Dr.-Ing. Ghada Elbez, M.Sc.

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)

    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

    Fax: +49 721 608 22602
    Building-No.: 445 / 449 / 668

Current Projects/Topics
Alarm Correlation Based on Risk Assessment Process in Energy Systems
Hybrid Intrusion Detection System for Smart Grids
Intrusion Response on Energy Systems, Mitigation and Recovery
Model-based detection of cyber attacks (anomaly detection) (as part of Energy System 2050 and KASTEL)
KASTEL (security of critical infrastructures, security of networked infrastructures)
Security Lab Energy (SecLabE) for the Energy Lab
Secure Communication in IEC 61850 Electrical Substations

Publications


2024
Verifiable Certificateless Signcryption Scheme for Smart Grids
Ramadan, M.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2024. 2023 7th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS), 181–189, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ICSRS59833.2023.10381069
Early Attack Detection for Securing GOOSE Network Traffic
Elbez, G.; Nahrstedt, K.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2024. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 15 (1), 899–910. doi:10.1109/TSG.2023.3272749
2023
A new hybrid risk assessment process for cyber security design of smart grids using fuzzy analytic hierarchy processes
Canbolat, S.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. Automatisierungstechnik. doi:10.1515/auto-2023-0089
Hybrid Risk Assessment Process for Smart Grids
Canbolat, S.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023, May 10. 10th KIT-Zentrum Energie Promovierenden-Symposium // KIT Energy Center Doctoral Symposium (2023), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 10, 2023
On Evasion of Machine Learning-based Intrusion Detection in Smart Grids
Mumrez, A.; Sánchez, G.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids. doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm57358.2023.10333966
Comparative Study on Smart Grid Security Testbeds Using MITRE ATT&CK Matrix
Mumrez, A.; Muhammad M. Roomi; Heng Chuan Tan; Daisuke Mashima; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm57358.2023.10333902
Evaluating ML-based IDS with Mimicry Attacks
Sanchez, G.; Mumrez, A.; Elbez, G.; Wressnegger, C.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2023. Community Congress by StartUpSecure 2023- Critical Infrasructure and CyberSecruity (2023), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, May 11, 2023
2022
On the Detection of Cyber-Attacks in the Communication Network of IEC 61850 Electrical Substations. PhD dissertation
Elbez, G.
2022, May 30. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000146668
Hybrid Intrusion Detection System for Smart Grids
Mumrez, A.; Khosravi, H.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022, May 4. 1st CyberSecurity in Energy and Production Conference (2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 4, 2022
Preliminary study for an alarm correlation framework based on risk assessment in IEC 61850 substations
Canbolat, S.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022, May 4. 1st CyberSecurity in Energy and Production Conference (2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 4, 2022
Early Detection of GOOSE Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks in IEC 61850 Substations
Elbez, G.; Nahrstedt, K.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2022. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids 2022. doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm52983.2022.9961042
2020
ED4GAP: Efficient Detection for GOOSE-Based Poisoning Attacks on IEC 61850 Substations
Bohara, A.; Ros-Giralt, J.; Elbez, G.; Valdes, A.; Nahrstedt, K.; Sanders, W. H.
2020. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm), 11-13 November 2020, online, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm47815.2020.9303015
Detection of DoS Attacks Using ARFIMA Modeling of GOOSE Communication in IEC 61850 Substations
Elbez, G.; Keller, H. B.; Bohara, A.; Nahrstedt, K.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2020. Energies, 13 (19), Art.-Nr. 5176. doi:10.3390/en13195176
2019
Authentication of GOOSE Messages under Timing Constraints in IEC 61850 Substations
Elbez, G.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2019. 6th International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research 2019 (ICS-CSR), BCS Learning & Development. doi:10.14236/ewic/icscsr19.17
Modellbasiertes IT-Sicherheitssystem für vernetzte Komponenten zukünftiger Energiesysteme
Reibelt, K.; Elbez, G.; Scherer, O.; Matthes, J.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2019. 83. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Atome, Moleküle, Quantenoptik und Plasmen (SAMOP), Arbeitskreis Energie (2019), Rostock, Germany, March 10–15, 2019
2018
A Cost-efficient Software Testbed for Cyber-Physical Security in IEC 61850-based Substations
Elbez, G.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2018. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, SmartGridComm 2018; Aalborg; Denmark; 29 October 2018 through 31 October 2018, Art. Nr.: 8587456, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/SmartGridComm.2018.8587456
Smart Energy Grid der Zukunft
Keller, H. B.; Elbez, G.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2018. 5. Berliner Gesamtkonferenz der Sicherheitsinstitutionen (BGKdSI 2018), Berlin, Germany, September 14, 2018
IT-security of cyber-physical systems for the future interacting energy system
Reibelt, K.; Elbez, G.; Schneider, O.; Matthes, J.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2018. 7. Jahrestagung des KIT-Zentrums Energie (2018), Karlsruhe, Germany, June 26, 2018
Analysis of cyber-physical attacks against the future energy system
Elbez, G.; Reibelt, K.; Schneider, O.; Matthes, J.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2018. 7. Jahrestagung des KIT-Zentrums Energie (2018), Karlsruhe, Germany, June 26, 2018
A new classification of attacks against the cyber-physical security of smart grids
Elbez, G.; Keller, H. B.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2018. ARES 2018: International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, August 27–30, 2018, Hamburg, Germany., Art.-Nr. 63, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3230833.3234689
Preliminary Approaches for improving the Smart Grid Cyber Security
Reibelt, K.; El Bez, G.; Schneider, O.; Matthes, J.; Keller, H. B.
2018. Ideen und Innovationen für die Energie von morgen : Wissenschaftliche Beiträge des KIT zu den Jahrestagungen 2014, 2016 und 2017 des KIT-Zentrums Energie. Hrsg.: W. Breh, 115–122, KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/IR/1000085346
IT-Sicherheit für die vernetzten cyber-physikalischen Komponenten zukünftiger Energiesysteme
Reibelt, K.; El Bez, G.; Schneider, O.; Matthes, J.; Keller, H. B.
2018. 82. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Atome, Moleküle, Quantenoptik und Plasmen, Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik (SAMOP 2018), Erlangen, Germany, March 4–9, 2018