R-PNT Virtual “War-Gaming” in a Multimodal Agent-based Simulation
This project will entail developing a virtual testbed for modeling various cyber and cyber-physical attacks and designing defense mechanisms to mitigate the effects of these attacks. As part of this effort, simulations will be conducted to evaluate the network-wide effect of such attacks and to evaluate the adequacy of various defense mechanisms in resolving and recovering from these attacks. While this five-year project will address numerous cyber and cyber-physical attacks, including GNSS jamming and spoofing, the focus of the effort in the first year will be on spoofing of routing attacks, given that these have occurred with Google and Waze. Specifically, in the case of Google, an artist in Berlin tricked Google Maps into creating traffic jam alerts by pulling 99 phones – with their location services on – slowly around the German capital in a handcart1. As part of this effort, the INTEGRATION agent-based traffic simulation model will be modified to allow for the sharing of erroneous real-time travel time information that will impact the dynamic feedback traffic router (similar to the Google maps router). This will be tested on at least one network for different attack locations and intensities to quantify network-wide impacts of such attacks. In addition, various filtering techniques will be devised to try to identify anomalies in the data and rectify data as a means of defense against such attacks.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $Federal $268,078, Cost-share $134,040
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Contract Numbers:
Illinois Institute of Technology/69A3552348324
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL United States 60616 -
Project Managers:
Narang, Aashish
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Performing Organizations:
Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL United States 60616 -
Principal Investigators:
Rakha, Hesham
Psiaki, Mark
- Start Date: 20231001
- Expected Completion Date: 20280930
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
- Subprogram: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer security; Countermeasures; Game theory; Navigation; Routing; Satellite navigation systems; Simulation; Traffic simulation
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01906684
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems
- Contract Numbers: Illinois Institute of Technology/69A3552348324
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 31 2024 3:58PM