Guest Editors: Michail Maniatakos, Ramesh Karri and Alvaro A. Cardenas
During the past decade, several catch-phrases have been used to emphasize the increasing importance of cyber–physical systems (CPS) in our everyday life: Internet-of-Things, Internet-of-Everything, Smart-Cities, Smart-X, Intelligent-X, etc. All such systems, in their core, consist of networked computing (cyber) devices continuously interacting with the physical world. From fitness trackers and smart thermostats, to traffic light control and smart-grid devices, CPS have increased efficiency, enabled interesting applications and introduced major technological advancements. At the same time, due to their criticality, CPS have become a lucrative target for malicious actors.