Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
The CPS research group is responsible for research, teaching, and outreach activities in the field of Cyber-Physical Systems.
Our research
The research of Cyber-Physical Systems addresses the close interactions and feedback loop between the embedded cyber components and the dynamic physical components that involve mechanical components, energy systems, human activities and surrounding environment.
Designing CPS involves the consideration of multiple factors such as timing, energy, reliability, dependability and security. Experts from different disciplines are needed to tackle the challenges on large scale analytical modeling and analysis, efficient simulations, model driven synthesis and verification, real-time data analytics and system control, etc.
The current research focuses on
- model-based design, synthesis and verification of CPS,
- CPS dependability, security and privacy,
- big data analytics for CPS,
- cross-layer modeling and optimization for CPS, and
- applications of CPS in smart energy systems and automotive systems, etc.
Main research and teaching responsibilities
Under the umbrella of CPS, the following core areas are of our main research and teaching responsibilities.
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Embedded Systems
- Networks
- CPS Security
- CPS Dependability
- CPS Modeling, Analysis and Verification
- Control System
Cyber-Physical Systems is one of the research groups within the knowledge environment Smarter Systems.
Projects
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Project: Provably Secure Self-Protecting Systems (PROSSES) The PROSSES project will result in techniques and tools to create a protecting layer for software systems against attacks from the Internet.
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Project: Roadmaps for AI Integration in the Rail Sector (RAILS) The overall objective of the RAILS research project is to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches in the…
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Project: Software Technology for Self-Adaptive Systems The purpose of this project is to increase the engineering efficiency of self-adaptive systems. The development, maintenance and operation of…
Seed projects
At Linnaeus University Centre for Data Intensive Sciences and Applications (DISA), we encourage and support seed projects. Seed projects are intended to promote and nurture excellence research, development and innovation within data intensive sciences and applications with cross-discipline collaboration.
Seed projects at CPS
Our laboratory
Students and researchers can experiment with real equipment made available by the CPS lab. Equipment can be borrowed and used for both degree and research projects. Devices currently available include:
- Development boards, kits and accessories
- Robot arms
- Drone
- PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) wi-fi smart camera
- 3D printer
- Connection hubs (Ethernet, wi-fi, LoRa, etc)
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Current
Short notices
News
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Mehdi's research will make smart computer systems more resilient News
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Research on intelligent cyber security to be presented at IEEE conference News
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Subrat Sahoo combines research at Linnaeus University and ABB with funding from Vinnova News
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Diego’s research will make self-adaptive systems more trustworthy News
Publications
Courses
The following courses given at Linnaeus University are, in one way or another, related to CPS's research field of cyber-physical systems.
- Computer technology 1, 7.5 credits
- Internet security, 7.5 credits
- Current topics within computer science, 7.5 credits – track on embedded systems
- Current topics in computer science, 7.5 credits – tracks on cyber-physical systems security and software safety (Master's level)
- Advanced software design, 7.5 credits – dependability specification and engineering (Master's level)
- Systems modeling and simulation, 5 credits (Master's level)
- Project in model-based development, 10 credits (Master's level)
- Formal methods, 5 credits (Master's level)
There will be new specific courses on embedded systems starting in 2020, including:
- Embedded systems programming, 7.5 credits
- Embedded systems dependability, 7.5 credits
- Embedded systems project, 7.5 credits
Students interested in embedded systems and the Internet of Things are encouraged to discuss about degree projects in the field of cyber-physical systems by contacting the CPS group head or any of its members. See also https://coursepress.lnu.se/subject/thesis-projects/proposals.
Staff
The Cyber-Physical Systems research group is headed by senior lecturer Francesco Flammini and consists of the researchers and doctoral students below (and the researchers' master students).