Under Review

Cyber Recovery from Dynamic Load Altering Attacks: Linking Electricity, Transportation, and Cyber Networks

Mengxiang Liu, Zhuda Chu, Fei Teng
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.

Book Chapter

False Data Injection Attacks and Countermeasures in Smart Microgrid Systems

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Wenhai Wang, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Jiming Chen
Distributed Control Methods and Cyber Security Issues in Microgrids, pp. 263-279, 2020

Journal

Optimal Defense Resource Allocation Considering Nonlinear Attack Cost in Smart Grid

Bowen Xu, Mengxiang Liu, Rui Zhong, Ke Zuo, Ruilong Deng
To appear in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.

Physics-Aware Watermarking Embedded in Unknown Input Observers for Detecting False Data Injection Attacks in Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Xin Zhang, Hengye Zhu, Zhenyong Zhang, and Ruilong Deng
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security., vol. 19, pp. 7824-7840, Aug. 2024.

Real-Time Intrusion Detection based on Decision Fusion in Industrial Control Systems

Yawen Xue, Yangyang Geng, Zeyu Yang, Mengxiang Liu, and Ruilong Deng
To appear in IEEE Tranactions on Industrial Cyber Physical Systems., vol. 2, pp. 143-153, May 2024.

HoneyJudge: A PLC Honeypot Identification Framework Based on Device Memory Testing

Hengye Zhu, Mengxiang Liu, Binbin Chen, Xin Che, Peng Cheng, and Ruilong Deng
To appear in IEEE Tranactions on Information Forensics and Security., vol. 19, pp. 6028-6043, May 2024.

Enhancing Cyber-Resiliency of DER-based Smart Grid: A Survey

Mengxiang Liu, Fei Teng, Zhenyong Zhang, Pudong Ge, Ruilong Deng, Mingyang Sun, Jiming Chen
To appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.

Vulnerability of Machine Learning Approaches Applied in IoT-based Smart Grid: A Review

Zhenyong Zhang, Mengxiang Liu, Mingyang Sun, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Dusit Niyato, Mo-Yuen Chow, Jiming Chen
To appear in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.

Limitation of Reactance Perturbation Strategy Against False Data Injection Attacks on IoT-based Smart Grid

Zhenyong Zhang, Bingdong Wang, Mengxiang Liu, Yan Qin, Jingpei Wang, Youliang Tian, Jianfeng Ma
To appear in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023

Converter-based Moving Target Defense Against Deception Attacks in DC Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Zhenyong Zhang, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Jiming Chen
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 3984-3996, Sept. 2022

PDDL: Proactive Distributed Detection and Localization Against Stealthy Deception Attacks in DC Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Jinhui Xia, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Jiming Chen
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 714-731, Jan. 2023

Explicit Analysis on Effectiveness and Hiddenness of Moving Target Defense in AC Power Systems

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Zhenyong Zhang, Ruilong Deng
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 4732-4746, Nov. 2022

False Data Injection Attacks and the Distributed Countermeasure in DC Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Jiming Chen
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1962-1974, Dec. 2022

Detection-Performance Tradeoff for Watermarking in Industrial Control Systems

Hengye Zhu, Mengxiang Liu, Chongrong Fang, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 18, pp. 2780-2793, 2023

Conference

Grid-Metaverse: The Path From Digital Twins and Prototype Tests on DC Microgrids

Wenxuan Ma, Mengxiang Liu, Guangrun Hong, Shuo Yang, Ruilong Deng
IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications 2023

Stealthy Data Integrity Attacks Against Grid-tied Photovoltaic Systems

Sha Peng, Mengxiang Liu, Ke Zuo, Wei Tan, Ruilong Deng
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber Physical System, 2023, Best Student Paper Prize

Distributed Data Recovery Against False Data Injection Attacks in DC Microgrids

Zexuan Jin, Mengxiang Liu, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng
IEEE SmartGridComm, 2022

Demo Abstract: A HIL Emulator-Based Cyber Security Testbed for DC Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Zexuan Jin, Mingyang Sun, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng
IEEE INFOCOM WKSHPS, 2021

A Multi-Agent System Based Hierarchical Control Framework for Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Zheyuan Cheng, Zhenyong Zhang, Mingyang Sun, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Mo-Yuen Chow
IEEE PESGM, 2021

Analysis of Moving Target Defense in Unbalanced and Multiphase Distribution Systems Considering Voltage Stability

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Zhenyong Zhang, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng
IEEE SmartGridComm, 2021

Nonzero Dynamics Stealthy Attack and Its Impacts Analysis in DC Microgrids

Mengxiang Liu, Chengcheng Zhao, Ruilong Deng, Peng Cheng, Wenhai Wang, Jiming Chen
IEEE ACC, 2019

Demo Abstract: An Industrial Control System Testbed for the Encrypted Controller

Xing Li, Mengxiang Liu, Rui Zhang, Peng Cheng, Jiming Chen
ACM/IEEE ICCPS, 2018