Automated Framework for Generating Cyber-physical Range for Smart Grid (NSoE)

Cyber range is a virtual representation of cyber-physical systems, and is demanded not only as a venue for evaluating compatibility and performance of ICS devices as well as ICS security solutions before deployment but also as sandbox for training and education. There are several desired properties for cyber range to be effective: fidelity to real systems, consistent cyber-physical systems emulation, flexibility in configuration, and scalability to support large-scale cyber-physical systems. Besides, it is desired to have accessibility and portability so that developed models can be shared with the community. In this project, focusing on smart power grid system, we develop expressive modelling framework to describe cyber range and associated tool chain to facilitate the instantiation of the cyber range according to the user-defined models. We further plan to demonstrate the technology by showcasing a cyber range of a real smart power grid system such as SUTD’s EPIC testbed.