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Colombia

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Computer scientist with expertise in cyber security, artificial intelligence, control systems, economics, and statistics

Profile Summary

Hold a PhD in Computer Science and a MS and BS in Electronic Engineering. Specialized in algorithms, machine learning, optimization, game theory, power systems, and cyber-security. Proficient researcher with +20 papers published. Seasoned academic writer and experienced reviewer. Strong programming skills on languages like Python (Numpy/Pandas/SciPy/Scikit-learn/Keras/Pytorch), Java, Matlab, Octave, GridLAB-D, LaTeX, SQL, PHP, VHDL.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Electrical Engineering
• ★ Computer Science
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Data Science
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Game Theory
• ☆ Python
• ☆ LaTex

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Product Validation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Postdoctroral Researcher

Vanderbilt University

July 2018 - August 2020

Education

PhD (Computer Science )

University of Texas at Dallas

August 2013 - Present

M.S. Electronic engineering (Electrical and eletronics engineering)

Universidad de Los Andes

January 2011 - August 2013

B.S. electronic engineering (Electronic enginering)

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

January 2005 - September 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Scott Eisele, Carlos Barreto, Abhishek Dubey, Xenofon Koutsoukos, Taha Eghtesad, Aron Laszka, Anastasia Mavridou(2020). Blockchains for Transactive Energy Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Approaches . Computer. 53. (9). p. 66--76. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE})

Carlos Barreto, Himanshu Neema, Xenofon Koutsoukos(2020). Attacking Electricity Markets Through IoT Devices . Computer. 53. (5). p. 55--62. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE})

Carlos Barreto, Alvaro A. Cardenas, Jennifer Holmes, Agustin Palao, Juan Carlos Restrepo(2019). A business that can’t lose: Investing in attacks against the Colombian power grid . International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 26. p. 100303. Elsevier {BV}

Carlos Barreto, Eduardo Mojica-Nava, Nicanor Quijano(2019). Incentive mechanisms to prevent efficiency loss of non-profit utilities . International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 110. p. 523--535. Elsevier {BV}

Carlos Barreto, Alvaro A. Cardenas(2019). Impact of the Market Infrastructure on the Security of Smart Grids . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 15. (7). p. 4342--4351. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE})

E. Mojica-Nava and C. Barreto and N. Quijano(2015). Population Games Methods for Distributed Control of Microgrids . IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 6. (6). p. 2586-2595.

C. Barreto and J. Giraldo and \'{A} A. C\'{a}rdenas and E. Mojica-Nava and N. Quijano(2014). Control Systems for the Power Grid and Their Resiliency to Attacks . IEEE Security Privacy. 12. (6). p. 15-23.

Melgarejo-Rey, Miguel and Gaona-Barrera, Andr{\'e}s and Barreto-Su{\'a}rez, Carlos(2011). Adaptive Fuzzy Equalization Based on Neuron Grouping for Time-Varying Non-Linear Channels . Ingenieŕıa y Universidad. 15. (2). p. 423--443. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

CONFERENCE PAPER

C. Barreto and A. A. C\'{a}rdenas(2016). Perverse Incentives in Security Contracts: A Case Study in the Colombian Power Grid. the Annual Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS).

C. Barreto and A. A. C\'{a}rdenas(2015). Detecting fraud in demand response programs . 2015 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). p. 5209-5214.

C. Barreto and A. A. C\'{a}rdenas(2015). Incentives for demand-response programs with nonlinear, piece-wise continuous electricity cost functions . 2015 American Control Conference (ACC). p. 4327-4332.

Carlos Barreto and Alvaro A. C\'{a}rdenas and Nicanor Quijano and Eduardo Mojica-Nava(2014). CPS: Market Analysis of Attacks Against Demand Response in the Smart Grid . Proceedings of the 30th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. p. 136--145. ACM

J. Valente and C. Barreto and A. A. C\'{a}rdenas(2014). Cyber-Physical Systems Attestation . 2014 IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems. p. 354-357.

C. Barreto and E. Mojica-Nava and N. Quijano(2013). A population dynamics model for opinion dynamics with prominent agents and incentives . 2013 American Control Conference. p. 4575-4580.

Barreto, Carlos and C\'{a}rdenas, Alvaro A. and Quijano, Nicanor(2013). Controllability of Dynamical Systems: Threat Models and Reactive Security . 4th International Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security - Volume 8252. p. 45--64. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

C. Barreto and E. Mojica-Nava and N. Quijano(2013). Design of mechanisms for demand response programs . 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. p. 1828-1833.