DP) for querying electric power measurements to detect system anomalies or bad data. Our DP approach conceals consumption and system matrix data, while simultaneously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-26 Nikhil Ravi , Anna Scaglione , Sean Peisert , Parth Pradhan

Accurate load forecasting is crucial for energy management, infrastructure planning, and demand-supply balancing. Smart meter data availability has led to the demand for sensor-based load forecasting. Conventional ML allows training a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Asif Iqbal , Prosanta Gope , Biplab Sikdar

We present a privacy-preserving telemetry aggregation scheme. Our underlying frequency estimation routine works within the framework of differential privacy. The design philosophy follows a client-server architecture. Furthermore, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Kenneth Odoh

A smart meter (SM) measures a consumer's electricity consumption and reports it automatically to a utility provider (UP) in almost real time. Despite many advantages of SMs, their use also leads to serious concerns about consumer privacy.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-30 Giulio Giaconi , Deniz Gunduz , H. Vincent Poor

The emergence of smart grids and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has revolutionized energy management. Unlike traditional power grids, smart grids benefit from two-way communication through AMI, which surpasses earlier automated…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Farid Zaredar , Morteza Amini

The concept of differential privacy emerged as a strong notion to protect database privacy in an untrusted environment. Later on, researchers proposed several variants of differential privacy in order to preserve privacy in certain other…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Muneeb Ul Hassan , Mubashir Husain Rehmani , Jinjun Chen