Grant: Discovery Launch Supplement
The University of Winnipeg
$12,500.00
Towards Secure, Reliable, and Autonomous Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Systems
FY 2024-25
Summary
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects or "things" embedded with sensors, software, and connectivity, allowing them to collect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. These objects can be a wide range of items, like appliances, vehicles, wearable devices, industrial machines, and more. The IoT has changed many services, giving rise to new emerging smart systems. These systems are becoming a big part of our daily lives, like monitoring the environment or assisting self-driving cars.
To maximize the potential of these smart systems, it is essential to develop methods that allow seamless communication between devices while maintaining their intelligence. For instance, connected systems must be able to work in harmony, distributing tasks efficiently and providing valuable insights. However, as IoT systems become more common, they also become increasingly prone to cyber threats and failures. Ensuring the reliability and security of these systems is crucial, especially in situations where a failure could be dangerous or costly. My research aims to develop methods that optimize reliability and security in the design of smart systems.
The main goal of my research is to make sure these smart systems are designed with reliability and security in mind. To accomplish this, over the next five years, I am working on some shorter-term goals, like finding ways to predict, detect, classify, and deal with cyberattacks. I also want to create a system that can recover on its own when something goes wrong. This involves several steps, like designing a system to predict threats, coming up with smart ways to handle those threats, and creating a way to check for vulnerabilities in the system.
Achieving these objectives will lead to a safer and more robust generation of smart systems. It will make a big difference in how these systems are used and help make them secure, especially in critical industries and infrastructures in Canada, like power grids and transportation systems.
Program
Discovery Launch Supplement
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
DGECR-2024-00165
Name nom
Al Mtawa, Yaser
Department département
Applied Computer Science
Organization id
21
Institution établissement
The University of Winnipeg
Province en
Manitoba
Province fr
Manitoba
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2024
Award amount
12500
Program id
DGECR
Program name en
Discovery Launch Supplement
Program name fr
Supplément Tremplin vers la découverte
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
1507
Committee name en
Computer Science
Committee name fr
Sciences informatiques
Area of application code
800
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information and communication services
Area of application fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Research subject code
2702
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Computer systems organization
Research subject fr
Organisation des systèmes informatiques
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Towards Secure, Reliable, and Autonomous Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Systems
Keywords
cyberphysical systems; reliability engineering; system reliability; artificial intelligence; machine learning; network cybersecurity; internet of things; next-generation cyberphysical systems; system's quality of service; edge/fog computing
Application summary
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects or "things" embedded with sensors, software, and connectivity, allowing them to collect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. These objects can be a wide range of items, like appliances, vehicles, wearable devices, industrial machines, and more. The IoT has changed many services, giving rise to new emerging smart systems. These systems are becoming a big part of our daily lives, like monitoring the environment or assisting self-driving cars.
To maximize the potential of these smart systems, it is essential to develop methods that allow seamless communication between devices while maintaining their intelligence. For instance, connected systems must be able to work in harmony, distributing tasks efficiently and providing valuable insights. However, as IoT systems become more common, they also become increasingly prone to cyber threats and failures. Ensuring the reliability and security of these systems is crucial, especially in situations where a failure could be dangerous or costly. My research aims to develop methods that optimize reliability and security in the design of smart systems.
The main goal of my research is to make sure these smart systems are designed with reliability and security in mind. To accomplish this, over the next five years, I am working on some shorter-term goals, like finding ways to predict, detect, classify, and deal with cyberattacks. I also want to create a system that can recover on its own when something goes wrong. This involves several steps, like designing a system to predict threats, coming up with smart ways to handle those threats, and creating a way to check for vulnerabilities in the system.
Achieving these objectives will lead to a safer and more robust generation of smart systems. It will make a big difference in how these systems are used and help make them secure, especially in critical industries and infrastructures in Canada, like power grids and transportation systems.
