Date and time: Wednesday 18 June 2025, 11:00-12:00 CEST
Speaker: Yu-Chu Tian, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Title: Smart Grid Communication and Cyber-Physical Security
Where: Teknikringen 33, floor 3 room 2306, Ivar Herlitz, KTH main campus OR Zoom
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Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65791668723
Host: Qianwen Xu <qianwenx@kth.se
Bio: Professor Yu-Chu Tian is a Professor and Academic Lead Researcher (ALR) at the School of Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia, where he founded and leads the Networks and Communications Discipline and the Big Data Lab. He received his PhD in Computer and Software Engineering from the University of Sydney (2009) and PhD in Industrial Automation from Zhejiang University (1993).
Prior to joining QUT, he held academic positions at Curtin University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Zhejiang University. His international collaborations include visiting professorships at the University of Maryland at College Park (USA), the University of Navarra at San Sebastián (Spain), and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden).
Professor Tian has authored two monographs and over 300 refereed publications. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Springer’s Handbook of Real-Time Computing and the forthcoming Handbook of Network Architecture. His expertise spans big data, cloud computing, computer networks, smart grid communication and control, cyber-physical security, and AI/ML, with applications in critical infrastructure such as power systems.
Abstract: Modern power grids rely critically on real-time data communication for efficient control and operation. While fibre-optic networks support wide-area communication, a key gap persists in neighborhood area networks (NANs) across electricity distribution systems. Building these NANs is an emerging priority, yet their design poses significant challenges.
Beyond infrastructure, smart grids face growing cyber threats, exposing vulnerabilities that risk grid reliability and security. This talk presents recent progress in optimizing NAN topology from a complex network perspective, then explores innovative research in cyber and cyber-physical security, offering insights into protecting power grids against evolving threats.
