Kenneth Mordi Data-verified

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Assistant Professor

Last publication 2020 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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14 h-index 65 pubs 764 cited

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: 14
  • Publications: 65
  • Citations: 764

Selected Publications

  • Real-Time Anomaly Detection in OT Networks Using GRU-Based Autoencoders (2025)
  • Developing P4-Based Applications on Academic Cloud Platforms for Smart Grid Security, Resilience, and Workforce Development (2025)
  • A Digital Forensics Investigation on Various Industrial Control System Cyber Attacks (2025)
  • Simulation-Based Modeling of Industrial Systems for Applied Cybersecurity Education (2025)
  • Towards decentralization of distributed energy resource telemetry through a Solid to Modbus bridge (2025)
  • A Scalable Edge-ML Solution for Power Electronic Predictive Diagnostics (2025)
  • A Dynamic Waveform Analysis Methodology in a FPGA Embedded Digital Twin for Secure ANPC Inverter Firmware Validation (2025)
  • Development, Integration, and Flight Testing of a Silicon Carbide Propulsion Drive for a Hybrid Electric Aerospace Application (2025)
  • Envelope-Based Fault Detection and Identification in Three-Phase Motor Drive Systems (2025)
  • Integration and Field Testing of a Multilevel Cybersecurity Solution for Photovoltaic Systems (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Real-Time Simulation and Workforce Development with TROY: Testbed for Resilient Operational Systems (2024)
  • Addressing Cybersecurity Data and Workforce Scarcity with TROY: Testbed for Resilient Operational sYstems (2024)
  • Online Dynamic Cyber-Attack Diagnosis in Power Electronics Systems Based on Few-Shot Learning (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Test Facility (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $340,000 total

NSF Co-PI Sep 2024 - Aug 2025

IUCRC Planning Grant University of Arkansas: Center for Infrastructure Security in the Era of AI (ISEAI)

IUCRC-Indust-Univ Coop Res Ctr, Special Projects - CNS $20,000

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