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The increasing adoption of advanced metering infrastructure has led to growing concerns regarding privacy risks stemming from the high resolution measurements. This has given rise to privacy protection techniques that physically alter the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-27 Jun-Xing Chin , Andrey Bernstein , Gabriela Hug

In this proposal paper we highlight the need for privacy preserving energy demand forecasting to allay a major concern consumers have about smart meter installations. High resolution smart meter data can expose many private aspects of a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Christopher Briggs , Zhong Fan , Peter Andras

In Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems, smart meters (SM) send fine-grained power consumption information to the utility company, yet this power consumption information can uncover sensitive information about the consumers'…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-01 Hawzhin Mohammed , Syed Rafay Hasan , Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman

Energy has been increasingly generated or collected by different entities on the power grid (e.g., universities, hospitals and householdes) via solar panels, wind turbines or local generators in the past decade. With local energy, such…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-11-02 Yuan Hong , Han Wang , Shangyu Xie , Bingyu Liu

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

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

There has been a large number of contributions on privacy-preserving smart metering with Differential Privacy, addressing questions from actual enforcement at the smart meter to billing at the energy provider. However, exploitation is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-07-09 Günther Eibl , Kaibin Bao , Philip-William Grassal , Daniel Bernau , Hartmut Schmeck

The explosion of data collection has raised serious privacy concerns in users due to the possibility that sharing data may also reveal sensitive information. The main goal of a privacy-preserving mechanism is to prevent a malicious third…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Mohammadhadi Shateri , Francisco Messina , Pablo Piantanida , Fabrice Labeau

The integration of information and communication technology (ICT) with traditional power grids has led to the emergence of smart grids. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) plays a crucial role in smart grids by facilitating two-way…

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

Intelligence is one of the most important aspects in the development of our future communities. Ranging from smart home, smart building, to smart city, all these smart infrastructures must be supported by intelligent power supply. Smart…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-05 Zhitao Guan , Guanlin Si , Xiaosong Zhang , Longfei Wu , Nadra Guizani , Xiaojiang Du , Yinglong Ma

Power consumption data is very useful as it allows to optimize power grids, detect anomalies and prevent failures, on top of being useful for diverse research purposes. However, the use of power consumption data raises significant privacy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-29 Ganesh Del Grosso , Georg Pichler , Pablo Piantanida

Smart grids feature a bidirectional flow of electricity and data, enhancing flexibility, efficiency, and reliability in increasingly volatile energy grids. However, data from smart meters can reveal sensitive private information.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-25 Jonas von der Heyden , Nils Schlüter , Philipp Binfet , Martin Asman , Markus Zdrallek , Tibor Jager , Moritz Schulze Darup

Smart-meters are a key component of energy transition. The large amount of data collected in near real-time allows grid operators to observe and simulate network states. However, privacy-preserving rules forbid the use of such data for any…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-08 Jordan Holweger , Lionel Bloch , Christophe Ballif , Nicolas Wyrsch

State estimation is routinely being performed in high-voltage power transmission grids in order to assist in operation and to detect faulty equipment. In low- and medium-voltage power distribution grids, on the other hand, few real-time…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-04-15 Henrik Sandberg , György Dán , Ragnar Thobaben

A smart grid is an advanced method for supplying electricity to the consumers alleviating the limitations of the existing system. It causes frequent meter reading transmission from the end-user to the supplier. This frequent data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-06-12 Mohammad Saidur Rahman

Fine-grained Smart Meters (SMs) data recording and communication has enabled several features of Smart Grids (SGs) such as power quality monitoring, load forecasting, fault detection, and so on. In addition, it has benefited the users by…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-17 Mohammadhadi Shateri , Francisco Messina , Pablo Piantanida , Fabrice Labeau

Utilities around the world are reported to invest a total of around 30 billion over the next few years for installation of more than 300 million smart meters, replacing traditional analog meters [1]. By mid-decade, with full country wide…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-19 Ibrahim Yilmaz , Kavish Kapoor , Ambareen Siraj , Mahmoud Abouyoussef

The increasing adoption of smart meters introduces growing concerns about consumer privacy risks stemming from high resolution metering data. To counter these risks, there have been various works in actively shaping the grid-visible energy…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-29 Jun-Xing Chin , Kyri Baker , Gabriela Hug

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data from smart electric and gas meters enables valuable insights for utilities and consumers, but also raises significant privacy concerns. In California, regulatory decisions (CPUC D.11-07-056 and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Benjamin Westrich

The rapid development and expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm has drastically increased the collection and exchange of data between sensors and systems, a phenomenon that raises serious privacy concerns in some domains. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-23 Mohammadhadi Shateri , Francisco Messina , Pablo Piantanida , Fabrice Labeau