Biography

Christopher Bonebrake graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 2002 and a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 2004. He has been working for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory since 2002 on various projects, covering topics such as analog electronics and system design for chemical and radiation detection systems, industrial control systems, commercial energy management systems, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) equipment. He has also worked on projects involving power system simulation and analysis using lab-based tools, cybersecurity events, and training related to energy delivery systems. He is currently the Energy Cyber Program coordinator and works on the cybersecurity of energy delivery systems.

Education

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University, 2002
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University, 2004

Patents

Publications

2024

  • Bonebrake C.A., D.J. Sebastian Cardenas, C.H. Miller, S. Bommareddy, Y. Amir, K.D. Cornelison, and C.E. Eyre, et al. 2024. "ByzSec - A Multi-layered Byzantine Resilient Architecture for Bulk Power System Protective Relays." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2024), July 21-25, 2024, Seattle, WA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-192628. doi:10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10688803

2023

  • Bretas A., M.J. Rice, C.A. Bonebrake, C.H. Miller, A.D. McKinnon, and A.R. Vielma. 2023. "Towards Smart Grids Enhanced Situation Awareness: A Bi-Level Quasi-Static State Estimation Model." In 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 1-5. Orlando, Florida:IEEE. PNNL-SA-174139. doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252105
  • Vielma A.R., R. Kwon, P.D. Francik, J.A. Rotondo, and C.A. Bonebrake. 2023. User Guide to the Facility Cybersecurity Framework Internet of Things (IoT) Self-Assessment. PNNL-34790. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. User Guide to the Facility Cybersecurity Framework Internet of Things (IoT) Self-Assessment

2022

  • Ashley T.D., R. Kwon, S. Gourisetti, C. Katsis, C.A. Bonebrake, and P.A. Boyd. 2022. "Gamification of Cybersecurity for Workforce Development in Critical Infrastructure." IEEE Access 10. PNNL-SA-175584. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3216711
  • Ashley T.D., S. Gourisetti, N.B. Brown, and C.A. Bonebrake. 2022. "Aggregate Attack Surface Management for Network Discovery of Operational Technology." Computers & Security 123. PNNL-SA-171059. doi:10.1016/j.cose.2022.102939
  • McKinnon A.D., J. Heintz-Obradovich, M. Legatt, M.J. Rice, C.A. Bonebrake, A.R. Vielma, and A. Bretas. 2022. "User-Focused Tools to Enhance IT/OT Cyber Resilience within the Power Grid." In Resilience Week (RWS 2022), September 26-29, 2022, National Harbor, MD, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-174311. doi:10.1109/RWS55399.2022.9984026

2019

  • Gourisetti S.G., S.R. Mix, M.E. Mylrea, C.A. Bonebrake, and M. Touhiduzzaman. 2019. "Secure Design and Development Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (SD2-C2M2): Next-Generation Cyber Resilience by Design." In Proceedings of the Northwest Cybersecurity Symposium ( NCS 2019), April 8-10, 2019, Richland, WA, Article No. 5. New York, New York:ACM. PNNL-SA-141161. doi:10.1145/3332448.3332461

2018

  • Scholtz J.C., L. Franklin, A. Ashok, K. Le Blanc, C.A. Bonebrake, E.S. Andersen, and M. Cassiadoro. 2018. "Employing a User-Centered Design Process for Cybersecurity Awareness in the Power Grid." Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments 14, no. 1:Article No. 4. PNNL-SA-123183. doi:10.7771/2327-2937.1094

2017

  • Ramuhalli P., C.A. Bonebrake, G. Dib, S. Roy, and M.S. Cetiner. 2017. "Integration and Assessment of Component Health Prognostics in Supervisory Control Systems." In Proceeings of the 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC & HMIT 2017), June 11-15, 2017, San Francisco, CA, 1423-1431. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-124568.

2016

  • Ramuhalli P., A. Veeramany, C.A. Bonebrake, W.J. Ivans, G.A. Coles, and E.H. Hirt. 2016. "Evaluation of Enhanced Risk Monitors for Use on Advanced Reactors." In 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE24), June 26-30, 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina, V004T14A003; ICONE24-60040. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-115283. doi:10.1115/ICONE24-60040

2013

  • Fast J.E., C.E. Aalseth, D.M. Asner, C.A. Bonebrake, A.R. Day, K.E. Dorow, and E.S. Fuller, et al. 2013. "The Multi-sensor Airborne Radiation Survey (MARS) Instrument." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 698. PNNL-SA-88669. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.09.029

2010

  • Fast J.E., C.A. Bonebrake, K.E. Dorow, B.D. Glasgow, J.L. Jensen, S.J. Morris, and J.L. Orrell, et al. 2010. "Initial Field Measurements with the Multisensor Airborne Radiation Survey (MARS) High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Detector Array." In IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST 2010), November 8-10, 2010, Waltham, MA, 374 - 378. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-73631. doi:10.1109/THS.2010.5654937