Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and it is becoming increasingly challenging to ensure the safety of datax000D
transmitted through mediums such as cell phones, emails, and other modes of communication from offices and boardrooms thatx000D
deal with sensitive business transactions. No enclosure such as a boardroom is safe from penetration through the use ofx000D
sophisticated devices. Intelligent security measures and policies have now been implemented to mitigate such intrusions.x000D
However, the security of boardrooms in highly secure buildings is not immune from electromagnetic leakage. This project willx000D
address how this leakage can be stopped or drastically attenuated. Certain rooms require very low electromagnetic leakage tox000D
prevent Radio frequency (RF) signals generated within a room from radiating outside and being received by unauthorized persons.x000D
An example of this is a secured boardroom, where unintentionally radiated signals from computers within the room must not bex000D
transmitted outside the room. Analogously, some rooms such as the ones housing medical equipment must be isolated from thex000D
background emissions from everyday wireless signals.x000D
This project will focus on attenuating electromagnetic leakage through a metal door and its door frame. Methods for combatingx000D
point leakage sources will be investigated. Specifically, electromagnetic leakage will be looked at as a current conduit connectingx000D
a doors exterior that acts as a transmitting antenna, to the inside of the door acting as a receiving antenna. Wide bandx000D
approaches will be conceived, simulated using 3D EM simulation tools, proto-typed, and measured.x000D
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