Published in AeroConf 2026 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2025
Presents a NOS3-based simulation of supply chain–implanted malware, where a compromised satellite generates falsified telemetry that appears legitimate to ground control while retaining the ability to disable the targeted device.
Published in arXiv preprint, 2026
Formalizes the “Pick Two” animal survival puzzle as an adversarial multi-agent optimization problem and evaluates defender coalitions with 18,000 Monte Carlo simulations in a Unity-based environment.
Recommended citation: Vanlyssel, J., & Anwar, R. (2026). *Pick Two: An Adversarial Animal Survival Game.* arXiv preprint [arXiv:2606.27557](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.27557)
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Published in arXiv preprint, 2025
Demonstrates the first end-to-end simulation of multi-vector supply chain malware in NASA’s NOS3 environment, revealing how colluding satellite components can exfiltrate data and evade detection.
Recommended citation: Vanlyssel, J., Sobrados, E., Anwar, R., Roman, G.-C., & Anwar, A. (2025). *SpyChain: Multi-Vector Supply Chain Attacks on Small Satellite Systems.* arXiv preprint [arXiv:2510.06535](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.06535)
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Published in arXiv preprint, 2024
Identifies systemic cybersecurity weaknesses in the U.S. power grid and proposes a dual strategy of enhanced information sharing and standardized cyber hygiene, alongside a unified national framework and standards to strengthen long-term resilience.
Published in arXiv preprint, 2024
Analyzes the and incidents to reveal persistent vulnerabilities in U.S. critical infrastructure and proposes zero-trust and network segmentation strategies to improve resilience against future cyber threats.