Risk Assessment of Cyber Attacks on Cyber-Physical Power Systems: A Quantitative Analysis using Attack Graphs

Power grids rely on Operational Technology (OT) networks, for real-time monitoring and control. These traditionally segregated systems are now being integrated with general-purpose Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The coupling of the physical power system and its communications infrastructure forms a complex, interdependent...

Cyberscape: A cyber-physical interactive hub

With the thorough penetration of Internet, everyone has a dual identity in contemporary urban life. On one hand, urban survival pressure and high-density, planned forms of living consume the vitality of young generation; on the other hand, streaming videos, social media and online games establish their existence in another dimension. The Toronto...

Improving User Experience by a Smart Bathroom Floor Cleaner in Different Culture Contexts

Bathroom cleaning is one of the troublesome daily issues. All kinds of contaminants on the bathroom floor take people a lot of time and effort to deal with. With the development of computational technologies, smart products are gradually entering into our lives to solve these troublesome issues. Therefore, there is a chance to use new...

Professional neck massage device in everyday surroundings: A solution applying principles of Cyber-Physical Systems

Office workers who hold a static posture during prolonged computer work have the highest incidence of neck disorders. Clinical massage, as one of the main treatment methods, has been proved to be effective by many studies. The proposed idea is to record what the therapist did in the massage treatment and recreate that with the device. This...

Motivate and assist elderlies' exergaming-based resistance training by a cyber-physical system

The aim of this thesis is to explore the opportunities for utilizing cyber-physical systems in the domain of supporting elderly’s active leisure activities (ALAs) and the possible way of interaction between users and cyber-physical systems. ALAs covers wide range of activities. The focused ALAs in this thesis is resistance training. Resistance...