Project Title: Adaptive Control Architectures for Mitigating Sensor, Actuator, and Communication Attacks in Autonomous Multiagent Systems
Research Area: The design and implementation of control law architectures of autonomous long-range multiagent systems for combat, surveillance, and reconnaissance using modular open system architectures is a nontrivial control engineering task involving considerations of weight, size, power, cost, location, type, specifications, and reliability among other design considerations. The control law architectures for these systems will involve the monitoring, coordination, integration, and operation of sensing, computing, and communication components that tightly interact with future multiagent systems that they will control resulting in cyber-physical architectures. However, due to the use of open computation and communication platform architectures, these controlled modular open systems are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. In this research, the PhD student, under the direction of Professor Haddad , will develop new and novel adaptive control architectures for addressing security, safety, and resiliency in the face of adversarial sensor, actuator, and communication attacks for autonomous multiagent systems.
The student should have a background and strong interest in one or more of the following areas:
• Nonlinear systems and control.
• Adaptive control.
• Neural networks.
• Networked and multiagent systems.
• Cyber-physical systems.
• Hybrid systems.
The PhD candidate is required to have a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or another closely related field. The successful candidate should have an outstanding academic record and will be expected to perform systems and control research leading to a doctoral degree in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. Given that this research is closely aliened with the research goals of the Georgia Tech Research Institute , preference will be given to US citizens and US permanent residents as well as students from selected countries who would be eligible for a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
The Aerospace Engineering program at Georgia Tech is the largest program of its kind in the US, having approximately 45 full-time faculty members, more than 1,100 undergraduate students, and 800+ graduate students. Both its undergraduate and graduate programs are ranked among the top aerospace engineering programs in the Nation. The research interests of the faculty cover a broad-spectrum including fluid and gas dynamics, propulsion and combustion, aerodynamics, structural mechanics and materials, aeroelasticity, rotorcraft, aircraft and space systems design, dynamics and control, robotics and autonomy, and human factors. More information about the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech can be found at .
This fellowship provides Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) tuition and stipend, as well as conference travel support. Applications should send electronically via e-mail as a one combined PDF file to Professor Wassim M. Haddad (wm.haddad@aerospace.gatech.edu) and should include: A curriculum vitae, a cover letter, a statement of research interests, GRE scores and TOEFL scores (if applicable), undergraduate and graduate transcripts, any relevant publications, and the name and contact information of three references.
