CEMSE Weekly Updates - April 7, 2026 Tue, Apr 7 2026 Newsletter Upcoming Events Stay informed about the upcoming events and the latest news from CEMSE. Modeling and Mitigation of Cyber Attacks on SunSpec Modbus-based Smart Inverters Using a Real-Time CPES Testbed Mohammad Asim Aftab, Research Scientist, Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems Lab Apr 12, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 This work demonstrates the exploitation of security vulnerabilities in SunSpec Modbus-based smart inverter communication protocol using a PHIL testbed and proposes a lightweight cryptographic security to effectively mitigate such cyber-attacks. Private and Robust Learning for Decision Making Yulian Wu, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Apr 14, 15:00 - 17:00 B4 R5220; Zoom Meeting 98132861421 decision making Trustworthy AI privacy-preserving AI Data Privacy machine learning artificial intelligence AI This thesis develops the theoretical foundations of decision-making under privacy, heavy-tailed feedback, and data contamination, establishing fundamental limits and designing near-optimal algorithms across bandits, reinforcement learning, and RLHF. SPDE-Based Geostatistical and Point Process Models for Environmental and Urban Network Applications Damilya Saduakhas, Ph.D. Student, Statistics Apr 15, 13:00 - 15:00 B5 R5209; Zoom Meeting 96585312249 SPDEs geostatistics oceanography monitoring multivariate spatial processes environmental applications This thesis develops statistical models based on stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) for geostatistical and point process data, with applications to oceanographic monitoring, traffic safety, and urban air quality. Efficient Numerical Methods for Scalable Bayesian Inference Lisa Gaedke-Merzhäuser, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics Apr 16, 12:00 - 13:00 B9 R2325 numerical methods Efficient Bayesian Inversion Automated and scalable algorithms This talk will introduce and discuss the computational building blocks of Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations (INLA) and how these are implemented in software libraries such as R-INLA or DALIA.
