Scalable Cyber-physical Optimal Response Engine

Publications

The SCORE Project’s research builds upon several key outcomes of the CYPRES project. For publications related to the CYPRES project, see CYPRES Publications

  1. S. Sun, C. Goes, A. Summers, S. Hossain-McKenzie, N. Jacobs, K. Davis, “Enhancing Cyber-Physical System Interdependencies through the Integration of Node2Vec-based Approach and Temporal Analysis Using LSTM Autoencoders,” (Accepted by PESGM 2025).
  2. X. Huo, S. Sun, K. A. Haque, L. Al Homoud, A. E. Goulart, and K. R. Davis, “Cooperative Optimization of Grid-edge Cyber and Physical Resources for Resilient Power System Operation,” (Accepted by PESGM 2025).
  3. S. Sun, K. A. Haque, X. Huo, L. A. Homoud, S. Hossain-McKenzie, A. Goulart, and K. R. Davis, “A Reinforcement Learning Engine with Reduced Action and State Space for Scalable Cyber-Physical Optimal Response,” (under review). Source, View
  4. M. Massaoudi, K. Davis, K. A. Haque, “Analysis and Quantification of Demand Flexibility for Resilient Distribution Networks: A Systematic Review,” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp 42650-42668, 2025. Source, View
  5. S. Sun, K. A. Haque, X. Huo, A. Sahu, A. Goulart, K. Davis, “Anomaly Detection in Cyber-Physical Systems Using Long-Short Term Memory Autoencoders: A Case Study with Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) Attack,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, Texas, February 2025. Source, View
  6. L. Al Homoud, V. Bobato, A. Goulart, K. Davis, M. Rice, “Analyzing a Multi-Stage Cyber Threat and Its Impact on the Power System,” IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory and Applications, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2025. Source, View
  7. X. Huo, H. Huang, K. R. Davis, H. V. Poor, and M. Liu, “A review of scalable and privacy-preserving multi-agent frameworks for distributed energy resources,” Advances in Applied Energy, vol. 17, p.100205, 2024.
  8. S. Sun, H. Huang, E. Payne, S. Hossain-McKenzie, N. Jacobs, H. V. Poor, A. Layton, K. Davis, “A Graph Embedding-Based Approach for Automatic Cyber-Physical Power System Risk Assessment to Prevent and Mitigate Threats at Scale,” IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory and Applications, vol. 9, no. 4, pp.435-453, 2024.
  9. L. Al Homoud, K. Al-Assaf, K. Davis, K. Purry, “Large-Scale Distribution Systems: Solar Integration and Load Demand Fluctuation Case Studies,” 2024 56th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), El Paso, Texas, October 2024. Source, View
  10. K. A. Haque, L. Al Homoud, X. Zhuang, M. Elnour, A. Goulart, K. Davis, “On Graph Theory vs. Time-Domain Discrete-Event Simulation for Topology-Informed Assessment of Power Grid Cyber Risk,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm), Oslo, Norway, September 2024. Source, View
  11. L. Al Homoud, K. Davis, S. Hossain-McKenzie, N. Jacobs, “CyberDep: Towards the Analysis of Cyber-Physical Power System Interdependencies Using Bayesian Networks and Temporal Data,” 2024 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Manhattan, Kansas, April 2024. Source, View
  12. H. Huang, H. Vincent Poor, K. Davis, T. Overbye, A. Layton, A. Goulart, S. Zonouz, “Toward Resilient Modern Power Systems: From Single-Domain to Cross-Domain Resilience Enhancement,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 112, no. 4, pp. 365-398, April 2024 Source, View
  13. K. Davis, S. Sun, “Needle-in-the-Haystack: On Automatic Risk-based Searching to Stop Cyber-Physical Threats in Large-Scale Power Systems,” 2024 58th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, New Jersey, March 2024. Source, View
  14. S. Sun, S. Hossain-McKenzie, L. Al Homoud, K. Haque, A. Goulart, K. Davis, “An AI-based Approach for Scalable Cyber-physical Optimal Response in Power Systems,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, Texas, February 2024. Source, View
  15. A. Umunnakwe, S. Sun, K. Davis, “Toward Proactive Cyber-Physical-Human Risk Assessment in Power Systems,” IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), College Station, Texas, February 2024. Source, View
  16. T.J. Overbye, K.R. Davis, A.B. Birchfield, “The Electric Grid and Severe Resiliency Events.”, National Academy of Engineering Bridge Journal, issue on Engineering the Energy Transition, vol. 53, no. 2, 2023, pp. 73-79. Source, View