Using Blockchains to Protect ECU Communication 😄

Autonomous/Connected Vehicle Security

Cybersecurity is one of the biggest threats in autonomous cars as vehicle connectivity is a new paradigm and the technology continues to evolve rapidly. One of the central challenges in vehicle cybersecurity is to secure the communication between various electronic components in a car (known as electronic control units, or ECUs) which are connected via an internal network. If hackers manage to gain access to a vulnerable, peripheral ECU (e.g., the Bluetooth or infotainment system), they may be able to take control of other safety-critical ECUs like brakes or the engine. In my research, I am experimenting with Blockchain, cryptography, safe networks, and distributed database security techniques to preserve data integrity between ECUs.

Publications

. Towards a Security Architecture for Protecting Connected Vehicles from Malware. In VTC:Spring, 2019.

Project

. Securing Vehicle ECU Communications and Stored Data. In IEEE ICC, 2019.

Project