Location
Havener Center, Miner Lounge / Wiese Atrium, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Start Date
4-1-2026 1:30 PM
End Date
4-1-2026 3:30 PM
Presentation Date
April 1, 2026; 1:30pm-3:30pm
Description
Autonomous vehicles rely on low-latency, high-reliability data exchange for real-time perception and control. Disruptions such as packet loss, latency variation, protocol-level errors, and malicious interference can pose significant safety risks to both passengers and surrounding environments. This project aims to evaluate, quantify, and predict the survivability of autonomous vehicle systems to communication errors, with focus on 5G network environments. The impact of these communication impairments on vehicle stability and control will be investigated through high-fidelity cyber-physical simulation of the vehicle and its surrounding environment. Experiments designed to capture varying network conditions will be used to assess a broad range of functional and non-functional metrics, including subsystem availability and response time, packet integrity, and trajectory deviation. The results will elucidate system vulnerabilities and guide improvements to the robustness and security of 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle systems.
Biography
Sydney Clark is a senior in Computer Engineering and expects to graduate in December 2026. She conducts research under Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani, focusing on network reliability and security in autonomous systems. As an NSF S-STEM scholar, Sydney contributes strong planning and organizational skills to her research team. She has also gained industry experience through a co-op at Brewer Science, where she worked in controls and automation. In addition, Sydney is involved in volunteer efforts with Russell House. Her academic interests include distributed systems and data analysis, and she hopes to pursue a career in engineering innovation and research.
Meeting Name
2026 - Miners Solving for Tomorrow Research Conference
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Second Department
Computer Science
Document Type
Poster
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
event
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2026 The Authors, All rights reserved
Analysis of Autonomous Vehicle Survivability to 5G Communication Errors
Havener Center, Miner Lounge / Wiese Atrium, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Autonomous vehicles rely on low-latency, high-reliability data exchange for real-time perception and control. Disruptions such as packet loss, latency variation, protocol-level errors, and malicious interference can pose significant safety risks to both passengers and surrounding environments. This project aims to evaluate, quantify, and predict the survivability of autonomous vehicle systems to communication errors, with focus on 5G network environments. The impact of these communication impairments on vehicle stability and control will be investigated through high-fidelity cyber-physical simulation of the vehicle and its surrounding environment. Experiments designed to capture varying network conditions will be used to assess a broad range of functional and non-functional metrics, including subsystem availability and response time, packet integrity, and trajectory deviation. The results will elucidate system vulnerabilities and guide improvements to the robustness and security of 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle systems.
Comments
Advisor: Sahra Sedigh, sedighs@mst.edu