IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Award for outstanding publication
For their article "Safety of Programmable Logic Controllers and Related Systems: Today and Tomorrow" Dr.-Ing. Wael Alsabbagh and Prof. Dr. Peter Langendörfer they were awarded the IEEE Outstanding Publication Award.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) play an indispensable role in critical infrastructures and industrial control systems. However, with the increasing integration of PLC-based applications into external networks such as the Internet, these systems face new challenges as they are exposed to potential attacks. To ensure the security of these systems, a comprehensive understanding of their vulnerabilities, potential threats and effective countermeasures is essential.
A research team at the IHP - Leibniz-Institute for Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics in Frankfurt (Oder), led by Prof. Dr Peter Langendörfer, Head of the Cyber Physical System Engineering Department and Chair of Wireless Systems at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, has dedicated itself to this topic.
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the vulnerabilities of industrial control systems as well as potential threats and attacks. It also highlights security solutions, including digital forensics, and identifies future research directions to successfully defend against attacks. "Our article provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the vulnerabilities and threats to industrial control systems and discusses further research directions aimed at successfully preventing attacks in the future. The importance of our article stems primarily from the fact that the security of industrial control systems can hardly be overestimated in the current situation," emphasises Prof. Langendörfer.
The renowned Industrial Electronics Society presented the award as part of the 50th IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) conference in November 2024. IECON provides an international platform for experts and engineers to exchange the latest research findings and forward-looking ideas in areas such as smart grids, robotics, power electronics and interdisciplinary technologies.
The award emphasises the excellence and relevance of research at IHP and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. It also demonstrates the importance of innovative approaches to strengthen the resilience and security of industrial systems in an increasingly digitalised world.
Best Paper Awards
Ali Haddadi Esfahani, Oliver Maye, Max Frohberg, Peter Langendörfer
Minimizing the Latency of Freezing of Gait Detection on Wearable Devices
iCCC2024 - iCampµs Cottbus Conference, 2024
1st Place in the "Society" Category at the Saxon Digital Award 2024
The Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Transport (SMWA) presented the "Saxon Digital Award" for the second time. The winners were honored by State Minister Martin Dulig on June 10, 2024, at the digital conference "Forum Saxony Digital" in the Messe- und Veranstaltungspark in Löbau. This year, the award ceremony focused on "Digital Solutions in the Field of Raw Materials and Energy." The goal was to recognize outstanding achievements that accelerate digital transformation in Saxony and inspire the use of digital solutions through modern and innovative technologies.
A jury of experts, appointed by the SMWA, reviewed the applications and selected the nominees in the categories "Society," "Economy," and "Open Source." From April 15, 2024, at 12:00 PM to April 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM, an online public voting was held. Here's how the audience voted:
Category: "Society"
| Project: | 5G-Waldwächter (5G Forest Guardian) |
| Actor: | Entwicklungsgesellschaft Niederschlesische Oberlausitz mbH (Development Company of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia Ltd.) |
| Location: | Görlitz |
| Description: | The 5G Forest Guardian project contributes to climate-adapted forest management through AI-supported analysis of real-time data, enabling early detection of events such as fires or pest infestations. |
Source: Sachsen Digital
Best Paper Award
Ievgen Kabin, Zoya Dyka, Dan Klann, Peter Langendörfer
On the complexity of attacking Commercial Authentication Products
In Proceedings of Cybersecurity on Hardware (SecHard) Workshop, 2019
Best Paper Award
Yauhen Varabei, Ievgen Kabin, Zoya Dyka, Dan Klann and Peter Langendörfer:
Intelligent Clustering as a Means to Improve K-Means Based Horizontal Attacks
IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) Workshops - W4: Workshop on Machine Learning for Security and Cryptography, 2019