Sriharsha Etigowni is a senior cybersecurity researcher in NREL’s Energy Security and Resilience Center. His research is focused on the security of cyber physical systems through physics-based verification, physical/control invariants, and applied formal methods to protect operational technology and secure power systems. Etigowni is focused on identifying security implications of integrating renewable resources onto the power grid at the device-, network-, and system-level, and developing solutions for a secure and resilient future grid.

Prior to NREL, he worked for Bosch on automotive in-vehicle communication protocols, and with Siemens on intelligent automated systems for manufacturing. During his Ph.D. and post-doctorate research, Etigowni’s work spanned various cyber physical systems including power grids, drones, automotive, and critical manufacturing.

Research Interests

Cyber-physical security, safety, and privacy

Embedded and industrial internet of things security

Formal method verification

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University

B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology

Professional Experience

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Computer Science Department, Purdue University (2020-2022)

Intern - Software Engineer for Cybersecurity, Information Technology Security, Siemens Corporate Technology (2017)

Software Engineer, Small Controller Applications, Robert Bosch (2011-2014)