Student research opportunities
Control System Security (PhD, Masters, Summer Scholar, Honours Projects etc.)
Project Code: CECS_838
This project is available at the following levels:
Engn R&D, Honours, Summer Scholar, Masters, PhD
Supervisor:
Dr Adrian BishopOutline:
The fundamental goal of this project is to provide basic, and motivated, research into the security of networked control and estimation systems operating in the presence of malicious entities that attempt to compromise the integrity of these systems. The motivation is to protect critical networked infrastructure in key resource sectors from high-tech attacks. In particular, industrial and defence-based control and estimation systems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to a new form of electronic attack and this project will investigate novel methods to address the security of these systems that consider their unique characteristics.
Requirements/Prerequisites
The project calls for a Ph.D. candidate although suitable Masters, Summer Scholar or Honours projects can also be supplied at a smaller scale. The student must be very able and be able to handle the mathematics of differential equations. The student must have an understanding of some aspects of modern control (at the appropriate level of the requested project).
Student Gain
The student will gain research experience in a leading research group. The student will gain valuable problem solving experience. The student will have the chance to interact with other researchers including scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). The student will gain experience in presenting scientific material to an expert audience.
Background Literature
Further information on the available problems/projects in this area are available upon enquiry.
