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Dr Xuewu Dai
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Major advancements over the last decades in fiber and wireless communications gave rise to the new paradigm of Networked Control Systems (NCSs), where sensing and control signals are exchanged via heterogeneous communication networks. The increasing use of heterogeneous communication networks (e.g., the Fiber-Wireless access networks) as part of the control loops challenges conventional assumptions of instantaneous observation, accurate timing and perfect communication. Secure time synchronisation is one enable technology to address these challenges in FiWi-based NCS.
Accurate time is crucial to both control and communication, such as data fusion and consistency, coordination, scheduling, power saving and localization. As in all computer protocols, security is always an issue and cyber attacks on protocols is inevitable. Furthermore, the dependence of NCSs on communication infrastructure and time protocols makes NCSs susceptible to external cyber attacks. This PhD study will be supported by industrial partners (e.g. Deviser) to
• Examine the precision Time synchronisation in FiWi heterogeneous Networked Control Systems.
• Investigate the impact of cyber attacks on time synchronization protocols and NCSs;
• Develop a secure precision time synchronization protocol and to construct mitigation strategies to restore the control system’s performance and/or avoiding cascading failures;
• Verify the system performance by developing a hybrid simulator at OMNeT++/MATLAB and hardware-in-loop simulation by rapid prototyping.
• Work closely with industrial partners (Deviser and, possibly, Rolls-Royce) to develop a prototyping Fiber-Wireless Networked Control System.
Enquiries regarding this studentship should be made to: Dr. Xuewu (Daniel) Dai, +44-(0)191 227 4985, [Email Address Removed]
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/
Please ensure you quote the advert reference above on your application form.
Accurate time is crucial to both control and communication, such as data fusion and consistency, coordination, scheduling, power saving and localization. As in all computer protocols, security is always an issue and cyber attacks on protocols is inevitable. Furthermore, the dependence of NCSs on communication infrastructure and time protocols makes NCSs susceptible to external cyber attacks. This PhD study will be supported by industrial partners (e.g. Deviser) to
• Examine the precision Time synchronisation in FiWi heterogeneous Networked Control Systems.
• Investigate the impact of cyber attacks on time synchronization protocols and NCSs;
• Develop a secure precision time synchronization protocol and to construct mitigation strategies to restore the control system’s performance and/or avoiding cascading failures;
• Verify the system performance by developing a hybrid simulator at OMNeT++/MATLAB and hardware-in-loop simulation by rapid prototyping.
• Work closely with industrial partners (Deviser and, possibly, Rolls-Royce) to develop a prototyping Fiber-Wireless Networked Control System.
Enquiries regarding this studentship should be made to: Dr. Xuewu (Daniel) Dai, +44-(0)191 227 4985, [Email Address Removed]
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/
Please ensure you quote the advert reference above on your application form.
Funding Notes
The full-time studentship provides full support for tuition fees, and an annual tax-free stipend at RCUK rates (for 2015/16 this is £14,057 p.a.)
References
[1] Y. Huang, T. Li, X. Dai, H. Wang and Y. Yang, TS2: A Realistic IEEE 1588 Time Synchronization Simulator for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks, SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, published online first [DOI: 10.1177/0037549714564791]
[2] X. Dai, P. E. Omiyi, K. Bür and Y. Yang, Interference-Aware Convergecast Scheduling in Wireless Sensor/Actuator Networks for Active Airflow Control Applications, WILEY Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 14, no. 3, pp.396-408, 2014
[3] X. Dai; Z. Gao, "From Model, Signal to Knowledge: A Data-Driven Perspective of Fault Detection and Diagnosis," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, , vol.9, no.4, pp.2226,2238, Nov. 2013
[4] X. Dai, J. E. Mitchell, Y. Yang, I. Glover, K. Sasloglou, R. Atkinson, I. Panella, J. Strong, W. Schiffers, P. Dutta, "Development and validation of a simulator for wireless data acquisition in gas turbine engine testing," IET Wireless Sensor Systems, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 183 – 192, September 2013
[5] X. Dai, T. Breikin, Z. Gao, H. Wang," High-gain Observer-based Estimation of Parameter Variations with Delay Alignment," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 726 -732, March 2012
[2] X. Dai, P. E. Omiyi, K. Bür and Y. Yang, Interference-Aware Convergecast Scheduling in Wireless Sensor/Actuator Networks for Active Airflow Control Applications, WILEY Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 14, no. 3, pp.396-408, 2014
[3] X. Dai; Z. Gao, "From Model, Signal to Knowledge: A Data-Driven Perspective of Fault Detection and Diagnosis," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, , vol.9, no.4, pp.2226,2238, Nov. 2013
[4] X. Dai, J. E. Mitchell, Y. Yang, I. Glover, K. Sasloglou, R. Atkinson, I. Panella, J. Strong, W. Schiffers, P. Dutta, "Development and validation of a simulator for wireless data acquisition in gas turbine engine testing," IET Wireless Sensor Systems, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 183 – 192, September 2013
[5] X. Dai, T. Breikin, Z. Gao, H. Wang," High-gain Observer-based Estimation of Parameter Variations with Delay Alignment," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 726 -732, March 2012
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