Richard Macwan

Cybersecurity of Operational Technology Systems

Research Expertise

Power system
Cybersecurity
Cyber-physical systems
Distributed Energy Resrouces
Smart Grids
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Building and Construction
Mechanical Engineering

About

# **As a seasoned researcher in applied science and technology, particularly within power systems, operational technology (OT) and cybersecurity, I bring over a decade of research experience. This experience ranges from fundamental research to leading multi-domain research teams, as well as developing research roadmaps and strategies for national labs and academia. My primary research interests lie in leveraging concepts from diverse domains, including physics, artificial intelligence, formal methods, cryptography, and control systems, to address the complex challenges of cybersecurity. Currently, I lead a team of multi-domain researchers under the Cyber-Resilience Science Group at a US Dept. of Energy (DOE) National Lab focused on advancing the science of cyber-resilience for energy systems. In addition, I have played a key role in architecting and deploying cyber ranges for demonstrations and exercises, including the NREL Cyber Range, DARPA RADICS, and various projects funded by the US DOE and US Dept. of Defense (DoD).**

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Field-Validated Load Model for the Analysis of CVR in Distribution Secondary Networks: Energy Conservation
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
2013
Anomaly Detection in Electrical Substation Circuits via Unsupervised Machine Learning
2016 IEEE 17th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI)
2016
Improving Grid Resilience Using High-Voltage dc: Strengthening the Security of Power System Stability
IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
2019
Energy and Economic Impacts of the Application of CVR in Heavily Meshed Secondary Distribution Networks
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
2014
Collaborative defense against data injection attack in IEC61850 based smart substations
2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
2016
A methodology to analyze conservation voltage reduction performance using field test data
2014 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm)
2014
A Survey of Cyber-Physical Power System Modeling Methods for Future Energy Systems
IEEE Access
2022
Coordination of DERs in Microgrids with Cybersecure Resilient Decentralized Secondary Frequency Contro
Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
2018
Assessing the impact of cybersecurity attacks on energy systems
Applied Energy
2023
Reinforcement Learning Environment for Cyber-Resilient Power Distribution System
IEEE Access
2023
NGNP Composites R&D Technical Issues Study
Unknown Venue
2008
Verifying the Computational Integrity of Power Grid Controls with Zero-Knowledge Proof
2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
2023
NREL Photovoltaic Program FY 1995 annual report
Unknown Venue
1996
Fast, Approximate State Estimation Based Approach for Cyber Threat Detection in Power Systems
Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
2020
Cyberattacks on Primary Frequency Response Mechanisms in Power Grids
Computer
2018
Federal Fleet Requirements
Unknown Venue
2008
A randomization-based, zero-trust cyberattack detection method for hierarchical systems
2023 IEEE Secure Development Conference (SecDev)
2023
Biogas Potential in the United States (Fact Sheet)
Unknown Venue
2013
Real-Time Implementation of Secure Distributed State Estimation for Networked Microgrids
2020 IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)
2020
Utility In-House Design and Delivery of IEC 61850 Substation Projects
13th International Conference on Development in Power System Protection 2016 (DPSP)
2016
Securing Embedded Systems: Cyberattacks, Countermeasures, and Challenges
Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
2015

Education

New York University

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering / May, 2012

New York, New York, United States of America

Experience

National Renewable Energy Lab

Group Manager and Senior Researcher Cyber Resilience Science / June2020

Research in cybersecurity and cyber-resilience of operational technology and SCADA systems

Information Trust Institute

Senior Research Engineer / March, 2013June, 2020

Research into power system modeling and analysis along with cybersecurity and testbed development.

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