Education

Ph.D. Computer Engineering

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 2008

M.S. Computer Engineering

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 2001

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX, 1994

Background 

I joined UAH as the founding director of the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education in 2015.  The center has grown to employ more that 40 full time staff and close to 100 students. The center conducts research and development, education and training, and workforce development to aid government and industry locally and nationally.  I also serve as a Professor and Eminent Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  As a faculty member I was instrumental in creation of the UAH B.S. in Cybersecurity Engineering program.  I am the Principal Investigator (P.I.) of the UAH CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service grant  and D.O.D. Cybersecurity Scholarship Program. I also serve as P.I. of many completed and active grants at UAH. Before joining the University of Alabama in Huntsville I worked at Mississippi State University from 2008-2015 and Texas Instruments from 1991-2008. At MSU, I served as an associate professor and center director. At TI, I worked as a digital designer and digital design verification engineer.

My hobbies include running, caving, and homebrewing. I am married with two grown sons.

Teaching

I currently teach or have recently taught the following courses.

• CPE 459/559 - Systems Security

• CPE 212 - Fundamentals of Software Engineering

• CPE 449/549 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Engineering

• CPE 426/526 -  VLSI Hardware Design Languages, Models, and Simulation

• CPE 692 - Cybersecurity Capstone

• ENG 101 - Introduction to Computing for Engineers

• INSuRE: Cybersecurity Research Experience

• Digital Systems Design

• Industrial Control System Security

• Cyber Physical Systems Security

• Data Communications & Computer Networking

Research

My primary research area is computer security. My current research involves security for Industrial Control Systems and other Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). Together with a group of student researchers, I am investigate modeling and simulation of  CPS  systems for cybersecurity research.  We primarily examine vulnerabilities, security controls, and methods for event detection..

We have created a set of cyber attack datasets for industrial control systems.

Check out our virtual control systems research.

Click here to learn how to install OpenPLC as a virtual machine.

Journal

1. 1. Das, R., Werth, A., Morris, T., "A Convolutional Neural Network-LSTM Based Physical Sensor Anomaly Detector for Interdependent SCADA Controllers," in AI, Computer Science and Robotics Technology, June 2025, DoI: 10.5772/acrt.20250037. 

   2. S. Puckett, J. Liu, S. -M. Yoo and T. Morris, "A Secure and Efficient Protocol for LoRa Using Cryptographic Hardware Accelerators," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, August 2023, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2023.3304175.

   3. Werth, A., Morris, T., A digital twin internal to a PLC to detect malicious commands and ladder logic that potentially cause safety violations. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, February 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2023.2171538

   4. Werth, A., Morris, T., Intrusion prevention for payloads against cyber-physical systems by predicting potential impacts., Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 6(6):1-36, June 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2022.2088113

   5. Werth, A., Griffth, S., Hairston, J., Morris, T., Cybersecurity threats and experimental testbed for a generator system. The Journal of Defense Modeling & Simulation 19(1):154851292096053, October 2020, DOI: 10.1177/1548512920960537

   6. Alves, T., Morris, T., OpenPLC: An IEC 61131-3 Compliant Open Source Industrial Controller for Cyber Security Research, Volume 78, September 2018, Pages 364-379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.07.007. link

   7. Alves, T., Das, R., Werth, A., Morris, T., Virtualization of SCADA Testbeds for Cybersecurity Research: A Modular Approach, in Computers & Security, Volume 77, August 2018, Pages 531-546, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.05.002. link

   8. Alves, T., Das, R., Morris, T., Embedding Encryption and Machine Learning Intrusion Prevention Systems on Programmable Logic Controller, in IEEE Embedded Systems Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 99-102, Sept. 2018, doi: 10.1109/LES.2018.2823906. link

   9. Sherman, A., Dark, M., Chan, A., Chong, R., Morris, T., Olivia, L., Springer, J., Thuraisingham, B., Vatcher, C., Verma, R., Wetzel, S., INSuRE: Collaborating Centers of Academic Excellence Engage Students in Cybersecurity Research, in IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 72-78, 2017. link

   10. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Pan, S., Applying Hoeffding Adaptive Trees for Real-Time Cyber-Power Event and Intrusion Classification, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2017.2647778, link

   11. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Pan, S., Applying Non-Nested Generalized Exemplars Classification for Cyber-Power Event and Intrusion Detection,  IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2016.2642787, link 

   12. Chen, Q., Trivedi, M., Abdelwahed, S., Morris, T., Sheldon, F. Model-based Autonomic Security Management for Cyber Physical Infrastructures. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Inderscience Publishers Ltd., vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 273-294, 2016, doi: 10.1504/IJCIS.2016.10002316, link

   13. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Pan, S., WAMS Cyber-Physical Test Bed for Power System, Cybersecurity Study, and Data Mining. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 2744-2753, 2017, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2016.2537210, link

   14. Morris, T., Pan, S., Adhikari, U., Younan, N., King, R. and Madani, V. (2016) ‘Cyber security testing and intrusion detection for synchrophasor systems’, International Journal of Network Science, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.28–52. link

   15. S. Pan, T. Morris and U. Adhikari, "Developing a Hybrid Intrusion Detection System Using Data Mining for Power Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 3104-3113, Nov. 2015. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2015.2409775 link

   16. S. Pan, T. Morris and U. Adhikari, "Classification of Disturbances and Cyber-Attacks in Power Systems Using Heterogeneous Time-Synchronized Data," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 650-662, June 2015. doi: 10.1109/TII.2015.2420951 link

   17. Pan, S., Morris, T., Adhikari, U., A Specification-based Intrusion Detection Framework for Cyber-physical Environment in Electric Power System, International Journal of Network Security (IJNS), Vol.17, No.2, PP.174-188, March 2015. pdf

   18. Gao, W., Morris, T.,On Cyber Attacks and Signature Based Intrusion Detection for MODBUS Based Industrial Control Systems. The Journal for Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). Volume 9, No. 1. 2014. link

   19. Srivastava, A., Morris, T., Ernster, T., Vellaithurai, C., Pan, S., Adhikari, U. Modeling Cyber-Physical Vulnerability of the Smart Grid With Incomplete Information. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Volume 4, No.1, pp.235-244, March 2013. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2012.2232318 link

   20. Abu-Nimeh, S., Foo, E., Fovino, I.N., Govindarasu, M., Morris, T., "Cyber security of networked critical infrastructures [Guest Editorial]," IEEE Network, vol.27, no.1, pp.3-4, January-February 2013 link

   21. Reaves, B., Morris, T. Analysis and mitigation of vulnerabilities in short-range wireless communications for industrial control systems. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IJCIP). Elseiver. Volume 5. Issues 3-4. December 2012. Pages 154–174 link

   22. Reaves, B., Morris, T. An Open Virtual Testbed for Industrial Control System Security Research. International Journal of Information Security (IJIS). Springer. Volume 11, Issue 4 (2012), Page 215-229. DOI: 10.1007/s10207-012-0164-7 link

   23. Morris, T. Srivastava, A., Reaves, B., Gao, W., Pavurapu, K., Reddi, R. A Control System Testbed to Validate Critical Infrastructure Protection Concepts. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (2011). Elseiver. doi:10.1016/j.ijcip.2011.06.005 link

   24. Morris, T., Nair, V.S.S. Private Computing on Public Platforms: Portable Application Security. In Wiley InterScience Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. Volume 10, Issue 7. Pages 942-958. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. July 2010. link

   25. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. Key Protection for Private Computing on Public Platforms. International Journal of Computer Science and Security (IJCSS). Volume 3, Issue 5. Pages 371-383. CSC Journals. November 2009. pdf

Patents

1. Aaron W Werth, Thomas H Morris, “Embedded intrusion prevention system for industrial controllers,” U.S. Patent number 12238120, Publication date Feb. 25, 2025. 

Books

• 1. Choo, K. R., Morris, T., Petersen, G., Imsand, E., National Cyber Summit (NCS) Research Track 2021, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS, volume 310), August 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84614-5 

  2. Choo, K. R., Morris, T., Petersen, G., National Cyber Summit (NCS) Research Track 2020, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, January 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58703-1, ISBN: 978-3-030-58702-4

  3. Choo, K. R., Morris, T., Petersen, G., National Cyber Summit (NCS) Research Track, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31239-8, ISBN: 978-3-030-31238-1

Book Chapters

1. Griffith, S., Morris, T.H. (2025). Network Intrusion Detection System. In: Jajodia, S., Samarati, P., Yung, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27739-9_1491-1 

2. Alim, M.E., Smalligan, J., Oliveira, R.F.B., Griffith, S.A., Morris, T.H. (2021). Cyber-Physical System. In: Jajodia, S., Samarati, P., Yung, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27739-9_1492-1 

3. Griffith, S., Morris, T.H. (2021). Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. In: Jajodia, S., Samarati, P., Yung, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27739-9_1490-1 

4. Williams, T., El-Gayar, O., Morris, T.H. (2021). Security Analytics. In: Jajodia, S., Samarati, P., Yung, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27739-9_1494-1 

5. Hairston, J.R., Gaede, R., Morris, T.H. (2021). Industrial Internet of Things. In: Jajodia, S., Samarati, P., Yung, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27739-9_1493-1 

6. Das, R. Morris, T., "Modeling a Midstream Oil Terminal for Cybersecurity Risk Evaluation," in Critical Instructure Protection XII, Sujeet Shenoi and Jason Staggs, Eds. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018. 

7. Thornton, Z., Morris, T., "Enhancing a Virtual SCADA Cyber Security Laboratory Using Simulink," in Critical Infrastructure Protection IX, Sujeet Shenoi and Johnathan Butts, Eds. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. link

8. Morris, T., Gao, W., "Industrial Control System Network Traffic Data sets to Facilitate Intrusion Detection System Research," in Critical Infrastructure Protection VIII, Sujeet Shenoi and Johnathan Butts, Eds. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Volume 441, 2014, pp 65-78. link

9. Morris, T., "Trusted Platform Module," in Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security, H. C. A. van Tilborg and S. Jajodia, Eds. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2011, ch. 796, pp. 1332-1335. link

10. Giri, J., Morris, T., "Transmission Systems," in Smart Grids: infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions, Stuart Borlase, Ed., Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2012, Chapter 3.4.1, pp. 156-168. link

11. Morris, T., Pan, S., Adhikari, U., Younan, N., King, R., Madani, V., "Phasor Measurement Unit and Phasor Data Concentrator Cyber Security" in Systems and Optimization Aspects of Smart Grid Challenges, Carvalho, M., Pappu, V., Pardalos, P., Eds., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, Chapter 7. link

Reports

1. Pulivarti R.; Martin N.; Byers F.; Wagner J.; Zook J.; Maragh S.; McDaniel J.; Wilson K.; Wojtyniak M.; Kreider B.; France A.; Edwards S.; Morris T.; Sheldon J.; Ross S.; Whitlow P., NIST Internal Report 8432 Cybersecurity of Genomic Data, NIST_PUBS, 12/20/2023, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8432 

Conference

• 1. Pokharel, A., Nguyen, D., Morris, T., "Quantum Federated Learning for Multimodal Data: A Modality-Agnostic Approach," The First Workshop on Benchmarking and Expanding AI Multimodal Approaches at CVPR 2025, Nashville, TN, USA, June 11th - June 15th, 2025.  (to appear)

  2. Sheldon, J., Brown, I., Pape, P., Morris, T., "Highlighting Vulnerabilities in a Genomics Biocybersecurity Lab through Threat Modeling and Security Testing," The 22nd International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT 2025) , Bilbao, Spain, June 11-13, 2025. (to appear)

  3. Brown-Cantrell, I. and Morris, T., "Why the Chicken Crossed the Road: Commercial Egg Production Cybersecurity Threats and Testbed Design," IEEE SoutheastCon 2025, Concord, NC, USA, 2025 (to appear)

  4. Tindall,  D., Beal. A.,  and Morris, T., "Overview of PUFs and Emerging Chaotic Structures," 2024 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), Huntsville, AL, USA, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/PAINE62042.2024.10792741 

  5. Cannan, L. and Morris, T. "Leveraging Intermediate Languages: Current Applications," 2024 4th Interdisciplinary Conference on Electrics and Computer (INTCEC), Chicago, IL, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INTCEC61833.2024.10603306. 

  6. Sheldon, J., Ross, S., Morris, T., Brown, I., Zhu, F., Pape, P., and Whitlow, P. 2024. Genomics Cybersecurity Concerns, Challenges, and a Modular Test Lab. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Southeast Conference (ACM SE '24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1145/3603287.3651215

  7. Matthew T. Wescott, Brian Wenzel, Sara Ghika, William P. Honicky, Ryan J. Cutter, Kyle Murbach, Oscar McCants, William Gwaltney, Thomas Morris, John Turpish, Ryan Plauché, Anshuman Prasad and Dietrich Ayala. "Lockheed Martin’s Ignite Ecosystem Facilitates Rapid Space Technology Development Using End of Life Satellite," AIAA 2024-4853. AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024 . July 2024.  https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-4853 

  8. Liu, J., Dong, S., Morris, T., and Fang, Y., Social Equality-Aware Resource Allocation for Post-Disaster Communication Restoration, The 32nd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2023),  July 24 -26, 2023, Honolulu, HI, USA.

  9.  Wright, S., Mehaan, W., Morris, T., A Generic Missile Defense System Model for Use in Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments, Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2023. https://www.xcdsystem.com/iitsec/proceedings/index.cfm?Year=2023&AbID=121280&CID=1001.

  10. Murbach, K., Morris, T. Wiersig, F., and Golden, J., "Small Satellite System Modeling for Vulnerability Analysis," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR), Venice, Italy, 2023, pp. 373-380, doi: 10.1109/CSR57506.2023.10224948. 

  11. M. E. Alim, J. Smalligan and T. H. Morris, "A Collection of Datasets and Simulation Frameworks for Industrial Control System Research," SoutheastCon 2023, Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 96-103, doi: 10.1109/SoutheastCon51012.2023.10115122. 

  12. Wright, S., Cannan, L., Morris, T., Development of a High-Speed High-Fidelity SCADA Simulation Framework, IEEE SoutheastCon, April 2023. (to appear)

  13. Alim, M., Wright, S., Morris, T., A Laboratory-Scale Canal SCADA System Testbed for Cybersecurity Research, 2021 Third IEEE International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems and Applications (TPS-ISA), December 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPSISA52974.2021.00038

  14. Alim, M., Wright, S., Morris, T., A Laboratory-Scale Spillway SCADA System Testbed for Cybersecurity Research, Proceedings of the Industrial Control System Security, December 2021. 

  15. Werth, A., Morris, T., Prototyping PLCs and IoT Devices in an HVAC Virtual Testbed to Study Impacts of Cyberattacks. Proceedings of Fifth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, January 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5856-6_62

  16. Werth, A., Morris, T., A Specification-Based Intrusion Prevention System for Malicious Payloads, January 2020, in National Cyber Summit (NCS) Research Track, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31239-8_13

  17. Griffith, S., Morris, T., Using Modeled Cyber-Physical Systems for Independent Review of Intrusion Detection Systems,  January 2020, in National Cyber Summit (NCS) Research Track, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31239-8_10

  18. Gaede, R., Morris, T. ,Das, R., Lei, Y., Zhou, H., Fahimi, F., Work in Progress: Layering Cybersecurity on Domain Engineering Instruction , 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, http://dx.doi.org/10.18260/1-2--33636

  19. Taluker, B., Kerns, J., Ray, B., Morris, T., Rahman, T., Exploiting DRAM Latency Variations for Generating True Random Numbers, Conference: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2019.8662060

  20. Das, R., Menon, V. and Morris, T., On the Edge Realtime Intrusion Prevention System for DoS Attack. 5th International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research 2018 (ICS-CSR 2018), Hamburg, Germany, August 29-30, 2018.

  21. Alves, T., Morris, T., Hardware-based Cyber Threats, 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, Funchal-Madeira, Portugal, January 22-24, 2018.

  22. Lingasubramanian, K., Kumar, R., Gunti, N., Morris, T., Study of Hardware Trojans Based Security Vulnerabilities in Cyber Physical Systems, IEEE 36th International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, NV, January 12-15, 2018.

  23. Alves, T., Morris, T., Yoo, S., Securing SCADA Applications Using OpenPLC With End-To-End Encryption. Third Annual Industrial Control System Security (ICSS) Workshop at the 2016 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. Orlando, Florida, USA, December 4-8, 2017.

  24. Das, R., Morris, T. Machine Learning and Cyber Security, International Conference on Computer, Electrical & Communication Engineering, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, December 22-23, 2017.

  25. Gunti, N., Lingasubramanian, K., Alves, T., Das, R., Morris, T., Virtual Simulation Platform for Studying Hardware Trojan Vulnerabilities in SCADA Systems, Proceedings of the 2017 National Cyber Summit Research Track, Huntsville, AL, June 6-8, 2017.

  26. Alves, T., Das, R. Morris, T. Virtualization of Industrial Control System Testbeds for Cybersecurity. Second Annual Industrial Control System Security (ICSS) Workshop at the 2016 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. Los Angeles, CA. December 5-9, 2016. link,slides

  27. Vaughn, R., Morris, T., Addressing Critical Industrial Control System Cyber Security Concerns via High Fidelity Simulation. The 11th Annual Cyber and Information Security Research (CISR) Conference. April 5-7, 2016. Oak Ridge, TN, USA. link

  28. Hu, F., Morris, T., McCallum, D., Zhou, H., Towards a Multimedia-based Virtual Classroom on Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Security Education for Both City and Rural Schools. 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. June 14-17, 2015. Seattle, WA, USA. link

  29. Beaver, J., Borges, R., Buckner, M., Morris, T., Adhikari, U., Pan, S., Machine Learning for Power System Disturbance and Cyber-attack Discrimination, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Resilient Control Systems, August 19-21,2014, Denver, CO, USA. link

  30. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Pan, S. A Cyber-Physical Power System Test Bed for Intrusion Detection Systems. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM). July 27-31, 2014. National Harbor, MD. pdf

  31. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Pan, S. A Causal Event Graph for Cyber-Power System Events Using Synchrophasor. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM). July 27-31, 2014. National Harbor, MD. pdf

  32. Madani, V., Barich, J., Day, D., Gotesky, J., Jampala, A., Giri, J., Parashar, M., Rahmnatian, F., Gharpure, V., King, R., Morris, T. Advanced EMS Applications Using Synchrophasor Systems for Grid Operation. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition. April 14-17, 2014. Chicago, IL. link

  33. Morris, T., Gao, W. Classifications of Industrial Control System Cyber Attacks. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security 2013. September 16-17, 2013. Leicester, UK. link

  34. Morris, T., Vaughn, R., Sitnikova, E. Advances in the Protection of Critical Infrastructure by Improvement in Industrial Control System Security. Proceedings of the Australasian Information Security Conference (ACSW-AISC) 2013. January 29-February 1, 2013. Adelaide, Australia. pdf

  35. Pan, S., Morris, T., Adhikari, U., Causal Event Graphs Cyber-physical System Intrusion Detection System. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW8). Jan 8-10, 2013. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  36. Sprabery, R., Morris, T., Pan, S., Adhikari, U., Protocol Mutation Intrusion Detection for Synchrophasor Communications. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW8). Jan 8-10, 2013. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  37. Vaughn, R., Morris, T., Sitnikova, E. Development and Expansion of an Industrial Control System Security Laboratory and an International Research Collaboration. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW8). Jan 8-10, 2013. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  38. Sheldon, S., Huang, J., Dang, J., Fetzer, D., Goose, S., Kirsch, J., Manz, D., Morris, T., Wei, D. Intrinsically Resilient Energy Control Systems. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW8). Jan 8-10, 2013. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  39. Sheldon, S., Huang, J., Dang, J., Fetzer, D., Manz, D., Morris, T., Wei, D., Kirsch, J., Goose, S. Using Semantic Web Technologies to Develop Intrinsically Resilient Energy Control Systems. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Semantic Technologies for Intelligence, Defense, and Security (STIDS 2012). October 23-26 , 2012. Fairfax, VA. pdf

  40. Foo, E. Branagan, M. Morris, T. A Proposed Australian Industrial Control System Security. Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS – 46). January 7-10, 2013. Grand Wailea, Maui. pdf

  41. Morris, T., Vaughn, R., Dandass, Y. Deterministic Intrusion Detection Rules for MODBUS Protocols. Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS – 46). January 7-10, 2013. Grand Wailea, Maui. pdf

  42. Morris, T., Adhikari, U., Pan, S. Cyber Security Recommendations for Wide Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control Systems. IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting. July 22-26, 2012. San Diego, CA. pdf

  43. Adhikari, U., Morris, T., Dahal, N., Pan, S., King, R., Younan, N. Madani, V. Development of Power System Test Bed for Data Mining of Synchrophasors Data, Cyber-Attack and Relay Testing in RTDS. IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting. July 22-26, 2012. San Diego, CA. pdf

  44. Owens, S., Morris, T., Hall, G. A Multi-Team Multi-Semester Large-Scale Capstone Project Experience. Proceedings of 2012 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference and Meeting. April 1-3, 2012. Mississippi State, MS. pdf

  45. Cody Tankersley, Yoginder S. Dandass, and Thomas H. Morris , “PCI Probe: A Tool for Testing PCIe Peripheral Devices in 64-bit Windows 7,” in Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA-2012), Las Vegas, March 12–14. pdf

  46. Morris, T., Vaughn, R., Dandass, Y. A Retrofit Network Intrusion Detection System for MODBUS RTU and ASCII Industrial Control Systems. Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS – 45). January 4-7, 2012. Grand Wailea, Maui. pdf

  47. Morris, T., Pan, S., Lewis, J., Moorhead, J., Reaves, B., Younan, N., King, R., Freund, M., Madani, V. Cybersecurity Testing of Substation Phasor Measurement Units and Phasor Data Concentrators. The 7th Annual ACM Cyber Secruity and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW). October 12-14, 2011. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  48. Morris, T., Vaughn, R., Dandass, Y. A Testbed for SCADA Control System Cybersecurity Research and Pedagogy. The 7th Annual ACM Cyber Secruity and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW). October 12-14, 2011. Oak Ridge, TN. pdf

  49. Schmidt, P., Zalewski, J., Murphy, G., Morris, T., Carmen, C., van Susante, P., Case Studies in Application of System Engineering Practices to Capstone Projects. 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Educators Conference and Exposition. June 26-29, 2011. Vancouver, Canada. pdf

  50. Morris, T., Pavurapu, K. A Retrofit Network Transaction Data Logger and Intrusion Detection System for Transmission and Distribution Substations, in the Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Power and Energy Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nov 29, 2010. pdf

  51. Gao, W., Morris, T., Reaves, B., Richey, D. On SCADA Control System Command and Response Injection and Intrusion Detection, in the Proceedings of 2010 IEEE eCrime Researchers Summit. Dallas, TX. Oct 18-20, 2010. pdf Best Paper Award Winner!

  52. Reaves, B., Morris, T., Discovery, Infiltration, and Denial of Service in a Process Control System Wireless Network. IEEE eCrime Researchers Summit. October 20-21, 2009. Tacoma, WA. pdf

  53. Morris, T., Srivastava, A., Reaves, B., Pavurapu, K., Abdelwahed, S., Vaughn, R., McGrew, W., Dandass, Y. Engineering Future Cyber-Physical Energy Systems: Challenges, Research Needs, and Roadmap. 2009 IEEE North American Power Symposium. October 4-6, 2009. Starkville, MS. pdf

  54. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. Encryption Key Protection for Private Computing on Public Platforms. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (Percom 2009). Galveston, TX, USA. 9-13 March 2009 pdf

  55. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. Secure Context Switch for Private Computing on Public Platforms. Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom 2008). New Orleans, LA, USA. 1-4 December 2008 pdf

  56. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. Privacy Protected ELF for Private Computing on Public Platforms. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Availability, Reliability, and Security (ARES2008). Barcelona, Spain. March 4-7, 2008. pdf

  57. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. PCPP: On Remote Host Assessment via Naive Bayesian Classification. IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2007). Long Beach, CA, USA. 26-30 March 2007. pdf

  58. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. PCPP: Private Computing on Public Platforms A New Paradigm in Public Computing. 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing (ISWPC 2007). San Juan, PR, USA. Feb. 2007. pdf

Tutorial

1. Alves, T., Morris, T., Using OpenPLC to Model and Simulate SCADA and Industrial Control Systems, Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2023. (to appear).

Technical Reports

1. Morris, T. Nair, V.S.S. Private Computing on a Public Platform. Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Southern Methodist University. Technical Report 06-CSE-01. 2006. Dallas, TX, USA. pdf

Refereed PHD Dissertations

1. 1. Wright, S. A High-speed Simulation and Cybersecurity Regression Testing Platform for Industrial Control Systems. August, 2023. link 

   2. Werth, A. Evaluation of an Embedded Process Prediction Intrusion Prevention System for Industrial Control Systems. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, December 2020. link

   3. Das, A. An Embedded Defense-in-Depth Module for Detecting Cyber-attacks on Interdependent SCADA Controllers. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, December 2020. link

   4. Griffith, S. A Virtual Cyber-physical System Testbed for Use in Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Verification. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, May 2020. link

   5. Alves, T. OpenPLC: Towards a Fully Open and Secure Programmable Logic Controller. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, May 2019. link

   6. Adhikari, U. Event and Intrusion Detection Systems for Cyber-physical Power Systems. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2015. link

   7. Pan, S. Cybersecurity Testing and Intrusion Detection for Cyber-physical Power Systems. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2014. link

   8. Gao, W. Cyber Threats, Attacks and Intrusion Detection in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Networks. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, December 2013. link

Refereed MS Thesis

1. Richey, D. Leveraging PLC ladder logic for signature based IDS rule generation. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2016. link

2. Turnipseed, I., A new SCADA dataset for intrusion detection system research. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2015 link. 

3. Thorton, Z. A Virtualized SCADA Laboratory for Research and Teaching. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, May 2015. link

4. Mudd, D. A Virtual Hydroelectric Power System for Distributable Industrial Control System Security Research. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2014. link

5. Owens, S. Design Modifications and Platform Implementation Procedures for Supporting Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration of FPGA Applications. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2013. link

6. Edwards, J. Open Source IPSEC Software in Manned and Unmanned Space Missions. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2012. link

7. Reaves, B. An Open Virtual Testbed for Industrial Control System Security Research. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2011. link

8. Pavurapu, K. A Retrofit Network Transaction Data Logger for SCADA Control Systems . Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, August 2010. link

Conference Poster

• 1. Reaves, B., Morris, T., Vulnerabilities in a Proprietary SCADA Wireless System. IEEE Power Energy Society Transmission and Distribution Conference. April 19-22, 2010. New Orleans, LA. pdf Best Undergraduate Poster Winner!

Thesis

1. Morris, T. Private Computing on Public Platforms. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern Methodist University, July 31, 2008 pdf

Maps

1. The Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) is located in room #301 of the Optics Building.

GPS coordinates: 34.7225,-86.6379. 

Building #31 on this map.