Implementing and Evaluating Wireless Aviation Technologies
Category: Wireless security
Location: Zurich / Thun
Contact:
Martin Strohmeier
Legacy and novel technology for the communication of light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) abound. Security issues have been shown for example in FLARM [1] or in TCAS [2]. It is imperative for the security and safety of the next generation air traffic system to a) evaluate their security and b) monitor their usage for any anomalies.
There are several projects available at all levels to implement such aviation protocols (e.g. FLARM, ADS-L, Mode S Uplink, TCAS), examine their security, and/or integrate them into larger networks monitoring anomalies.
Required Skills
- Signal processing
- Programming in Python/C
- Some familiarity with software-defined radios, GNURadio
[1] On the Security of the FLARM Collision Warning System Boya Wang‚ Giorgio Tresoldi‚ Martin Strohmeier and Vincent Lenders In Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications Security. May, 2022.
[2] On a Collision Course: Unveiling Wireless Attacks to the Aircraft Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) G Longo, M Strohmeier, E Russo, A Merlo, V Lenders 33rd USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 24)