PITTSBURGH— Carnegie Mellon University's Bruno Sinopoli received a five year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop computer tools for securing and controlling cyber-physical systems.
"I am honored to receive this award which will help me continue investigating tools and methodologies to design and analyze cyber-physical and networked embedded systems,'' said Sinopoli, an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon and a researcher at Carnegie Mellon CyLab.
Sinopoli said his goal is to set new standards for the robustness and security of critical infrastructures, such as power, gas and water distribution networks, transportation systems and other physical structures. "While critical infrastructure can greatly benefit from the extensive use of information and communication technologies to improve safety and performance indices, their integration raises issues of reliability and security. In this project I want to address these concerns,'' said Sinopoli.
"This is an outstanding award for such an innovative researcher,'' said Ed Schlesinger, the David Edward Schramm Memorial Professor and head of Carnegie Mellon's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. "Making the nation's infrastructure more efficient and secure is critical to maintaining a sound economy and a safe environment for consumers, and Sinopoli's research is key to advancing the design and analysis of systems that give us light, transportation and support our important commercial and industrial sectors.''
Sinopoli received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Padova in 1998, and a master's degree and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkley, respectively in 2003 and 2005.
About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the fine arts. More than 11,000 students in the university's seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon's main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California's Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, titled "Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University," which aims to build its endowment, support faculty, students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with equipment and facility improvements.