Ahmad Al-Dabbagh, University of British Columbia

Research

Networked control systems Distributed control systems Event-triggered control and communication Fault detection, isolation, and identification Interconnected control systems Large-scale control systems Sampled-data control systems control theory

Latest funding

Detection schemes for stealthy cyber attacks in large-scale systems
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Resilient Control Systems for Industrial Process Automation
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
Resilient Control Systems for Industrial Process Automation
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 4 grants and awards

Detection schemes for stealthy cyber attacks in large-scale systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Al-Dabbagh, Ahmad A

Keywords: control theory; cybersecurity; estimation; interconnected systems; large-scale systems; networked control systems; observer designs

$25,000

Resilient Control Systems for Industrial Process Automation

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Al-Dabbagh, Ahmad

Keywords: large-scale control systems; interconnected control systems; fault detection, isolation, and identification; event-triggered control and communication; sampled-data control systems; distributed control systems; networked control systems

$87,000

Resilient Control Systems for Industrial Process Automation

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Al-Dabbagh, Ahmad

$12,500

Toward resilient operation of large-scale systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Al-Dabbagh, Ahmad A

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Networked control systems Dear Professor Al-Dabbagh, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on networked control systems connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Detection schemes for stealthy cyber attacks in large-scale systems" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]