The FACTS System Security Policy
Department
Computer Science
Major
Mathematics and Computer Science
Research Advisor
McMillin, Bruce M.
Advisor's Department
Computer Science
Funding Source
Undergraduate Research at the University of Missouri--Rolla
Abstract
In 2003, a major blackout disabled a portion of Northeastern United States and Canada. Electricity was in high demand and could not be supported by the transmission capacity. This interrupted daily lives and shut down businesses, health systems, and cities. The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated upgrades to cost 50-100 billion tax- paying dollars. The blackouts led to research in power systems to regulate the transmission of power. The result is a system, the FACTS Power system, which works to redirect power flow and prevent future blackouts from occurring. This project is an ongoing collaboration at The University of Missouri-Rolla between the Computer Science, Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering departments at UMR and Sandia National Laboratories through grants funded by the National Science Foundation. This study identifies security threats and develops a policy that will help define and prevent threats from interfering with the work of the system.
Biography
Michelle Swenty is a senior in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Missouri--Rolla. She will be graduating in May 2006. Upon graduation, Michelle will be working full time at The Boeing Company as a Software Engineer and pursuing a masters’ degree in Computer Science.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Award
Engineering poster session, Third place
Presentation Date
12 Apr 2006, 1:00 pm
The FACTS System Security Policy
In 2003, a major blackout disabled a portion of Northeastern United States and Canada. Electricity was in high demand and could not be supported by the transmission capacity. This interrupted daily lives and shut down businesses, health systems, and cities. The Electric Power Research Institute has estimated upgrades to cost 50-100 billion tax- paying dollars. The blackouts led to research in power systems to regulate the transmission of power. The result is a system, the FACTS Power system, which works to redirect power flow and prevent future blackouts from occurring. This project is an ongoing collaboration at The University of Missouri-Rolla between the Computer Science, Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering departments at UMR and Sandia National Laboratories through grants funded by the National Science Foundation. This study identifies security threats and develops a policy that will help define and prevent threats from interfering with the work of the system.
