Trustworthy Cyber physical defense systems via AI and Shared Autonomy
Abstract
We propose to develop trustworthy, reconfigurable, and secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cyber Physical Defense Systems (CPDS),. The following are the main objectives: 1) To enhance DoD-related research capabilities in AI and cybersecurity, which are the area,s critical to the national functions of the DoD. 2) To enhance the capability of NCAT?s research and education programs for enriched, p,raduates, including Underrepresented Minorities (URMs), in the fields of AI, cybersecurity, robotics, Human-Machine Interface (HMI),and microelectronics, which are important to the defense mission. 4) To dedicate the PIs? efforts and available resources to elevati,ng the standing of the nation?s largest HBCU, North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT), from R2 to R1 in the Carnegie Classificati,on of Institutions of Higher Education.This research focuses on cyber defense and resilience as well as continued integration of cyb,er capabilities into the full spectrum of naval operations. This project will develop autonomous, resilient, dependable, and federat,ed networks and information ecosystems that are well aligned with the DoD/ONR strategies. This project provides unique and timely cr,itical contributions by, first, addressing both theoretical and practical challenges in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) instead of just, focusing on AI itself. Second, human factors are considered, such as HMI and Human-On-The-Loop (HOTL). Third, the six colleges of N,CAT collaborate to provide comprehensive views from ethics, sociology, and education as well as science and engineering. This resear,ch effort is divided into three thrusts. Thrust I will provide AI-powered techniques to process the data, handle lack of data availa,ble, select the most important attributes for cyber-attacks, and mitigate intrusions and anomalies. This thrust will analyze the sec,urity risks and threats in the naval warfare domain (NWD). We will develop the means to utilize information from AI models by exploi,l develop human-inspired and HOTL Al algorithms for networked autonomous robots in the solution space through systematic decision-ma,king processes. This thrust will implement the new AI algorithms on CPDS under various scenarios and comparisons. Thrust III will ad,dress the reliability of microelectronics used in the NWD to increase lethality and ensure critical infrastructure. This thrust will, also enhance the security and trust of hardware systems with edge computing security, which will protect data that lives on or tran,sports through devices outside centralized data centers. A shared and reusable testbed will be developed for multidomain application,s. NCAT?s major interdisciplinary centers, Center for Cyber Defense and Center of Excellence inProduct Design and Advanced Manufactu,enabling trustworthy and autonomous CPDS for ONR?s existing and future naval capabilities across different fields, addressing key is,sues for the Chief of Naval Research Priorities 2022. Additionally, this work will assist the ONR and other government agencies in d,eveloping well-prepared and diverse cyber workforce to address challenging security problems. The proposed TCASA project will also a,ctively engage undergraduate, master, and doctoral students, and postdoc fellows in cybersecurity, AI, robotics, and HMI. Furthermor,e, NCAT, the nation?s #1 HBCU, graduates top quality African American students at every level, including women engineers. Thus, the,proposed TCASA project will enable broad participation of URMs and women, directly impacting the workforce pool available to the ONR, and other government agencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 08, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212724
Entities
People
- Kaushik Roy
Organizations
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy