Kenneth Mordi
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Benchmark Research (United States) (2019); Rogers (United States) (2019)
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Biography and Research Information
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Kenneth Mordi's research focuses on enhancing the security and resilience of power systems, particularly photovoltaic (PV) systems and smart grids. His work investigates cyber-physical security, exploring methods to protect these critical infrastructures from cyberattacks. This includes studying cyber-resilient smart inverters and developing embedded online security measures for grid-connected devices.
Mordi is involved in projects aimed at improving the robustness of power grids. He has contributed to research on power grid resilience and the cybersecurity of PV systems, addressing multilevel cybersecurity approaches. His work also extends to the rapid prototyping of motor drives for aerospace applications and the development of digital twins for power electronics components like ANPC inverters, incorporating design-for-trust principles.
His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 8 total publications and 73 citations. Mordi has served as a Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF grants totaling $340,000. The first, an IUCRC Planning Grant for the Center for Infrastructure Security in the Era of AI (ISEAI), received $20,000. The second, a Collaborative Research grant for SaTC: CORE: Small: Enabling Programmable In-Network Security for an Attack-Resilient Smart Grid, was awarded $320,000. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Anna Corbitt, Justin E. Jackson, H. Alan Mantooth, and Wesley G. Schwartz.
Metrics
- h-index: 5
- Publications: 8
- Citations: 74
Selected Publications
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Field Validation of an FPGA-Based Embedded Digital Twin for Firmware Security in a Grid-Connected ANPC Solar Inverter (2026)
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Real-Time Anomaly Detection in OT Networks Using GRU-Based Autoencoders (2025)
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Developing P4-Based Applications on Academic Cloud Platforms for Smart Grid Security, Resilience, and Workforce Development (2025)
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A Digital Forensics Investigation on Various Industrial Control System Cyber Attacks (2025)
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Simulation-Based Modeling of Industrial Systems for Applied Cybersecurity Education (2025)
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Towards decentralization of distributed energy resource telemetry through a Solid to Modbus bridge (2025)
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A Scalable Edge-ML Solution for Power Electronic Predictive Diagnostics (2025)
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A Dynamic Waveform Analysis Methodology in a FPGA Embedded Digital Twin for Secure ANPC Inverter Firmware Validation (2025)
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Development, Integration, and Flight Testing of a Silicon Carbide Propulsion Drive for a Hybrid Electric Aerospace Application (2025)
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Envelope-Based Fault Detection and Identification in Three-Phase Motor Drive Systems (2025)
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Integration and Field Testing of a Multilevel Cybersecurity Solution for Photovoltaic Systems (2024)
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Real-Time Simulation and Workforce Development with TROY: Testbed for Resilient Operational Systems (2024)
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Addressing Cybersecurity Data and Workforce Scarcity with TROY: Testbed for Resilient Operational sYstems (2024)
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Online Dynamic Cyber-Attack Diagnosis in Power Electronics Systems Based on Few-Shot Learning (2024)
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Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems (2024)
Federal Grants 2 $340,000 total
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- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models
- Cyber Protection of Grid-Connected Devices Through Embedded Online Security
- Digital Twin of an ANPC inverter with integrated Design-For-Trust
- The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Test Facility
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Test Facility
- Integration and Field Testing of a Multilevel Cybersecurity Solution for Photovoltaic Systems
- Rapid Prototyping of a SiC-Based PMSM Motor Drive for Aerospace Applications
- Envelope-Based Fault Detection and Identification in Three-Phase Motor Drive Systems
- Development, Integration, and Flight Testing of a Silicon Carbide Propulsion Drive for a Hybrid Electric Aerospace Application
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Test Facility
- Integration and Field Testing of a Multilevel Cybersecurity Solution for Photovoltaic Systems
- Development, Integration, and Flight Testing of a Silicon Carbide Propulsion Drive for a Hybrid Electric Aerospace Application
- A Dynamic Waveform Analysis Methodology in a FPGA Embedded Digital Twin for Secure ANPC Inverter Firmware Validation
- A Scalable Edge-ML Solution for Power Electronic Predictive Diagnostics
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Cyber Protection of Grid-Connected Devices Through Embedded Online Security
- Digital Twin of an ANPC inverter with integrated Design-For-Trust
- Rapid Prototyping of a SiC-Based PMSM Motor Drive for Aerospace Applications
- Envelope-Based Fault Detection and Identification in Three-Phase Motor Drive Systems
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models
- Power Grid Resilience
- Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems
- Online Dynamic Cyber-Attack Diagnosis in Power Electronics Systems Based on Few-Shot Learning
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models
- Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- Power Grid Resilience
- Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- Online Dynamic Cyber-Attack Diagnosis in Power Electronics Systems Based on Few-Shot Learning
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- Online Dynamic Cyber-Attack Diagnosis in Power Electronics Systems Based on Few-Shot Learning
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models
- A Review of Cyber–Physical Security for Photovoltaic Systems
- Power Grid Resilience
- Digital Twin of an ANPC inverter with integrated Design-For-Trust
- Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems
- An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models
- Power Grid Resilience
- Developing P4-Based Applications on Academic Cloud Platforms for Smart Grid Security, Resilience, and Workforce Development
- Real-Time Anomaly Detection in OT Networks Using GRU-Based Autoencoders
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