Smart grids, where cyber infrastructure is used to make power distribution more dependable
and efficient, are prime examples of modern infrastructure systems. The cyber infrastructure …

Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices are installed on electric
power transmission lines to stabilize and regulate power flow. Power lines protected by …

A crucial factor effecting modern power systems today is power flow control. An effective
means for controlling and improving power flow is by installing fast reacting devices such as …

The work in this paper presents recent advances in developing a theory of information flow
security specifically geared towards preserving the event confidentiality in Cyber-Physical …

The increasing scale and complexity of power grids exacerbate concerns about failure
propagation. A single contingency, such as outage of a transmission line due to overload or …

Managing distributed infrastructure resources is usually accomplished by telephone calls
among the managers and operators. This works reasonably well under ordinary …

This dissertation provides a nonlinear optimization algorithm for the long term control of
Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) to remove overloads and voltage violations by …

The world is increasingly dependent on critical infrastructures such as the electric power
grid, water, gas and oil transport systems. Due to this increasing dependence and …

The world is increasingly dependent on critical infrastructures such as the electric power
grid, water, gas, and oil transport systems, which are susceptible to cascading failures that …

Critical infrastructure systems are increasingly reliant on cyber infrastructure that enables
intelligent real-time control of physical components. This cyber infrastructure utilizes …