About Ioannis (Yannis) Zografopoulos Ioannis (Yannis) Zografopoulos Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering cybersecurity cyber-physical systems embedded systems internet of things security industrial control systems Ioannis Zografopoulos received his Ph.D. at the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE) of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2023. Prior, he graduated with a B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in Computer, Communications, and Network Engineering, and an M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, in 2014 and 2015, respectively. His research interests include cyber-physical systems security, with an emphasis on embedded systems for industrial, distributed energy, and power grid Articles Related News October 2023 Distributed Energy Resources Cybersecurity Outlook: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Impacts, and Mitigations 1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2023 News cybersecurity cyber-physical energy systems distributed energy resources Cyber attacks and defenses The digitization and decentralization of the electric power grid represent crucial steps toward achieving both economic and environmental sustainability. In pursuit of this objective, distributed energy resources (DERs), such as rooftop solar panels, battery storage systems, and electric vehicles, are increasingly integrated into power systems. These DERs offer several advantages to power utilities by reducing operational costs and deferring investments for the expansion of the power system network while also affording users and aggregators greater control over their electricity generation and December 2022 Simple hardware to defend microgrid attacks 2 min read · Mon, Dec 5 2022 News cybersecurity hardware security An inexpensive piece of hardware integrated with solar panel controllers can protect isolated power networks from cyberattacks. November 2022 Behind closed doors: process-level rootkit attacks in cyber-physical microgrid systems 1 min read · Tue, Nov 22 2022 News 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Conference (PESGM) authored by Suman Rath, Ioannis Zografopoulos, Pedro P. Vergara, Vassilis C. Nikolaidis, Charalambos Konstantinou “Embedded controllers, sensors, actuators, advanced metering infrastructure, etc. are cornerstone components of cyber-physical energy systems such as microgrids. Harnessing their monitoring and control functionalities, sophisticated schemes can be employed to improve power system operations. However, the deployment of ‘smart’ assets increases the threat surface of the power grid. Power systems possess mechanisms KAUST SENTRY team wins prestigious CSAW'22 embedded system hacking competition 3 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2022 Awards News KAUST Ph.D. students from the KAUST Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab recently won the CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW'22) "Hack My Robot Challenge (HMR)." October 2022 Mitigation of Cyberattacks through Battery Storage for Stable Microgrid Operation 1 min read · Sat, Oct 29 2022 News cybersecurity cyber-physical energy systems Cyber attacks and defenses Mitigation of Cyberattacks through Battery Storage for Stable Microgrid Operation: Power grids are undergoing radical changes to meet energy demands, comply with environmental regulations, and improve the quality of service and system resilience. The inclusion of information and communication technologies and embedded devices enables the remote coordination, and control of microgrids (MG) and has transformed traditional power systems into cyber-physical systems. The security of MG-enabled power systems should not be overlooked given the plethora of cyberattacks against this pillar of critical February 2022 Blocking microgrid cyberattacks to keep the power flowing 1 min read · Tue, Feb 15 2022 News cybersecurity smart grids resilience Cyber attacks and defenses Power grids have become far more complex in recent decades due to energy demands, environmental regulations and small-scale renewable energy systems that turn businesses and individuals into combined consumer-producers. One way to ensure that power supplies remain resilient is to create small groups of sources and loads called microgrids. Microgrids can operate independently of the main grid when required, such as supporting hospitals during natural disasters, for example. As microgrids grow more complex, they require sophisticated computer networks to coordinate, control and distribute November 2021 KAUST SENTRY team wins 2021 Cybersecurity Games & Conference Embedded Security Challenge 3 min read · Wed, Nov 24 2021 News resilience cybersecurity The SENTRY Lab team wins the 18th annual CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW '21) Embedded Security Challenge (ESC). October 2021 Meet KAUST new student: Ioannis Zografopoulos 2 min read · Wed, Oct 6 2021 News cyber-physical systems embedded systems cybersecurity Ioannis Zografopoulos is a Ph.D. student who joined KAUST this fall as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab under the supervision of Professor Charalambos Konstantinou. Zografopoulos believes that KAUST's renowned faculty, global reputation and research infrastructure make the University the ideal environment for him to develop high-quality, impactful research.
Distributed Energy Resources Cybersecurity Outlook: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Impacts, and Mitigations 1 min read · Sun, Oct 1 2023 News cybersecurity cyber-physical energy systems distributed energy resources Cyber attacks and defenses The digitization and decentralization of the electric power grid represent crucial steps toward achieving both economic and environmental sustainability. In pursuit of this objective, distributed energy resources (DERs), such as rooftop solar panels, battery storage systems, and electric vehicles, are increasingly integrated into power systems. These DERs offer several advantages to power utilities by reducing operational costs and deferring investments for the expansion of the power system network while also affording users and aggregators greater control over their electricity generation and
Simple hardware to defend microgrid attacks 2 min read · Mon, Dec 5 2022 News cybersecurity hardware security An inexpensive piece of hardware integrated with solar panel controllers can protect isolated power networks from cyberattacks.
Behind closed doors: process-level rootkit attacks in cyber-physical microgrid systems 1 min read · Tue, Nov 22 2022 News 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting Conference (PESGM) authored by Suman Rath, Ioannis Zografopoulos, Pedro P. Vergara, Vassilis C. Nikolaidis, Charalambos Konstantinou “Embedded controllers, sensors, actuators, advanced metering infrastructure, etc. are cornerstone components of cyber-physical energy systems such as microgrids. Harnessing their monitoring and control functionalities, sophisticated schemes can be employed to improve power system operations. However, the deployment of ‘smart’ assets increases the threat surface of the power grid. Power systems possess mechanisms
KAUST SENTRY team wins prestigious CSAW'22 embedded system hacking competition 3 min read · Sun, Nov 20 2022 Awards News KAUST Ph.D. students from the KAUST Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab recently won the CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW'22) "Hack My Robot Challenge (HMR)."
Mitigation of Cyberattacks through Battery Storage for Stable Microgrid Operation 1 min read · Sat, Oct 29 2022 News cybersecurity cyber-physical energy systems Cyber attacks and defenses Mitigation of Cyberattacks through Battery Storage for Stable Microgrid Operation: Power grids are undergoing radical changes to meet energy demands, comply with environmental regulations, and improve the quality of service and system resilience. The inclusion of information and communication technologies and embedded devices enables the remote coordination, and control of microgrids (MG) and has transformed traditional power systems into cyber-physical systems. The security of MG-enabled power systems should not be overlooked given the plethora of cyberattacks against this pillar of critical
Blocking microgrid cyberattacks to keep the power flowing 1 min read · Tue, Feb 15 2022 News cybersecurity smart grids resilience Cyber attacks and defenses Power grids have become far more complex in recent decades due to energy demands, environmental regulations and small-scale renewable energy systems that turn businesses and individuals into combined consumer-producers. One way to ensure that power supplies remain resilient is to create small groups of sources and loads called microgrids. Microgrids can operate independently of the main grid when required, such as supporting hospitals during natural disasters, for example. As microgrids grow more complex, they require sophisticated computer networks to coordinate, control and distribute
KAUST SENTRY team wins 2021 Cybersecurity Games & Conference Embedded Security Challenge 3 min read · Wed, Nov 24 2021 News resilience cybersecurity The SENTRY Lab team wins the 18th annual CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW '21) Embedded Security Challenge (ESC).
Meet KAUST new student: Ioannis Zografopoulos 2 min read · Wed, Oct 6 2021 News cyber-physical systems embedded systems cybersecurity Ioannis Zografopoulos is a Ph.D. student who joined KAUST this fall as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab under the supervision of Professor Charalambos Konstantinou. Zografopoulos believes that KAUST's renowned faculty, global reputation and research infrastructure make the University the ideal environment for him to develop high-quality, impactful research.
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