Cybersecurity Center for Offshore Wind Energy
Protecting Clean Energy Infrastructure
The wind energy industry is booming, but its reliance on complex interconnected systems creates new cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Our research center tackles this challenge head-on.
Mission
- Establish a comprehensive cybersecurity center for wind energy.
- Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in wind energy systems.
- Develop industry-wide best practices for robust defense strategies.
Our Approach
- Design and develop a comprehensive testbed replicating real-world wind farm environments.
- Identify potential vulnerabilities in wind turbine communication systems susceptible to eavesdropping attacks.
- Identify vulnerabilities linked to eavesdropping attacks on offshore wind turbines (WT)
- Emulate real-world WEF environments and integrate sensors and equipment to capture radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic (EM) signals.
Benefits
- Enhanced Security: Our research strengthens the resilience of wind energy infrastructure against cyber threats.
- Data-Driven Defense: We create datasets to guide future cybersecurity efforts in the wind energy sector.
- Industry Collaboration: We foster partnerships with industry leaders to translate research into real-world applications.
Join Us!
Stay informed about our progress through publications and presentations.
Collaborate with us on advancing wind energy cybersecurity.
Utilize our testbed for further research and development.
Project Period of Performance:
04/01/2024 - 03/31/2025
Principal Investigator:
Sachin Shetty
sshetty@odu.edu
757-686-6233
Co-Principal Investigators:
Safdar Hussain Bouk
sbouk@odu.edu
Peter Foytik
pfoytik@odu.edu
Masud Rana
mrana@odu.edu
