Publications
Published work.
Selected published and accepted work. The complete and current list, with citation counts, lives on Google Scholar.
Journal articles
- S. M. Z. U. Rashid and S. Rath. Refunded but rewarded: the double dip attack on cashback reward engines. Computers & Security, 171:105129, 2026
- S. Prabhakar, S. Rath, and B. K. Panigrahi. Cyber resilience in islanded AC microgrid: a cryptography-based approach. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 72(3):6026–6036, 2026
- S. Rath and V. K. Singh. Decentralized reinforcement learning for dynamic cyberattack response in microgrid networks. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, 2026
- V. K. Singh, E. Tucker, and S. Rath. Ensemble federated machine learning-based cybersecurity situational awareness in microgrid networks. IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, 2026
- Z. Zhang, S. Rath, J. Xu, and T. Xiao. Federated learning for smart grid: a survey on applications and potential vulnerabilities. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 10(1):11:1–11:26, 2026
- S. Rath, N. K. Kundu, and S. Sahoo. Dynamic quantum key distribution for microgrids with distributed error correction. IET Quantum Communications, 2025
- T. Das, R. Shukla, S. Rath, and S. Sengupta. Bringing to light: adversarial poisoning detection for ML-based IDS in software-defined networks. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 12(2):791–802, 2025
- T. Das, S. Rath, and S. Sengupta. GCAP: cyber attack progression framework for smart grid infrastructures. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(3):2906–2917, 2025
- A. Mallick, J. K. Pradhan, R. Pradhan, S. Rath, and A. Guha. A gain scheduling control framework for mitigation of time-varying network latency in autonomous AC microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 21(1):347–356, 2025
- S. Rath, T. Das, and S. Sengupta. Improvise, adapt, overcome: dynamic resiliency against unknown attack vectors in microgrid cybersecurity games. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 15(4):4245–4258, 2024
- S. Rath, L. D. Nguyen, S. Sahoo, and P. Popovski. Self-healing secure blockchain framework in microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14(6):4729–4740, 2023
- A. Takiddin, S. Rath, M. Ismail, and S. Sahoo. Data-driven detection of stealth cyber-attacks in DC microgrids. IEEE Systems Journal, 16(4):6097–6106, 2022
- S. Rath, D. Pal, P. S. Sharma, and B. K. Panigrahi. A cyber-secure distributed control architecture for autonomous AC microgrid. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(3):3324–3335, 2021
Conference papers
- S. R. Gupta and S. Rath. Comparative evaluation of machine learning and graph-based models for lithium-ion battery state-of-charge estimation. IEEE UEMCON, Armonk, NY, 2026 Accepted
- O. C. Ogiesoba-Eguakun, S. M. Z. U. Rashid, R. K. Sah, P. K. Inkollu, S. Rath, and D. Jussaume. Closing the explanation-experiment loop: an LLM-guided interactive simulation framework for power system dynamics education. IEEE UEMCON, Armonk, NY, 2026 Accepted
- A. Sundararajan, M. Khalid, T. Das, S. Islam, and S. Rath. Agentic AI for microgrid operational data integrity: key factors, opportunities, validation plan, and open research areas. IEEE Resilience Week, National Harbor, MD, 2026 Accepted
- S. R. Gupta and S. Rath. Machine learning assisted measurement denoising and cyber-resilient protection for a grid-connected inverter. IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), IIT Guwahati, India, 2026 Accepted
- S. R. Gupta and S. Rath. Comparative analysis of token encoding techniques and their impact on self-attention performance in transformer models. IEEE IC3AI, Jalandhar, India, 2026 Accepted
- C. Chin, T. Das, and S. Rath. Insider Byzantine attacks on randomized federated learning for microgrid intrusion detection. IEEE Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS), Grand Forks, ND, 2026 Accepted
- S. M. Z. U. Rashid, D. Gurung, S. R. Gupta, and S. Rath. Lifecycle-integrated security for AI-cloud convergence in cyber-physical infrastructure. IEEE International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security, Boston, MA, 2026
- D. Gurung, S. M. Z. U. Rashid, Z. Abdeen, and S. Rath. Cloud revolution: tracing the origins and rise of cloud computing. IEEE CCWC, Las Vegas, NV, 2026
- Z. Abdeen, S. Rath, and V. K. Singh. Impact analysis of adversarial attacks on deep reinforcement learning-based wide-area microgrid control. IEEE Resilience Week, National Harbor, MD, 2025
- T. Das and S. Rath. RandomFL: randomized federated learning framework for intrusion detection in networked microgrids. IEEE CARS, Grand Forks, ND, 2025
- A. Vijjeswarapu, K. L. Nguyen, T. Das, H. Habibkhani, and S. Rath. Adversarial attacks against traffic sign recognition: taxonomy and open research areas. IEEE ISTAS, Santa Clara, CA, 2025
- I. Astaburuaga, S. Rath, and S. Sengupta. Unveiling BB84 vulnerabilities: a quantum key distribution simulation library. IEEE CCNC, Las Vegas, NV, 2025
- S. Rath and S. Sahoo. Data-driven graph switching for cyber-resilient control in microgrids. IEEE Design Methodologies for Power Electronics Conference, Grenoble, France, 2024
- V. K. Singh, E. Tucker, and S. Rath. Federated machine learning-based anomaly detection system for synchrophasor networks using heterogeneous data sets. IEEE PES T&D Conference & Exposition, Anaheim, CA, 2024
- T. Das, S. Rath, and S. Sengupta. Telling apart: ML framework towards cyber attack and fault differentiation in microgrids. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, St. Louis, MO, 2024
- A. Meepaganithage, S. Rath, M. Nicolescu, M. Nicolescu, and S. Sengupta. Image forgery detection using convolutional neural networks. IEEE ISDFS, San Antonio, TX, 2024
- M. Jahanzeb, S. Rath, and M. H. Zaib. Privacy-enhanced image restoration in remote sensing via federated learning. IEEE ISDFS, San Antonio, TX, 2024
- S. Bandal and S. Rath. Unveiling digital secrets: an image text vision app for enhanced digital forensics investigations. IEEE ISDFS, San Antonio, TX, 2024
- A. Meepaganithage, S. Rath, M. Nicolescu, M. Nicolescu, and S. Sengupta. Feature selection using the advanced Shapley value. IEEE CCWC, Las Vegas, NV, pp. 207–213, 2024
- S. Rath, S. Sahoo, and S. Sengupta. Digital twins for moving target defense validation in AC microgrids. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE), Nashville, TN, pp. 1271–1277, 2023
- S. Rath, A. Intriago, S. Sengupta, and C. Konstantinou. Lost at sea: assessment and evaluation of rootkit attacks on shipboard microgrids. IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, Alexandria, VA, pp. 534–541, 2023
- S. Rath, T. Das, I. Astaburuaga, and S. Sengupta. Less is more: deep learning framework for digital forensics in resource-constrained environments. IEEE ISDFS, Chattanooga, TN, 2023
- S. Rath, I. Zografopoulos, P. P. Vergara, V. Nikolaidis, and C. Konstantinou. Behind closed doors: process-level rootkit attacks in cyber-physical microgrid systems. IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, 2022
- S. Rath, I. Zografopoulos, and C. Konstantinou. Poster: stealthy rootkit attacks on cyber-physical microgrids. ACM e-Energy, 2021
Book chapters
- S. Rath, Z. U. Abdeen, O. Kotevska, V. Reshniak, and V. K. Singh. The security of reinforcement learning systems in the electric grid domain. Wiley, 2025
- S. Rath, C. Konstantinou, B. Papari, C. S. Edrington, P. Ge, and F. Teng. Microgrids in mission-critical applications. IET, 2022
Task force reports and newsletters
- IEEE PES Task Force. Technical report on resilient and secure large-scale Energy Internet systems. IEEE Power and Energy Society, 2026
- IEEE PES Task Force. Cyber-physical interdependence for power system operation and control. IEEE Power and Energy Society, 2023
- S. Rath and S. Sahoo. An overview of physics-informed cyber security tools for power electronic systems. IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems Newsletter, 6(1):7–11, 2021 Invited
Patents and software
- Scalable simulation and contingency analysis of power distribution grids using cloud infrastructure. US Patent Application 64/130,217
- Cybersecurity situation awareness for energy systems. NREL PROV/24-73
- ADSIM: Adaptive Defense-Integrated Simulator for Microgrids. NREL Software Record SWR 24-108