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Last published 2026
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Wesley G. Schwartz

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NCREPT Senior Research Assistant

Also affiliated: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (2008–2009); Los Alamos National Laboratory (2023); Université Joseph Fourier (2008–2009); Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (2004–2008); CEA Grenoble (2004–2008); Direction de la Recherche Technologique (2004); Texas Instruments (Germany) (2002–2007); Institut Néel (2008–2009); Laboratoire d'Électronique des Technologies de l'Information (2008); Texas Instruments (United States) (2007)

Graduate Student Researcher

4 h-index 17 pubs 55 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Wesley G. Schwartz studies cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, focusing on power systems and embedded technologies. He is a Senior Research Assistant at the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) at the University of Arkansas, where he is also pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. His work includes the integration and field testing of cybersecurity solutions for photovoltaic systems and microgrids. Schwartz has investigated real-time anomaly detection in operational technology (OT) networks using machine learning, specifically GRU-based autoencoders, and developed hardware-in-the-loop test verification methods for microgrid controllers.

His research also encompasses scalable edge-machine learning solutions for predictive diagnostics in power electronics and developing digital twin methodologies for secure inverter firmware validation. Schwartz received the Honors College Fellowship at the University of Arkansas from 2018 to 2022. He previously worked as a power systems engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His scholarly output includes 17 publications with 50 citations and an h-index of 4. He collaborates with researchers including Anna Corbitt, Kenneth Mordi, Juan Carlos Balda, and H. Alan Mantooth.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 17
  • Citations: 55

Selected Publications

  • Field Validation of an FPGA-Based Embedded Digital Twin for Firmware Security in a Grid-Connected ANPC Solar Inverter (2026)
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics DOI OpenAlex
  • Real-Time Anomaly Detection in OT Networks Using GRU-Based Autoencoders (2025)
  • Microgrid Controller Validation via High-Power Alpha Testing Wesley G. Schwartz (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Simulation-Based Modeling of Industrial Systems for Applied Cybersecurity Education (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)
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics DOI OpenAlex
  • Integration and Field Testing of a Multilevel Cybersecurity Solution for Photovoltaic Systems (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Verification Method for Industrial Microgrid Solutions (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission Test Facility (2024)
    IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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