Cyber-Physical Approaches to Resilient City-Scale Systems
Prof. Rui TAN Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Abstract
With the increasing connectivity and intelligence of massive objects, various city-scale systems such as utility infrastructures and transportation systems are evolving into their next generations for higher efficiency. However, they also face growing risks such as unexpected disturbances and even malicious attacks. Therefore, in the pursuit of the smart city vision, it is also important to enhance the resilience of these systems upon the contingency of these risks. In this talk, I will present our recent research on leveraging a city-scale physical process, i.e., the delivery of alternating current electricity, to achieve resilient timestamping and clock synchronization for Internet-of-Things objects found in electrified systems, smart ambient, and even on human bodies.
Biography
Rui Tan is an Assistant Professor at School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. Previously, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Advanced Digital Sciences Center, a Singapore-based research center of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a postdoctoral Research Associate at Michigan State University. He received PhD degree from City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include sensor networks, Internet of things, and cyber-physical systems. He is the recipients of IPSN'17 and CPSR-SG'17 Best Paper Awards, IPSN'14 and PerCom'13 Best Paper Award Runner-Ups, and CityU Outstanding Academic Performance Award. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.