Xugui Zhou

Research Assistant& Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering

University of Virginia

Biography

I am a 5th-year Ph.D. Candidate in the ECE department at the University of Virginia, working with Professor Homa Alemzadeh. Before joining the Dependable Systems and Analytics Lab at UVa in January 2019, I was a Project Manager and Engineer at NR Research Institute, State Grid of China.

My research interests are at the intersection of computer systems dependability and control system theory& engineering. I am particularly interested in engineering safer autonomous systems through resilience assessment, security validation, and artificial intelligence techniques.

I am on the academic job market this year!

Please go to my new website https://xugui-zhou.github.io/index.html

Interests

Systems Dependability & Security
Cyber-Physical Systems
Formal Methods
Machine Learning

Education

MEng in Control Theroy and Engineering, 2015
Shandong University
BEng in Automation, 2012
Shandong University

Awards

Patents

A Method to Receive Indefinite Length Serial Packets by DMA (Patent No.: ZL 2018 1 0119917.1)

China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Jun 2018

Key technique used in China’s first homemade DCS.

A debugging method，device and removable storage medium for a variety of CPU plug-ins (Patent No.: ZL 2018 1 1341241.1)

China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Mar 2018

Used in products sold to 14 countries worldwide.

An Intelligent Household System (Patent No.: ZL 2013 2 0043015.7)

China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Jun 2013

Recent Work

Xugui Zhou, Anna Schmedding, Haotian Ren, Lishan Yang, Philip Schowitz, Evgenia Smirni, Homa Alemzadeh . Strategic Safety-Critical Attacks Against an Advanced Driver Assistance System. in the 52nd Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2022.

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Xugui Zhou, Bulbul Ahmed, James H. Aylor, Philip Asare, Homa Alemzadeh . Data-driven Design of Context-aware Monitors for Hazard Prediction in Artificial Pancreas Systems. in the 51st Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2021.

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Publications

● X. Zhou, B. Ahmed, J. H. Aylor, P. Asare, H. Alemzadeh, “Knowledge and Data Driven Synthesis of Runtime Monitors for Cyber-Physical Systems,” in the IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing TDSC (Impact Factor: 6.791), 2023. [pdf]

● M. Bagheri, J. Lamp, X. Zhou, L. F., H. Alemzadeh, “Towards Developing Safety Assurance Cases for Learning-Enabled Medical Cyber-Physical Systems,” in the AAAI’s Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Safety (AAAI-W), 2023. [pdf]

● X. Zhou, M. Kouzel, H. Ren, H. Alemzadeh, “Design and Validation of an Open-Source Closed-Loop Testbed for Artificial Pancreas Systems,” in IEEE/ACM International Conference on CHASE, 2022. [pdf] [code]

● X. Zhou, M. Kouzel, H. Alemzadeh, “Robustness Testing of Data and Knowledge Driven Anomaly Detection in Cyber-Physical Systems,” in the 5th IEEE/IFIP DSN Workshop on Dependable and Secure Machine Learning (DSN-W), 2022. [pdf] [video]

● X. Zhou, A. Schmedding, H. Ren, L. Yang, P. Schowitz, E. Smirni, H. Alemzadeh, “Strategic Safety-Critical Attacks Against an Advanced Driver Assistance System,” in the 52nd Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2022. [[pdf]https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9833622)] [code] [video]

● X. Zhou, B. Ahmed, J. H. Aylor, P. Asare, H. Alemzadeh, “Data-driven Design of Context-aware Monitors for Hazard Prediction in Artificial Pancreas Systems,” in the 51st Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2021. [pdf] [code] [video]

[Publications Before 2019:]

● H. Niu, F. Zang, X. Zhou, “DMA-based Design and Implementation of High Speed UART Communication,” Process Automation Instrumentation, 2018.

● X. Zhou, F. Zha, “The Design and Application of CAN/RS232 Conversion Board Based on STM32F103 Chip,” Industrial Control Computer, 2014.

● X. Zhou, S. Zhang, Y. Li, F. Zha, “Development and Application of TCP/IP Communication Test Tool,” Industrial Control Computer, 2014.

● X. Zhou, S. Zhang, Y. Li, F. Zha, “Portable Ethernet Protocol Stack Design in DCS Master Station,” Programmable Controller & Factory Automation, 2014.

● S. Zhang, X. Zhou, Y. Li, “Implementation of Modbus Protocol Based on ARM,” Programmable Controller & Factory Automation, 2014.

● Y. Li, Z. Li, S. Zhang, X. Zhou, “71M6543G based Design of Three-phase Smart Instrument,” Industrial Control Computer, 2014.

● S. Zhang, Y. Li, X. Zhou, “MODBUS-based Design of Intelligent Power Instrument for Fire Monitoring in Industry,” Industrial Control Computer, 2014.

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Dependable Systems and Analytics Lab

Jan 2019 – Present University of Virginia

Current Project:

Strategic Fault Injection for Safety Validation in CPS
Context-aware Safety Monitoring for Hazard Prediction and Mitigation in CPS

Project Manager & Engineer

NR Research Institute

Jul 2015 – Jan 2019 State Grid of China

Design of a new generation of Control & Protection Device in power grid system.

News

Dec 2022. I was invited to give a talk at the 1st mini Symposium on Open-Source Diabetes Simulation.
Nov 2022. I presented our paper “Design and Validation of an Open-Source Closed-Loop Testbed for Artificial Pancreas” in the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE 2022).
Oct 2022. I was selected to give a poster presentation at the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Summit (VASEM 2022).
Oct 2022. I was invited to give a poster presentation at the 2022 NSF NRT Annual Meeting.
Sep 2022. Our work on design and evaluation of an Open-Source Closed-Loop Testbed for Artificial Pancreas Systems (in CHASE 2022) was featured by the Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms.
Jun 2022. I presented our paper “Strategic Safety-Critical Attacks Against an Advanced Driver Assistance System” in 52nd Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN2022). video
Jun 2022. I presented our paper “Robustness Testing of Data and Knowledge Driven Anomaly Detection in Cyber-Physical Systems” in the 5th IEEE/IFIP DSN Workshop on Dependable and Secure Machine Learning (DSN-DSML). video
Jun 2022. I was invited to give a research report at the 2nd IFIP Workshop on Intelligent Vehicle Dependability and Security (IVDS 2022).
Apr 2022. I was invited to give a speed briefing and poster presentation at the Inaugural Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Symposium (CCI 2022).
Mar 2022. I was selected to give a poster presentation at the 18th Annual University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS 2022 Finalist).
Oct 2021. I received the Uva Link Lab Student Flash Talk Award.
Oct 2021. I was invited to give a talk at Northeastern University (Prof. Cristina Nita-Rotaru’s Group).
Jun 2021. I presented our paper “Data-driven design of context-aware monitors for hazard prediction in artificial pancreas systems” in 51st Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN2021). video