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most citedA Survey on Industrial Control System Testbeds and Datasets for Security Research

237 citations · 274 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

cs.CR2026

Detecting False Data Injection and Unstable Operation in Smart Grid via System-Aware Graph Boundary Learning

Emad Efatinasab, Denis Donadel, Mirco Rampazzo +1

Cyber-physical power systems increasingly rely on data-driven tools to detect instability and support reliable grid operation. However, reliable stability prediction is difficult w…

cs.NI2026

Toward Agentic SysAdmin: Rethinking System Administration with AI Agents

Gianmaria Frigo, Davide Saladino, Alberto Castagnaro +4

The growing complexity of computer networks, driven by cloud-native architectures, heterogeneous devices, and distributed systems, places increasing pressure on network administrat…

cs.CR2025

Profiling Electric Vehicles via Early Charging Voltage Patterns

Francesco Marchiori, Denis Donadel, Alessandro Brighente +1

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are rapidly gaining adoption as a sustainable alternative to fuel-powered vehicles, making secure charging infrastructure essential. Despite traditional aut…

cs.CR2025★ 2 cited

SimProcess: High Fidelity Simulation of Noisy ICS Physical Processes

Denis Donadel, Gabriele Crestanello, Giulio Morandini +3

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) manage critical infrastructures like power grids and water treatment plants. Cyberattacks on ICSs can disrupt operations, causing severe economic,…

cs.CR2025

CANTXSec: A Deterministic Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for CAN Bus Monitoring ECU Activations

Denis Donadel, Kavya Balasubramanian, Alessandro Brighente +3

Despite being a legacy protocol with various known security issues, Controller Area Network (CAN) still represents the de-facto standard for communications within vehicles, ships,…

cs.CR2025

Can LLMs Classify CVEs? Investigating LLMs Capabilities in Computing CVSS Vectors

Francesco Marchiori, Denis Donadel, Mauro Conti

Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) records are fundamental to cybersecurity, offering unique identifiers for publicly known software and system vulnerabilities. Each CVE is ty…

cs.CR2025★ 20 cited

Towards Robust Stability Prediction in Smart Grids: GAN-based Approach under Data Constraints and Adversarial Challenges

Emad Efatinasab, Alessandro Brighente, Denis Donadel +2

Smart grids are crucial for meeting rising energy demands driven by global population growth and urbanization. By integrating renewable energy sources, they enhance efficiency, rel…

cs.NI2024★ 1 cited

Can LLMs Understand Computer Networks? Towards a Virtual System Administrator

Denis Donadel, Francesco Marchiori, Luca Pajola +1

Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence, and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), offer promising prospects for aiding system administrators in managing the complexity…

cs.CR2023★ 2 cited

When Authentication Is Not Enough: Breaking Behavior-Based Driver Authentication Systems

Emad Efatinasab, Francesco Marchiori, Denis Donadel +2

Researchers extensively explored behavior-based driver authentication systems in vehicles. Pushed by advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), these systems employ powerful models…

cs.CR2023★ 7 cited

Electric Vehicles Security and Privacy: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Needs

Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel +3

Electric Vehicles (EVs) share common technologies with classical fossil-fueled cars, but they also employ novel technologies and components (e.g., Charging System and Battery Manag…

cs.CR2022★ 1 cited

Hyperloop: A Cybersecurity Perspective

Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel +1

Hyperloop is among the most prominent future transportation systems. It involves novel technologies to allow traveling at a maximum speed of 1220km/h while guaranteeing sustainabil…

cs.CR2022★ 1 cited

EVExchange: A Relay Attack on Electric Vehicle Charging System

Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel, Radha Poovendran +1

To support the increasing spread of Electric Vehicles (EVs), Charging Stations (CSs) are being installed worldwide. The new generation of CSs employs the Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) para…

cs.CR2021★ 3 cited

EVScout2.0: Electric Vehicle Profiling Through Charging Profile

Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel +1

EVs (Electric Vehicles) represent a green alternative to traditional fuel-powered vehicles. To enforce their widespread use, both the technical development and the security of user…

cs.CR2021★ 237 cited

A Survey on Industrial Control System Testbeds and Datasets for Security Research

Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel, Federico Turrin

The increasing digitization and interconnection of legacy Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) open new vulnerability surfaces, exposing such systems to malicious attackers. Furthermo…

cs.CR2021

MiniV2G: An Electric Vehicle Charging Emulator

Luca Attanasio, Mauro Conti, Denis Donadel +1

The impact of global warming and the imperative to limit climate change have stimulated the need to develop new solutions based on renewable energy sources. One of the emerging tre…