Workshop on Cyber Security of Power Grids
Who will benefit from the course?
This workshop is intended for students, researchers, faculty from academic and technical institutions, staffs from private and government industries and institutions who are interested in learning about cyber security issues and solutions for power grids. There will be a hands-on session (total 6 hours) focussing on coding aspects.
Course Schedule
23rd to 26th December 2025
Registration Deadline: 20th November 2025
Course Mode: Offline,
IISc Campus, Bengaluru
Topics to be covered
Introduction to cyber security of power grids; Introduction to automated substations and their security; Substation cyber security standards and solutions; Substation cyber security standards and solutions; Hardware security of digital devices/IEDs; Intrusion detection systems (IDS) for substations; Intrusion detection and protection schemes in digital substations; Moving target defence for defending against adversarial attacks in power grids; Threat modelling for vulnerability discovery; Cyber security analysis and auditing; Cyber security aspects of synchrophasor devices; Robust recovery of PMU signals from corruption for mode meters; PMU signal selection ensuring guaranteed recovery from corruption for mode meters; Cyber-attack resilient protection schemes; Cyber laws and legal perspectives; Hands-on session on power system cyber security.
Event: There will be a poster session where selected workshop participants can present their works.
Registration
This course can be attended only by registration. Registration fee does not include accommodation. Limited accommodations are available inside IISc campus at 1000 INR+12% GST/night rate.
Speakers
Prof Tarlochan Sidhu, Ontario Tech University, Canada
Prof Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University, USA
Prof Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Virginia Tech, USA
Prof Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, PennState University, USA
Prof Subhash Lakshminarayana, University of Warwick, UK
Prof Bhavesh Bhalja, IIT Roorkee
Prof Faruk Kazi, VJTI Mumbai
Prof Utsav Banerjee, IISc
Dr. Mital Kanabar, Industry
Dr. Devika Jay, Industry
List of Speakers
Prof Tarlochan Sidhu, Ontario Tech University, Canada
Prof Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University, USA
Prof Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Virginia Tech, USA
Prof Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, PennState University, USA
Prof Subhash Lakshminarayana, University of Warwick, UK
Prof Bhavesh Bhalja, IIT Roorkee
Prof Faruk Kazi, VJTI Mumbai
Prof Utsav Banerjee, IISc
Dr. Mital Kanabar, Industry
Dr. Devika Jay, Industry
Prof Sarasij Das, IISc
Course Co-ordinator

SARASIJ DAS
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore