Schedule randomization is one of the recently introduced security defenses against
schedule-based attacks, ie, attacks whose success depends on a particular ordering …

Designers are increasingly using mixed-criticality networks in embedded systems to reduce
size, weight, power, and cost. Perhaps the most successful of these technologies is Time …

Real-time systems have recently been shown to be vulnerable to timing inference attacks,
mainly due to their predictable behavioral patterns. Existing solutions such as schedule …

In this paper, we investigate the impact of priority assignment on schedule-based attacks in
fixed-priority real-time systems. Through the schedule-based attacks, attackers may …

Timing correctness is crucial in a multi-criticality real-time system, such as an autonomous
driving system. It has been recently shown that these systems can be vulnerable to timing …

Embedded real-time systems are widely adopted in safety-critical domains such as aircrafts,
automobiles and space vehicles. Unfortunately, with the sharp rise in the use of common-off …

With ever-increasing attacks against learning-enabled components (LECs) in safety-critical
systems, it has become more challenging to ensure robust operations. By focusing on …

This dissertation aims to address the problem of the side-channels caused by the
deterministic nature embedded in the real-time schedulers in preemptive real-time systems …

Closed-loop control systems employ continuous sensing and actuation to maintain
controlled variables within preset bounds and achieve the desired system output. Intentional …

Scheduling Obfuscation: Analyzing the Endeavor of Deterring Timing Inference Attacks on
Real-Time Systems Page 1 Scheduling Obfuscation: Analyzing the Endeavor of Deterring …