Saman Zonouz

Saman Zonouz serves as Assistant Professor and Rutgers Site Lead for CREDC (Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies) at Rutgers University, focusing on cyber-physical security for critical infrastructure systems.

His research spans:

• Cybersecurity for electric power grids
• Cyber-physical system resilience
• Controller attack detection mechanisms
• Microgrid security hardening
• Runtime verification for industrial control systems

Dr. Zonouz develops assessment frameworks including TSV (Trusted Safety Verifier) and CyPSA (Cyber-Physical Security Assessment), with publications emphasizing physical-layer security solutions that leverage system interdependencies to detect cyber intrusions in air-gapped environments. His work bridges theoretical security models with practical grid protection.

As CREDC Rutgers Site Lead, he directs research on metrics for cyber resiliency measurement and tools for electric grid protection, contributing to national infrastructure security initiatives through technology development and assessment protocols.