The goal of WSAN4CIP is to substantially advance the technology of Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSANs) beyond the current state of the art and to apply this technology to the Protection of Critical Infrastructures. In particular, the WSAN4CIP project will apply these advanced wireless and sensor network developments to the management of power generation and distribution infrastructure management systems, which is one of the most demanding applications for wireless infrastructure, to demonstrate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the WSAN4CIP project results.

The research group of UMA will be involved in the development of interfaces that allow to access the middleware services as well as to manage the nodes and the network. Interfaces for real-time and asynchronous access will be provided. The interfaces enable the cooperation of WSAN4CIP modules and pave the way for the ConfigKit that composes and links various security, dependability and networking components automatically according to the various security, dependability, energy and hardware requirements that can be derived from a specific CIP application. For the node and network management interfaces for bootstrapping functionalities and self-healing aspects, e.g. secure code update will be provided. Furthermore, the interfaces of the WSAN to the CI as well as to the remaining ICT control system will be specified and implemented. Output: Within the project WSAN4CIP this task ensures a clear link to the CIP application and the remote management of the WSAN.

The WSAN4CIP project will: Design new sensor node protection mechanisms to improve their dependability Develop innovative dependable networking approaches for WSANs Create dependable services to run on top of WSANs that ensure a controlled degradation of information in case of failures rather than total management system failure. The project will also develop design methodologies, and define an open interface to ensure interoperability with existing CI management applications.

Actions in this area will provide significant improvement in the security, performance, dependability and resilience of complex and interdependent critical infrastructures. They will reinforce European industry potential to create important market opportunities and establish leadership. They will contribute to establishing, strengthening and preserving trust in the use of technologies for the protection of critical infrastructures. This includes creating sufficient awareness and understanding of all relevant issues for the take-up of their outcome (e.g. regarding potential classification requirements, international co-operation needs, communication and implementation strategies etc.), in order to ensure acceptance of such technologies by relevant stakeholders.

GISUM (Software Engineering Group of the University of Malaga)

Code PAIDI: TIC136

MANUEL DIAZ RODRIGUEZ. Socio. 

Universidad de Málaga

Budget of Andalusian group: € 89,920.00

http://www.gisum.uma.es

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• IHP GmbH - Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics
• NEC Europe Ltd
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• EDP - Distribuicao Energia S.A.
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• LULEA Tekniska Universitet
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• Tecnatom, S.A.
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