Jhonatan Tavori

From 17/03/2024 to 17/09/2024

Open Ideas

Enhancing the Resilience of Real-Time Routing-Networks to Deliberated Cyber Attacks.

The Wireless and Mobile Networking (WiMNet) Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering in Columbia University

A Columbia University’s COSMOS Site located at an intersection, with sensors including cameras and edge-cloud nodes.

Jhonatan Tavori is a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant at Tel Aviv University’s School of Computer Science. He completed his B.Sc. with the highest honors (Summa Cum Laude) at the Open University of Israel, and his M.Sc., with distinction, from Tel Aviv University. During his Bachelor studies, he was included at the University President’s list for achievement at each year and received an award for excellence academic achievements at his Master’s. Jhonatan’s expertise is in conducting networking and security research. His PhD thesis focuses on analysing computer networks operation considering cyber-attacks.

The project aims to enhance the security of NGI Autonomous V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) and edge-cloud systems, focusing on resilience against cyberattacks. These attacks include injecting false data to create disruptions, DDoS attacks, and malware injections that can cause failures in physical servers, sensors and cameras within the network. The complexity of vehicular networks presents a significant challenge in creating a robust solution. However, enhancing the resilience of these platforms is essential to support the advancement of future smart cities.

The project aims to develop a security solution for general vehicular systems, ensuring their resilience against false-data injections, malware injections, and DDoS attacks. Our goals during the expedition are: Establish a foundation for analysing cyberattacks, focusing on worst-case scenarios applicable to IoT resilience and edge-cloud security; Develop and integrate an algorithm with the COSMOS testbed to ensure the resilience of vehicular networks, which can be expanded to other cities; Improve edge servers’ robustness against cyberattacks and random failures and attacks. These efforts will enhance the resilience and security of vehicular networks, promoting safer smart cities.

With over half of the world’s population living in urban areas, enhancing the resilience of vehicular networks not only preserves navigation integrity but also fosters the development of safer and more sustainable smart cities. The expected outcomes from the fellowship include:
(1) Paper Submission – Publish findings on cyberattack modeling and resilience mechanisms.
(2) Innovative Technologies – Develop advanced security solutions for edge servers to ensure continuous operation during cyberattacks and failures.
(3) Testing Technologies – Validate our solutions through demonstrations and experiments using the COSMOS testbed located in Upper Manhattan.
(4) NGI Community Collaboration – Strengthen partnerships with institutions such as Columbia University, TAU, the EU, and other partners involved in the COSMOS project, supported by NSF-CS3 grant.