Cloud computing application could help create more resilient power grid
10/10/2018 - 11:15am For many people, ‘the cloud’ describes a misunderstood space where photos and documents are stored. To ITI researchers, the cloud is the future of electric grids.
CIRI connects with automakers at Auto-ISAC Cybersecurity Summit
10/08/2018 - 4:00pm Increasing automotive connectivity, paired with rapid advancement in the realm of autonomous vehicles, necessitates the development of a resilient cybersecure motor vehicle ecosystem. For this reason, leaders from the auto industry and government gathered for two days at the 2nd Auto-ISAC (Information Sharing & Analysis Center) Cybersecurity Summit.
Manufacturers gather to discuss cybersecurity across the supply chain
10/04/2018 - 3:15pm From Northwestern University to Rolls-Royce North America, myriad organizations from the manufacturing and cybersecurity communities convened to explore the current state of cybersecurity in the manufacturing sector, cybersecurity challenges facing manufacturers, and efforts underway to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of manufacturing supply chains.
2018 CREDC Industry Workshop impresses attendees
10/04/2018 - 3:00pm Every year CREDC hosts a workshop to bring together stakeholders to discuss emerging topics in cyber security and resiliency
Illinois researchers partner with ABB on new DOE-funded energy delivery systems research
09/27/2018 - 2:30pm The University of Illinois is teaming with ABB on two newly awarded projects funded by the Department of Energy Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems program. These are the latest from an ongoing research collaboration between Illinois and ABB.
High risk research results in reward for former CSL student
09/06/2018 - 3:45pm Former ITI student Mingu Kang will receive the CSL Ph.D. Thesis award this month for his dissertation “Deep In-memory Computing.”
Sanders named interim director of DPI
09/06/2018 - 3:30pm William H Sanders, ITI professor, has been named interim director of the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), a new world-class innovation center led by the U of I System.
Hwu named acting head of ECE Department
09/06/2018 - 3:30pm The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Engineering announced today that Prof. Wen-Mei W Hwu will serve as acting head of its top-ranked Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
CIRI summer interns, research team conduct research on DHS mission-relevant areas
08/29/2018 - 2:00pmThe Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute, a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence housed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, hosted five students from Howard University and Florida International University as part of the CIRI Summer Internship Program. Additionally, CIRI hosted a research team of one faculty member and two students from the University of Texas at El Paso through the DHS Summer Research Team (SRT) Program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).&nbs
Illinois receives funding from NSA to design trusted systems
06/27/2018 - 8:45am
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a contract from the National Security Agency to lead an effort that will deepen the scientific understanding of the design of trusted systems.
CREDC researchers to leverage blockchain to protect power grid supply chain
05/01/2018 - 9:15amBlockchain technology has served as the building block for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for a decade, enabling users to verify virtual transactions each step along the money trail. Now, researchers with the Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium are using the same technology to protect the power grid.
Rodrigo joins ITI as managing director of smart grid
04/10/2018 - 9:30am Dilhan Rodrigo has joined the Information Trust Institute (ITI) as managing director of smart grid.
CREDC's Sanders, Lee in DC to discuss cybersecurity
02/26/2018 - 12:30pmECE student named top performer in ComEd UX Challenge
02/20/2018 - 3:00pmCommonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), the largest electric utility company in Illinois, hosted a challenge for college students across the world, asking them to design a concept for an engaging website portal or app for solar customers.
Illinois team explores how social media spreads information, affects beliefs, and even shapes events
02/13/2018 - 1:45pmCSL Professor Tarek Abdelzaher is leading a group of researchers studying how information propagates through social media and the effects that information has on people’s beliefs as it moves.
CREDC to develop secure, resilient cyber systems for oil and gas industry
02/08/2018 - 4:30pm Major storms can damage not only the conventional physical elements of the oil and gas delivery systems -- such as the actual pipelines -- but also the hardware that supports the cyber systems used to control those delivery systems. The Cyber Resilience Energy Delivery Consortium is looking to create more secure and resilient cyber systems for the oil and gas industry.
Illinois launches major cybersecurity initiative in Singapore
01/11/2018 - 4:30pm The new initiative, funded by the National Reseach Foundation, will work to make information systems both trustworthy and secure.
IEEE Computer Society selects Nicol as editor-in-chief
01/10/2018 - 9:15am The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) Board of Governors has confirmed incoming editors in chief of their publications, including Professor David M. Nicol who will oversee IEEE Security & Privacy, the most widely read journal on security and privacy in computing.
Hahn builds tools to monitor the security and understand the vulnerability of the power grid
11/27/2017 - 7:15pm CREDC researcher Adam Hahn develops innovative methods to understand power grid vulnerabilities and bolster system security.