CPS-based resilience for critical infrastructure protection

Description of the project

The project is about a feasibility study in cybersecurity and digital infrastructure, and more specifically on:

• The role of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) in achieving higher resilience of critical infrastructures.
• The new vulnerabilities introduced by CPS when extensively employed in critical infrastructures operation and surveillance, and how to ensure a higher CPS security.

This feasibility study is planned for 8 months with the following activities:

• Search and reach potential partners.
• Propose and attend 4-8 meetings with partners.
• Take 1-2 consultancy meetings with international experts.
• Attend 1-2 international seminars/workshops/conference participation.
• Attend related seminars/conferences on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection, which are recommended by MSB.

The primary purpose of the project is to:

• Develop and evaluate a feasibility study on CPS-based resilience for CIP (critical infrastructure protection).
• Reach international partners and national partners to set up a consortium for an EU application.
• Develop and validate research ideas for a potential EU application.
• Attend EU level and international level seminars, workshops and conferences in the domain and discuss the ideas with available international experts, and update the research ideas.
• Meeting with industrial partners (both in EU and Sweden) and formulate the research to adapt to industry needs.

Project objectives is to:

• Find sufficient partners, both international and national partners, mixed with industrial and academic partners.
• Formulated ideas after the consultation with new found partners.
• Establish a strong consortium and decide the topic for applying an EU project.
• Extend our research/academic network in the domain of cybersecurity for critical infrastructure protection.