SCyPS news https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html Papers, awards, and milestones from the Center for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems at UMass Lowell. en-us 2 papers in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2026.115851 scyps-2026-10-04475abf21 Journal 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: 2 new papers in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. QoT-Aware Dynamic Resource Allocation and Grooming in Multi-Band Space-Division Multiplexing Networks https://doi.org/10.1364/JOCN.596435 scyps-2026-10-c62ae53f5f Journal 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vinod M. Vokkarane: "QoT-Aware Dynamic Resource Allocation and Grooming in Multi-Band Space-Division Multiplexing Networks" in IEEE/Optica Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. SUMMIT: A Secure and Resilient Multi-site Smart Grid Testbed for Multidisciplinary Research and Training https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-10-5a1c8df91f Award 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New award: SUMMIT: A Secure and Resilient Multi-site Smart Grid Testbed for Multidisciplinary Research and Training. National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Track 2 ($2.0M). BOND-AI: A Standardized Reliability Qualification Methodology for High-Temperature Printed Interfaces and Bond Joints, Enabled by Physics-Informed AI, on a 500 °C-Capable Alumina Platform https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-10-28eda53187 Award 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New award: BOND-AI: A Standardized Reliability Qualification Methodology for High-Temperature Printed Interfaces and Bond Joints, Enabled by Physics-Informed AI, on a 500 °C-Capable Alumina Platform. NextFlex (FlexTech Alliance) ($1.0M). SUMMIT begins https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-10-1008c34e45 Milestone 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 SUMMIT begins. NSF's $2M Major Research Instrumentation Track 2 award funds a three-site federated smart grid testbed with NYU and West Virginia University, starting October 1, 2026; a postdoctoral search is under way. ARPO-Sensor Fusion starts under the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Applied AI Models program ($625K, of which $247K to UMass Lowell and UMLARC), performed at UMLARC https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-10-96722c85c9 Milestone 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 ARPO-Sensor Fusion starts under the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Applied AI Models program ($625K, of which $247K to UMass Lowell and UMLARC), performed at UMLARC. A Novel Distributed Sensor Network to Assess Wind Turbine Blade Acoustics for Structural Health Monitoring https://doi.org/10.1002/we.70148 scyps-2026-09-69802db034 Journal 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yan Luo: "A Novel Distributed Sensor Network to Assess Wind Turbine Blade Acoustics for Structural Health Monitoring" in Wind Energy. Merging behavior under varying work zone sign scenarios: A heterogeneity-based analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2026.108614 scyps-2026-09-4052e827e9 Journal 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: "Merging behavior under varying work zone sign scenarios: A heterogeneity-based analysis" in Accident Analysis & Prevention. The FUSION benchmarking framework paper appears in JOCN's special issue on benchmarking in optical networks, followed in October by a QoT-aware grooming paper for multi-band SDM networks https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-09-e556ccb1c0 Milestone 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The FUSION benchmarking framework paper appears in JOCN's special issue on benchmarking in optical networks, followed in October by a QoT-aware grooming paper for multi-band SDM networks. 2 papers in Accident Analysis & Prevention https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2026.108583 scyps-2026-08-5efd5b1b16 Journal 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: 2 new papers in Accident Analysis & Prevention. QoT-Aware Spectral and Spatial Scaling Trade-offs in Multi-Band Space Division Multiplexing over EONs [Invited] https://doi.org/10.1364/JOCN.596854 scyps-2026-08-84f9761be3 Journal 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vinod M. Vokkarane: "QoT-Aware Spectral and Spatial Scaling Trade-offs in Multi-Band Space Division Multiplexing over EONs [Invited]" in IEEE/Optica Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. Timely Control for Quantum Cloud: Orchestrating Entanglement Under Decay https://doi.org/10.1145/3833409.3833443 scyps-2026-08-a78224d954 Conference 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "Timely Control for Quantum Cloud: Orchestrating Entanglement Under Decay" in 3rd ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Quantum Networks and Distributed Quantum Computing (QuNet), ACM SIGCOMM 2026. Planning Federated AI-Ready Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging: A Teach-Explore-Design Framework for Community-Driven Infrastructure https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-08-f34f497f26 Award 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New award: Planning Federated AI-Ready Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging: A Teach-Explore-Design Framework for Community-Driven Infrastructure. National Science Foundation, OAC Category III ($499K). LLM Based Static Malware Analysis for Windows Portable Executables https://doi.org/10.1109/icccn69946.2026.11662587 scyps-2026-07-4c95196068 Conference 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yan Luo: "LLM Based Static Malware Analysis for Windows Portable Executables" in 35th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN). Future of Central Heating of University Campus: Phasing in Clean Sustainable Alternatives https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2025.108954 scyps-2026-06-9636bec5a9 Journal 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Sukesh Aghara: "Future of Central Heating of University Campus: Phasing in Clean Sustainable Alternatives" in Energy Reports. NC-DHT: Designing DHT for Blockchain Systems: Robustness and Anonymity https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-026-06101-0 scyps-2026-06-2c453c08ce Journal 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "NC-DHT: Designing DHT for Blockchain Systems: Robustness and Anonymity" in Cluster Computing. Experimental Determination of Filter Bandwidth Requirements for Coherent Pluggable Transceivers in Optical Data Center Networks https://doi.org/10.1109/HPSR68369.2026.11615178 scyps-2026-06-b6e5eba6c1 Conference 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vinod M. Vokkarane: "Experimental Determination of Filter Bandwidth Requirements for Coherent Pluggable Transceivers in Optical Data Center Networks" in IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR). Green, Trust-Minimizing, and Sybil-Resistant? Rethinking How Blockchains Agree from an Energy Perspective https://doi.org/10.1145/3765611.3815150 scyps-2026-06-1dea7d9985 Conference 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "Green, Trust-Minimizing, and Sybil-Resistant? Rethinking How Blockchains Agree from an Energy Perspective" in ACM Sustainability Week 2026. Sukesh Aghara's group publishes in Energy Reports on phasing clean, sustainable alternatives into a university campus's central heating, and the Massachusetts nuclear roadmap enters its public discussion series with events in Boston, Worcester, and Lowell https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-06-b956c87c73 Milestone 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Sukesh Aghara's group publishes in Energy Reports on phasing clean, sustainable alternatives into a university campus's central heating, and the Massachusetts nuclear roadmap enters its public discussion series with events in Boston, Worcester, and Lowell. From crash reports to safer roads: a multimodal framework integrating vision-language models and street view analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2026.108419 scyps-2026-04-b08c09856e Journal 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: "From crash reports to safer roads: a multimodal framework integrating vision-language models and street view analysis" in Accident Analysis & Prevention. Disaster-Resilient Cyber-Physical Distribution System Reconfiguration and Dynamic Networked Microgrid Formation Under Intermittent Generation https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2025.3625866 scyps-2026-03-8b498f4310 Journal 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vinod M. Vokkarane, Yuzhang Lin: "Disaster-Resilient Cyber-Physical Distribution System Reconfiguration and Dynamic Networked Microgrid Formation Under Intermittent Generation" in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. Evaluating Personal Driving Risk and Road Safety in the Context of Road Navigation https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2026.3652272 scyps-2026-03-e731c47a0d Journal 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: "Evaluating Personal Driving Risk and Road Safety in the Context of Road Navigation" in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. The U.S. Army ARPO project on autonomous robotic planning and optimization begins ($225K) https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2026-03-91918b8708 Milestone 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Army ARPO project on autonomous robotic planning and optimization begins ($225K). Signal Strength and Network Performance Optimization of a Wireless Acoustic Sensor for Wind Turbine Blade Health Monitoring https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3647370 scyps-2026-02-90868e69cc Journal 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yan Luo: "Signal Strength and Network Performance Optimization of a Wireless Acoustic Sensor for Wind Turbine Blade Health Monitoring" in IEEE Sensors Journal. Timing is the New Attack: Blockchain Cannot Prevent Market Manipulation at the Boundary https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE67443.2026.11449682 scyps-2026-01-8a07b1dc1c Conference 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "Timing is the New Attack: Blockchain Cannot Prevent Market Manipulation at the Boundary" in IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE). 2 papers in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM59602.2025.11432341 scyps-2025-12-c7b4a33dcf Conference 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: 2 new papers in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). Lightweight Stream-Based On-Device Earthquake Detection: A Sparse Profile Analysis Approach https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData66926.2025.11401927 scyps-2025-12-9f19b8bc9c Conference 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Seung Woo Son: "Lightweight Stream-Based On-Device Earthquake Detection: A Sparse Profile Analysis Approach" in IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData). Data analytics for safety applications https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-13878-2.00014-x scyps-2025-12-cde8939190 Chapter 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: "Data analytics for safety applications" in Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Two GLOBECOM 2025 papers from the Tseng group: satellite-edge-enabled multi-drone search and content-aware gossip for mobile device clouds https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2025-12-7d65058b25 Milestone 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Two GLOBECOM 2025 papers from the Tseng group: satellite-edge-enabled multi-drone search and content-aware gossip for mobile device clouds. Revisiting State Machine Replication in Practice: Lessons from Building an etcd-inspired System https://doi.org/10.1145/3772052.3772246 scyps-2025-11-65ac593ae5 Conference 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "Revisiting State Machine Replication in Practice: Lessons from Building an etcd-inspired System" in ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing (SoCC). VUD-FC: A Heterogeneous Behavior-Oriented Adaptive Control Approach Using Variable Universe of Discourse Fuzzy Strategy https://doi.org/10.1109/itsc60802.2025.11423549 scyps-2025-11-1d260eb470 Conference 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Yuanchang Xie: "VUD-FC: A Heterogeneous Behavior-Oriented Adaptive Control Approach Using Variable Universe of Discourse Fuzzy Strategy" in IEEE 28th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC). WIP: What Employers Want: A Data-Driven Analysis of Soft Skill Trends in Computer Science Job Postings (2012-2024) https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE63693.2025.11328524 scyps-2025-11-684c08d325 Conference 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Lewis Tseng: "WIP: What Employers Want: A Data-Driven Analysis of Soft Skill Trends in Computer Science Job Postings (2012-2024)" in IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmaps https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2025-10-6613d842b9 Award 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 New award: Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmaps. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Healey-Driscoll Administration. Gov https://smartcyberphysical.org/news.html scyps-2025-10-f6c990ef43 Milestone 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Gov. Maura Healey names Sukesh Aghara to lead the Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmaps, a statewide effort run from UMass Lowell.