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Cybersecurity of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) is drawing significant concerns as data communication increasingly leverages wireless networks. A lot of data-driven methods were developed for detecting cyberattacks, but few are focused on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-28 Dan Li , Paritosh Ramanan , Nagi Gebraeel , Kamran Paynabar

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are critical components in Industrial Control Systems (ICSs). Their potential exposure to external world makes them susceptible to cyber-attacks. Existing detection methods against controller logic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Hao Zhou , Suman Sourav , Binbin Chen , Ke Yu

The integration of communication networks and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) increases their vulnerability towards cyber-attacks, causing devastating outcomes. Traditional Intrusion Detection Systems…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-05 Abdulrahman Al-Abassi , Hadis Karimipour , Ali Dehghantanha , Reza M. Parizi

Guaranteeing safety in the presence of unmatched disturbances -- uncertainties that cannot be directly canceled by the control input -- remains a key challenge in nonlinear control. This paper presents a constructive approach to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-04 Max H. Cohen , Pio Ong , Aaron D. Ames

Past attacks against industrial control systems (ICS) show that adversaries often target both the ICS network and the physical process to achieve potential catastrophic impact. To secure ICS, intrusion detection systems promise timely…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Stefan Lenz , Julia Raab , Benedikt Holzbach , Deniz Köller , Sotiris Michaelides , Martin Henze

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) constitute the backbone of contemporary industrial operations, ranging from modest heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to expansive national power grids. Given their pivotal role in critical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Luís Sousa , José Cecílio , Pedro Ferreira , Alan Oliveira

Design of process control scheme is critical for quality assurance to reduce variations in manufacturing systems. Taking semiconductor manufacturing as an example, extensive literature focuses on control optimization based on certain…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Yanrong Li , Juan Du , Wei Jiang

Smart grids are increasingly exposed to sophisticated cyber threats due to their reliance on interconnected communication networks, as demonstrated by real world incidents such as the cyberattacks on the Ukrainian power grid. In IEC61850…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Praneeta K Maganti , Daisuke Mashima , Rajib Ranjan Maiti

Cyber-physical control systems, such as industrial control systems (ICS), are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks. Such attacks can potentially cause tremendous damage, affect critical infrastructure or even jeopardize human life when the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-21 Sridhar Adepu , Ferdinand Brasser , Luis Garcia , Michael Rodler , Lucas Davi , Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi , Saman Zonouz

Assessing the security posture of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) is critical for protecting essential infrastructure. However, the complexity and scale of these environments make it challenging to identify and prioritize potential attack…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Lucas Miranda , Carlos Banjar , Daniel Menasche , Anton Kocheturov , Gaurav Srivastava , Tobias Limmer

Modern Industrial Control Systems (ICS) attacks evade existing tools by using knowledge of ICS processes to blend their activities with benign Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) operation, causing physical world damages. We…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Moses Ike , Kandy Phan , Keaton Sadoski , Romuald Valme , Wenke Lee

Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) are becoming more and more important in managing the operation of many important systems in smart manufacturing, such as power stations, water supply systems, and manufacturing sites. While massive digital…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-05 Do Thu Ha , Nguyen Xuan Hoang , Nguyen Viet Hoang , Nguyen Huu Du , Truong Thu Huong , Kim Phuc Tran

Open-source EDA tools are rapidly advancing, fostering collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing within the EDA community. However, the growing complexity of these tools, characterized by numerous design parameters and heuristics,…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Zesong Jiang , Qing Zhang , Cheng Liu , Long Cheng , Huawei Li , Xiaowei Li

Understanding the internals of Integrated Circuits (ICs), referred to as Hardware Reverse Engineering (HRE), is of interest to both legitimate and malicious parties. HRE is a complex process in which semi-automated steps are interwoven with…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Steffen Becker , Carina Wiesen , Nils Albartus , Nikol Rummel , Christof Paar

While third-party libraries are extensively reused to enhance productivity during software development, they can also introduce potential security risks such as vulnerability propagation. Software composition analysis, proposed to identify…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Ling Jiang , Junwen An , Huihui Huang , Qiyi Tang , Sen Nie , Shi Wu , Yuqun Zhang

Binary code analysis plays a pivotal role in the field of software security and is widely used in tasks such as software maintenance, malware detection, software vulnerability discovery, patch analysis, etc. However, unlike source code,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Xiuwei Shang , Zhenkan Fu , Shaoyin Cheng , Guoqiang Chen , Gangyang Li , Li Hu , Weiming Zhang , Nenghai Yu

Hardware Reverse Engineering (HRE) is a technique for analyzing integrated circuits. Experts employ HRE for security-critical tasks, like detecting Trojans or intellectual property violations, relying not only on their experience and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-06 Steffen Becker , René Walendy , Markus Weber , Carina Wiesen , Nikol Rummel , Christof Paar

With current tools and technology, someone who has physical access to a chip can extract the detailed layout of the integrated circuit (IC). By using advanced visual imaging techniques, reverse engineering can reveal details that are meant…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Maria I. Mera Collantes , Mohamed El Massad , Siddharth Garg

The era of widespread globalization has led to the emergence of hardware-centric security threats throughout the IC supply chain. Prior defenses like logic locking, layout camouflaging, and split manufacturing have been researched…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-09 Nikhil Rangarajan , Satwik Patnaik , Johann Knechtel , Ramesh Karri , Ozgur Sinanoglu , Shaloo Rakheja

The paradigm shift of enabling extensive intercommunication between the Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) devices allows vulnerabilities typical to the IT world to propagate to the OT side. Therefore, the security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-09 Prashant Hari Narayan Rajput , Constantine Doumanidis , Michail Maniatakos