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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

This paper considers the state reconstruction problem for discrete-time cyber-physical systems when some of the sensors can be arbitrarily corrupted by malicious attacks where the attacked sensors belong to an unknown set. We first prove…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-29 Wei Liu

The problem of state estimation in the setting of partially-observed discrete event systems subject to cyber attacks is considered. An operator observes a plant through a natural projection that hides the occurrence of certain events. The…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-15 Qi Zhang , Carla Seatzu , Zhiwu Li , Alessandro Giua

Providing situational awareness in light of severe coordinated cyber-attacks on power grids, where many measurements may be untrusted, is necessary for reliable monitoring and resilient operation of the grid. In this scenario, the set of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-13 Ana Jevtić , Marija Ilić

Sensor systems are extremely popular today and vulnerable to sensor data attacks. Due to possible devastating consequences, counteracting sensor data attacks is an extremely important topic, which has not seen sufficient study. This paper…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Xubin Fang , Rick S. Blum , Ramesh Bharadwaj , Brian M. Sadler

This paper presents a secure safety filter design for nonlinear systems under sensor spoofing attacks. Existing approaches primarily focus on linear systems which limits their applications in real-world scenarios. In this work, we extend…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-13 Xiao Tan , Pio Ong , Paulo Tabuada , Aaron D. Ames

In remote estimation of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), sensor measurements transmitted through network may be attacked by adversaries, leading to leakage risk of privacy (e.g., the system state), and/or failure of the remote estimator. To…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-15 Tao Chen , Andreu Cecilia , Daniele Astolfi , Lei Wang , Zhitao Liu , Hongye Su

In this paper, we consider the problem of attack-resilient state estimation, that is to reliably estimate the true system states despite two classes of attacks: (i) attacks on the switching mechanisms and (ii) false data injection attacks…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-25 Sze Zheng Yong , Minghui Zhu , Emilio Frazzoli

This paper considers a sequential sensor scheduling and remote estimation problem with one sensor and one estimator. The sensor makes sequential observations about the state of an underlying memoryless stochastic process and makes a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-19 Xiaobin Gao , Emrah Akyol , Tamer Basar

Distributed state estimation arises in many applications such as position estimation in robot swarms, clock synchronization for processor networks, and data fusion. One characteristic is that agents only have access to noisy measurements of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-16 N. Schlüter , P. Binfet , J. Kim , M. Schulze Darup

The operation of critical infrastructures such as the electrical power grid, cellphone towers, and financial institutions relies on precise timing provided by stationary GPS receivers. These GPS devices are vulnerable to a type of spoofing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-23 Junhwan Lee , Ahmad F. Taha , Nikolaos Gatsis , David Akopian

The growing complexity of modern Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and the frequent communication between their components make them vulnerable to malicious attacks. As a result, secure state estimation is a critical requirement for the control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-09 Xusheng Luo , Miroslav Pajic , Michael M. Zavlanos

The task of state estimation in active distribution systems faces a major challenge due to the integration of different measurements with multiple reporting rates. As a result, distribution systems are essentially unobservable in real time,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-13 J. G. De la Varga , S. Pineda , J. M. Morales , Á. Porras

We address the problem of robust state estimation of a class of discrete-time nonlinear systems with positive-slope nonlinearities when the sensors are corrupted by (potentially unbounded) attack signals and bounded measurement noise. We…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-09-21 Tianci Yang , Carlos Murguia , Margreta Kuijper , Dragan Nešić

We consider a sensor network focused on target localization, where sensors measure the signal strength emitted from the target. Each measurement is quantized to one bit and sent to the fusion center. A general attack is considered at some…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-04-04 Jiangfan Zhang , Xiaodong Wang , Rick S. Blum , Lance M. Kaplan

We study the state estimation problem for linear control systems with quadratic outputs which are locally unobservable at the equilibrium. We show that, despite this inherent lack of observability, an adversary with sensor read and write…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-11 Zeyad M. Manaa , Nathan van de Wouw , Michelle S. Chong

In this paper, we consider a remote state estimation problem in the presence of an eavesdropper. A smart sensor takes measurement of a discrete linear time-invariant (LTI) process and sends its local state estimate through a wireless…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-03-29 Lingying Huang , Alex S. Leong , Daniel E. Quevedo , Ling Shi

This paper addresses the problem of resilient state estimation and attack reconstruction for bounded-error nonlinear discrete-time systems with nonlinear observations/ constraints, where both sensors and actuators can be compromised by…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-26 Mohammad Khajenejad , Zeyuan Jin , Thach Ngoc Dinh , Sze Zheng Yong

This paper studies a distributed state estimation problem for both continuous- and discrete-time linear systems. A simply structured distributed estimator (comprising interconnected local estimators) is first described for estimating the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-30 Lili Wang , Ji Liu , Brian B. O. Anderson , A. Stephen Morse

In a wireless sensor network, data from various sensors are gathered to estimate the system-state of the process system. However, adversaries aim at distorting the system-state estimate, for which they may infiltrate sensors or position…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-15 Stefan Roth , Aydin Sezgin , Roman Bessel , H. Vincent Poor