Publications

A selection spanning space cybersecurity, smart grids, and network analysis - 580+ citations. Full list on Google Scholar.

Patent

  • Model-based methodology for translating high-level cyber threat descriptions into system-specific actionable defense tactics Tan, Pecharich, Viswanathan, et al. · U.S. Patent 11,425,157 · granted 2022 Patent

2026

  • Designing a Cyber Situational Awareness Application for Space Missions Croft, Viswanathan, Shamma, Celik · CHI EA '26 Paper

2024

  • Adversarial Assessment of the F Prime Flight Software Framework: Findings and Recommendations Boehm, Doran, Viswanathan · Small Satellite Conference Paper
  • Secure-by-component: A System-of-systems Design Paradigm for Securing Space Missions Viswanathan, Bailey, Tan, Falco · IEEE Security for Space Systems (3S) Paper
  • Minimum Requirements for Space System Cybersecurity — Ensuring Cyber Access to Space Falco, Boschetti, Viswanathan, et al. · IEEE SMC-IT Paper

2023

  • Mission Control Table Top Exercise (TTX) Debrief Viswanathan et al. · AIAA ASCEND Las Vegas

2022

  • An International Technical Standard for Commercial Space System Cybersecurity — A Call to Action Falco, Viswanathan, et al. · AIAA ASCEND Paper

2021

  • CubeSat Security Attack Tree Analysis Falco, Viswanathan, Santangelo · IEEE SMC-IT Paper
  • An Experimental Reputation Algorithm for Detecting Anomalous Peers in Large Communication Networks Sievers, Viswanathan · AIAA ASCEND Paper
  • AIAA CubeSat Hacking Workshop Viswanathan, Santangelo, Falco · Aerospace Village, DEF CON 29 Video
  • The LinkStar Cybersecurity "Sandbox" — a platform to test cubesat vulnerabilities within the Small Satellite Community Santangelo, Viswanathan, Falco · AIAA ASCEND

2020

  • Generating High-fidelity Cybersecurity Data with Generative Adversarial Networks Le, Viswanathan, Zhang · AIAA ASCEND Paper
  • Partially Observable Games for Secure Autonomy Mohamadreza, Viswanathan, Ingham, Tan, Ames · IEEE Workshop on Assured Autonomous Systems Paper
  • An Effective Data-Driven Approach for Cyber Threat Hunting Alimo, Viswanathan, Kahovec, Lakhmiri, Barrett, Emanuello · submitted to KDD '20

2019

  • Enhancing Cybersecurity Education through High-Fidelity Live Exercises (HiFliX) Sigholm, Falco, Viswanathan · HICSS-52 Paper

2018

  • A Master Attack Methodology for an AI-Based Automated Attack Planner for Smart Cities Falco, Viswanathan, Caldera, Shrobe · IEEE Access Paper

2017

  • Resilience Evaluation of Demand Response as Spinning Reserve under Cyber-Physical Threats Almajali, Viswanathan, Neuman · Electronics 6(1) Paper

2016

  • Mission-centric Cybersecurity Assessment of Critical Systems Pecharich, Viswanathan, Stathatos, Wright, Tan · AIAA SPACE Paper

2015

  • Model-driven Situational Awareness in Large-scale, Complex Systems Viswanathan · Ph.D. dissertation, University of Southern California Dissertation

2013

  • Deconstructing the Assessment of Anomaly-based Intrusion Detectors for Critical Applications Viswanathan, Tan, Neuman · RAID Symposium Paper
  • A Systems Approach to Analyzing Cyber-Physical Threats in the Smart Grid Almajali, Rice, Viswanathan, Tan, Neuman · IEEE SmartGridComm Paper

2012

  • Analyzing Resiliency of the Smart Grid Communication Architectures Under Cyber Attack Almajali, Viswanathan, Neuman · USENIX CSET Paper

2011

  • A Semantic Framework for Data Analysis in Networked Systems Viswanathan, Hussain, Mirkovic, Schwab, Wroclawski · USENIX NSDI Paper Code
  • Multiresolution Semantic Visualization of Network Traffic Hussain, Viswanathan · IEEE ICSC Paper

2010

  • A Survey of Isolation Techniques in Computer Systems Viswanathan, Neuman · unpublished report Paper