Ziming Zhao

Ziming Zhao serves as an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University, affiliated with the Center for Resilient Energy, Commercialization, and Development (CREDC). His research focuses on cybersecurity for critical energy infrastructure, where he leads initiatives in adaptive security assessment and network protection for energy delivery systems.

Dr. Zhao's primary research explores the development of frameworks like EDSGuard for enforcing network security requirements and OntoEDS for collaborative security analysis in energy systems. His work bridges theoretical cybersecurity principles with practical energy sector applications, emphasizing proactive threat mitigation, security requirements engineering, and resilience enhancement for critical infrastructure. Key methodologies include ontology-based analysis, dynamic policy enforcement, and adaptive assessment techniques tailored to energy grid vulnerabilities.

His publications consistently address the intersection of cybersecurity and energy systems, demonstrating strong trends in real-time security validation, multi-stakeholder requirement coordination, and predictive threat modeling. These contributions advance critical infrastructure protection through actionable frameworks that translate academic research into operational security solutions for energy delivery networks.

Within CREDC, Dr. Zhao collaborates with interdisciplinary teams comprising computer scientists, electrical engineers, and industry partners to develop and deploy security technologies that enhance grid resilience against evolving cyber threats.