Cyberphysical systems

News and Updates

New NIST Framework Strives for Cleaner, More Secure Power Grid

February 18, 2021

Whether it’s a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart

Global City Teams Challenge Smart and Secure City Expo Convenes July 10-12 in Washington, D.C.

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON — Teams of innovators and municipal governments around the world who are using technology to address challenges such as disaster response, energy

NIST Issues First Call for ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ to Protect Small Electronics

April 18, 2018

Cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are kicking off an effort to protect the data created by innumerable tiny

Projects and Programs

Synchrophasor Networks for Grid monitoring

Synchrophasor data measurements are envisioned to be a key enabler for real-time power grid situational awareness and control. Currently, Phasor Measurement

Smart Grid Communications

The Smart Grid can be defined as an electric system that uses information, two-way, cyber-secure communication technologies, and computational intelligence in

Power Quality Measurements and Fault Detection and Identification

The main objective of this project is to develop research and proof-of-concept investigations into the underlying principles of a power grid protection strategy

Combined Grid Communication Testbed Implementation for Real-time Measurement, Calibration, and Communication

The main objective in this project is to implement a flexible and programmable research testbed that can support deployment of a wide ranging sensory device

Publications

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Edge Service Placement in Softwarized Industrial Cyber-Physical System

May 6, 2021

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

Future industrial cyber-physical system (CPS) devices are expected to request a large amount of delay-sensitive services that need to be processed at the edge

Integrated Sensor Data Processing for Occupancy Detection in Residential Buildings

February 22, 2021

Author(s)

Chenli Wang, Jun Jiang, Thomas P. Roth, Cuong Nguyen, Yuhong Liu, Hohyun Lee

Based on the data from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the total annual energy consumed by buildings in the United States has increased by 325%

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0

February 18, 2021

Author(s)

Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Cheyney O'Fallon, Nelson Hastings, David Wollman

NIST's fourth framework informing America's development of the smart grid includes updates to the Smart Grid Conceptual Model, introduces new Communication

A CASE STUDY OF DIGITAL TWIN FOR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS INVOLVING HUMAN INTERACTIONS

December 16, 2020

Author(s)

Hasan Latif, Guodong Shao, Binil Starly

Current algorithms, computations, and solutions that predict how humans will engage in smart manufacturing are insufficient for real-time activities. In this

Software

HVAC SIMulation PLUS other systems (HVACSIM+)

May 11, 2021

The first version of HVACSIM+, which stands for “HVAC SIMulation PLUS other systems”, was introduced by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in

Awards

Sokwoo Rhee Receives the Portland Golden Globe Award 2019

NIST’s Sokwoo Rhee was honored with the Portland Golden Globe Award at the September 2019 Global Tech Jam in Portland, Oregon. The Award is

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