Cyber Security and Drone Applications

Cyber Security, Drone Applications and Security, and IoT Applications and Security

Last update 4/6/2021. email yingfei@hawaii.edu for more updated info.

For updated project information, please visit  https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/uh-uas-projects/

If you are interested in these projects, it is better to start in Fall semesters.

Goals:
The main goal of these projects is to learn the basic skills with open-source software and hardware for cyber security research and development. We are working in the following directions:

Subject 1: Cyber Security.
Computer and Network Security has become a critical issue for every aspect of our lives. In this area, we will learn basic network security tools and hands-on skills to secure computers/devices and networks.

Subject 2: Drone Applications and Security.
First, drones have provided many new opportunities to develop new applications. We will solve some real-world problems with drones. However, current drones are very weak in security protection. We will focus on identify drone vulnerabilities and also develop counter drone capabilities.

Subject 3: IoT Applications and Security. 
The following information is mostly about drone applications and security. For other areas, please contact with Prof. Dong.

We divide our drone projects into two directions. One focus is to develop new UAS applications with open source programming; another direction is to secure UAS systems and their applications.

Key elements:
We have many learning units:

  1. learning the basics of UAS hardware and sensors;
  2. playing with open source drone control systems;
  3. programming drones for practical applications;
  4. examine UAS network communication protocols;
  5. securing UAS system and applications;
  6. drone simulation to learn fundamental control algorithms.

Research issues:

  • UAS Applications
    • Automatic Image Processing (require two semesters)
    • Building 3D Models with UASs
    • Thermal Imaging Applications (new project 2020, looking for students, Naval Red Hill Facility)
    • UAS Swarm
    • Drone Simulation and Control Test
  • UAS Security
    • Secure ArduPilot system (require two semesters)
    • Secure MavLink for UAS communication (require two semesters)
    • Analysis of System Control (require two semesters)
    • UAS Swarm Security (require two semesters)
    • False Data Injection Attacks on UAS sensor data (new project looking for students)

Meeting time:
Scheduled weekly meeting. (Zoom meetings for now).

Advisor(s):
Dr. Yingfei Dong, yingfei@hawaii.edu

Partners and sponsors:
NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program
Office of Naval Research
UH Applied Research Lab

Majors, preparation, interests:
CEng, EE, ICS, ME, and other related majors with computer programming, good collaboration skills.
Open to ENGR196/296/396 (equivalent to EE196/296/396), EE496

Contact information:
Please contact Dr.. Yingfei Dong, yingfei@hawaii.edu for detailed project information. Dr. Dong maintain another site about all related info at UAS Research and Educational Projects

Subpages (4): ENGR 296/396 Drone Programming for Applications and Security ENGR 296 Learning Security with Kali Linux ENGR396/EE496 Looking into ArduPilot System for Drone Security and Applications ENGR 396 WiFi Security and Traffic Analysis