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ACCOMPLISHMENTS New Optical Coding & Modulation Methods 2nd Generation CIAN Chip Developed Cyber Physical Interde- pendent Vulnerabilities Identified A team within CIAN led by Pro- The second generation CIAN chip Cyber physical interdependent fessor Ivan Djordjevic at the was developed together with vulnerabilities were identified for University of Arizona developed a Sandia National Labs. The design both software defined communi- new spectral and energy efficient approach were revised and im- cation networks and smart grid optical coding and modulation proved to enable more complex power networks. Methods were technique that may enable 1 Pb/s and larger-scale integrated circuits developed to retrieve the grid state data rates by using a non-binary to be designed and fabricated, information following joint failures pm-ary or multinary modulation. approaching the achievement of of the power and communication The new approach provides more single-chip systems that can allow networks by using tools from linear energy efficient decoding, high- a high degree of electronically-ad- algebra and graph theory. The er spectral efficiency and better dressed re-configurability with high results can provide insights into the OSNR performance. energy efficiency. design of a robust control network for the smart grid. 6 CIAN / Center for Integrated Access Networks