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Attacks in cyber-physical systems (CPS) which manipulate sensor readings can cause enormous physical damage if undetected. Detection of attacks on sensors is crucial to mitigate this issue. We study supervised regression as a means to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Amin Ghafouri , Yevgeniy Vorobeychik , Xenofon Koutsoukos

Prompt injection poses a critical threat to the safe deployment of large language models, yet existing detection approaches are typically evaluated under limited settings that do not reflect real-world operating constraints. In this work,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Akindoyin Akinrele , Shreyank N Gowda

This paper deals with the state estimation problem in discrete-event systems modeled with nondeterministic finite automata, partially observed via a sensor measuring unit whose measurements (reported observations) may be vitiated by a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-04 Yuting Li , Christoforos N. Hadjicostis , Naiqi Wu , Zhiwu Li

In this paper, secure, remote estimation of a linear Gaussian process via observations at multiple sensors is considered. Such a framework is relevant to many cyber-physical systems and internet-of-things applications. Sensors make…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-01 Arpan Chattopadhyay , Urbashi Mitra

Data-driven techniques are used in cyber-physical systems (CPS) for controlling autonomous vehicles, handling demand responses for energy management, and modeling human physiology for medical devices. These data-driven techniques extract…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-08-16 Sangdon Park , James Weimer , Insup Lee

Modern smart grid systems are heavily dependent on Information and Communication Technology, and this dependency makes them prone to cyberattacks. The occurrence of a cyberattack has increased in recent years resulting in substantial damage…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Yasir Ali Farrukh , Irfan Khan , Zeeshan Ahmad , Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan

The paper introduces a novel methodology for the identification of coefficients of switched autoregressive linear models. We consider the case when the system's outputs are contaminated by possibly large values of measurement noise. It is…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-27 Sarah Hojjatinia , Constantino M. Lagoa , Fabrizio Dabbene

In this paper, we investigate data-driven attack detection and identification in a model-free setting. We consider a practically motivated scenario in which the available dataset may be compromised by malicious sensor attacks, but contains…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-09 Takumi Shinohara , Karl H. Johansson , Henrik Sandberg

This paper considers the problem of set-based state estimation for linear time-invariant (LTI) systems under time-varying sensor attacks. Provided that the LTI system is stable and observable via every single sensor and that at least one…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-17 Muhammad Umar B. Niazi , Amr Alanwar , Michelle S. Chong , Karl Henrik Johansson

Attacks, including the manipulation of sensor readings and the modification of actuator commands, pose a significant challenge to the security and privacy of automated systems. This paper considers discrete event systems that can be modeled…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Xiaoyan Li , Christoforos N. Hadjicostis

Networked systems are increasingly the target of cyberattacks that exploit vulnerabilities within digital communications, embedded hardware, and software. Arguably, the simplest class of attacks -- and often the first type before launching…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Xinhao Yan , Guanzhong Zhou , Daniel E. Quevedo , Carlos Murguia , Bo Chen , Hailong Huang

Short-term load forecasting is an essential task that supports utilities to schedule generating sufficient power for balancing supply and demand, and can become an attractive target for cyber attacks. It has been shown that the power system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-09 Mojtaba Dezvarei , Kevin Tomsovic , Jinyuan Stella Sun , Seddik M. Djouadi

In this paper, we study resilient distributed diffusion for multi-task estimation in the presence of adversaries where networked agents must estimate distinct but correlated states of interest by processing streaming data. We show that in…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-03-25 Jiani Li , Waseem Abbas , Xenofon Koutsoukos

Machine learning models have been widely adopted in several fields. However, most recent studies have shown several vulnerabilities from attacks with a potential to jeopardize the integrity of the model, presenting a new window of research…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Miguel A. Ramirez , Song-Kyoo Kim , Hussam Al Hamadi , Ernesto Damiani , Young-Ji Byon , Tae-Yeon Kim , Chung-Suk Cho , Chan Yeob Yeun

Indiscriminate data poisoning attacks aim to decrease a model's test accuracy by injecting a small amount of corrupted training data. Despite significant interest, existing attacks remain relatively ineffective against modern machine…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Yiwei Lu , Gautam Kamath , Yaoliang Yu

This article introduces an anomaly detection based algorithm (AD-CPS) to detect false data injection attacks that fall under the category of data deception/integrity attacks, but with arbitrary information structure, in cyber-physical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Souvik Das , Avishek Ghosh , Debasish Chatterjee

The vulnerability of cyber-physical systems to cyber attack is well known, and the requirement to build cyber resilience into these systems has been firmly established. The key challenge this paper addresses is that maturing this discipline…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-17 Jason E. Ellis , Travis W. Parker , Joachim Vandekerckhove , Brian J. Murphy , Sidney Smith , Alexander Kott , Michael J. Weisman

The operation of power grids is becoming increasingly data-centric. While the abundance of data could improve the efficiency of the system, it poses major reliability challenges. In particular, state estimation aims to learn the behavior of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-08-28 Ming Jin , Javad Lavaei , Somayeh Sojoudi , Ross Baldick

Active distribution networks facilitating bidirectional power exchange with renewable energy resources are susceptible to cyberattacks due to integration of a diverse array of cyber components. This study introduces a grid-level defense…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-18 Hampei Sasahara , Tatsuya Yamada , Jun-ichi Imura , Henrik Sandberg

This work presents a distributed method for control centers to monitor the operating condition of a power network, i.e., to estimate the network state, and to ultimately determine the occurrence of threatening situations. State estimation…

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