Project Grant 2448402

The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Georgia TECH Research Corp six hundred thousand dollars on July 15, 2026, for research on cybersecurity in remotely controlled robots under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070).

The project develops a security framework protecting remote-controlled and cloud-connected systems by performing control computations directly on encrypted data while embedding a detection mechanism that identifies adversarial intrusions by exploiting fundamental properties of the encryption process itself. The work addresses false data injection attacks in networked cyber-physical systems by integrating a depth-compressed encrypted adaptive controller and a probabilistic virtual overflow trap, both realized through somewhat homomorphic encryption. The research targets systems foundational to critical infrastructure, including industrial automation, unmanned vehicles, and advanced manufacturing, where malicious actors exploit communication pathways between sensors and control commands to alter signals and introduce falsified data.

The award supports graduate student training at the intersection of control engineering, cybersecurity, and cryptography; international research collaboration; and dissemination through peer-reviewed publications, engineering workshops, and public outreach.

Performance occurs at Georgia TECH Research Corp's location in Atlanta, Georgia, with a period of performance from July 15, 2026, through June 30, 2029.