Publications

Polysizemic Encryption: Towards a Variable-Length Output Symmetric-Key Cryptosystem

This short paper presents preliminary work towards developing a variable-length symmetric-key cryptosystem. Introduced are the …
J. Hendricks, B. Burke, T. Gamage
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Towards Detecting Sex Offenders in Social Networks

This paper presents some preliminary work on detecting sex offenders who might register in social networks under assumed identities …
S. K. Vallapu, T. T. Gamage
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Power Application Possibilities with Mission-Critical Cloud Computing

This chapter explores new applications enabled by mission-critical implementations such as GridCloud technology. The most intriguing …
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Mission-Critical Cloud Computing for Critical Infrastructure

This chapter presents a roadmap of how cloud computing can be used to support the computational needs of the advanced power grid. …
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Security Implications of Transport Layer Protocols in Power Grid Synchrophasor Data Communication

Wide-area monitoring and control (WAMC) systems based on synchrophasor data streams are becoming more and more significant to the …
Y. Wang, T. T. Gamage, C. H. Hauser
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Towards Grid Resilience: A Proposal for a Progressive Control Strategy

This white paper describes preliminary research on the use of progressive control strategies to improve the advanced electric power …
T. Gamage, G. Zweigle, M. Venkathasubramanian, C. Hauser, D. Bakken
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A Novel Flow Invariants-Based Approach to Microgrid Management

This paper presents a novel flow invariants-based approach to microgrid management that is much more intuitive, less complex, and …
T. T. Gamage, Y. Liu, T. A. Nguyen, X. Qiu, B. M. McMillin, M. L. Crow
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Flexible Data Authentication Evaluated for the Smart Grid

This paper explores Time-Valid One-Time-Signature (TV-OTS) as a data authentication protocol for potential use in smart grid …
K. Cairns, C. Hauser, T. Gamage
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Mitigating Event Confidentiality Violations in Smart Grids: An Information Flow Security-Based Approach

Modern smart grids, by and large, merge physical interconnections and cyber controllers. Invariably, this tight coupling results in …
Thoshitha T. Gamage, Thomas Roth, Bruce McMillin, Mariesa L. Crow
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Efficient Targeted Key Subset Retrieval in Fractal Hash Sequences

This paper presents a new hash chain traversal strategy which improves performance of hash chain based one-time authentication schemes. …
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Microgrid Application with Computer Models and Power Management Integrated using PSCAD/EMTDC

This paper presents a PSCAD/EMTDC simulation of a microgrid system based on component modeling of a PV array, Wind Turbine, VRB, Fuel …
T.A. Nguyen, Xin Qiu, T.T. Gamage, M.L. Crow, B.M. McMillin, A.C. Elmore
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Information Flow Security in Cyber-physical Systems

Preserving the confidentiality of sensitive internal actions is a unique challenge in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) due to the inherent …
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Confidentiality Preserving Security Properties for Cyber-Physical Systems

The work in this paper presents recent advances in developing a theory of information flow security specifically geared towards …
Thoshitha T. Gamage, T.P. Roth, B.M. McMillin
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Enforcing Information Flow Security Properties in Cyber-Physical Systems: A Generalized Framework Based on Compensation

Thoshitha T. Gamage, B.M. McMillin, T.P. Roth
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Nondeducibility-Based Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems

Controlling information flow in a cyber-physical system (CPS) is challenging because cyber domain decisions and actions manifest …
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EM Enforcing Information Flow Properties using Compensating Events

Thoshitha T. Gamage, B.M. McMillin
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