Research
Publications
My research focused on machine learning, optimization and game theory for detecting stealthy attacks on power grids — work cited 2,660+ times (h-index 14).
Detecting stealthy false data injection using machine learning in smart grid
M. Esmalifalak, L. Liu, N. Nguyen, R. Zheng, Z. Han
IEEE Systems Journal 11(3), 1644–1652 · 2014 845 citations
Detecting false data injection attacks on power grid by sparse optimization
L. Liu, M. Esmalifalak, Q. Ding, V. A. Emesih, Z. Han
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 5(2), 612–621 · 2014 563 citations
Bad data injection attack and defense in electricity market using game theory study
M. Esmalifalak, G. Shi, Z. Han, L. Song
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 4(1), 160–169 · 2013 257 citations
Bad data injection in smart grid: attack and defense mechanisms
Y. Huang, M. Esmalifalak, H. Nguyen, R. Zheng, Z. Han, H. Li, L. Song
IEEE Communications Magazine 51(1), 27–33 · 2013 204 citations
Stealth false data injection using independent component analysis in smart grid
M. Esmalifalak, H. Nguyen, R. Zheng, Z. Han
IEEE SmartGridComm 2011 · 2011 192 citations
A data mining approach for fault diagnosis: an application of anomaly detection algorithm
A. Purarjomandlangrudi, A. H. Ghapanchi, M. Esmalifalak
Measurement · 2014 170 citations
Citation counts from Google Scholar, October 2026.