PHANTOM: Physics-Aware Adversarial Attacks against Federated Learning-Coordinated EV Charging Management System

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22381v1
• Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:54:16 GMT
• Title: PHANTOM: Physics-Aware Adversarial Attacks against Federated Learning-Coordinated EV Charging Management System
• Authors: Mohammad Zakaria Haider, Amit Kumar Podder, Prabin Mali, Aranya Chakrabortty, Sumit Paudyal, Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman,
• Abstract summary: We propose PHANTOM, a physics-aware adversarial network that is trained and optimized through a multi-agent reinforcement learning model.<n>Results demonstrate how learned attack policies disrupt load balancing and induce voltage instabilities that propagate across T and D boundaries.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The rapid deployment of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) within distribution networks necessitates intelligent and adaptive control to maintain the grid's resilience and reliability. In this work, we propose PHANTOM, a physics-aware adversarial network that is trained and optimized through a multi-agent reinforcement learning model. PHANTOM integrates a physics-informed neural network (PINN) enabled by federated learning (FL) that functions as a digital twin of EVCS-integrated systems, ensuring physically consistent modeling of operational dynamics and constraints. Building on this digital twin, we construct a multi-agent RL environment that utilizes deep Q-networks (DQN) and soft actor-critic (SAC) methods to derive adversarial false data injection (FDI) strategies capable of bypassing conventional detection mechanisms. To examine the broader grid-level consequences, a transmission and distribution (T and D) dual simulation platform is developed, allowing us to capture cascading interactions between EVCS disturbances at the distribution level and the operations of the bulk transmission system. Results demonstrate how learned attack policies disrupt load balancing and induce voltage instabilities that propagate across T and D boundaries. These findings highlight the critical need for physics-aware cybersecurity to ensure the resilience of large-scale vehicle-grid integration.

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