Projects
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CRUAV
Cooperative Trajectory Planning for Real-Time Surveillance in UAV-assisted Intelligent Transportation SystemsCMU-EXPL 2019
This project investigates cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), a.k.a. drones, for real-time surveillance of intelligent transportation systems in smart cities.
PANORAMA
Boosting Design Efficiency for Heterogeneous SystemsPOCI-01-0247-FEDER-040194 | grant nr. 40194
The goal of Panorama is to research into model-based methods and tools to master design and development of heterogeneous systems by heterogeneous parties, and provide best practice and guidance for development. To that end, the main line of action is extending the scope of current system level approaches by enhancing existing abstract performance meta-models to be suitable for heterogeneous hardware, and heterogeneous function domains.
THERMAC
Thermal-aware Resource Management for Modern Computing Platforms in the Next Generation of AircraftClean Sky 2 H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01 nr. 832011
The main goal of the THERMAC project for the next generation of small aircraft transportation (SAT) systems is twofold: (i) to reduce the operational temperature and; (ii) to increase the guaranteed performance of the targeted computing platform, by means of software-based resource management.
RTEMS SMP
RTEMS Pre-Qualification (ECSS) for SMPRTEMS SMP is a 24-month project sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA). The main goal of the project is to enable European space missions to use RTEMS SMP as a software product in criticality category C, following the ECSS standards (ECSS-E-ST-40C and ECSS-Q-ST-80C) for qualification purposes. The project has as partners Edisoft (the prime contractor), Lero (the Irish software research centre), Jena-Optronik GmbH and embedded brains GmbH.
ELASTIC
A Software Architecture for Extreme-ScaLe Big-Data AnalyticS in Fog CompuTIng ECosystemsH2020-ICT-2018-2020 | Grant nr 825473
The main goal of the THERMAC project for the next generation of small aircraft transportation (SAT) systems is twofold: (i) to reduce the operational temperature and; (ii) to increase the guaranteed performance of the targeted computing platform, by means of software-based resource management.
PReFECT
Predictable Multiprocessor Platforms for Embedded Safety Critical SystemsPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-029119
The goal of this PReFECT is to optimize the usage of multicore processors in safety-cThe project results will be demonstrated in two industrial use-cases related to the avionics and automotive domains.ritical platforms while guaranteeing that all the timing requirements of the applications are respected. multicore processors in safety-critical. The project results will be demonstrated in two industrial use-cases related to the avionics and automotive domains.
ARNET
Airborne Relaying Networks for Reliable and Secure Mobile CommunicationsPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-029074
ARNET aims to design wireless communication protocols to enhance network reliability and security in Airborne Relaying NETworks (ARNET) for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) users on the ground. ARNET will integrate advanced multi-hop wireless communication for relaying heterogeneous data of LTE users while ensuring service area coverage. Consequently, this project is a significant step towards realising the vision of an airborne relaying network.
FLEXIGY
Energy Flexibility Services PlatformProjeto nº 034067 (AAC nº 03/SI/2017)
Flexigy project will tackle the problem of providing flexibility for producers and consumers of energy allowing the implementation of Smart Energy Networks and innovative mechanisms of automated demand response and control, which offer significant potential to balance energy networks but still face major economic, legal and social barriers that hinders its full market adoption.
REASSURE
Secure Runtime Verification for Reliable Real-Time Embedded SoftwareNORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028550
The goal of REASSURE is to improve over the state-of-the-art Runtime Verification (RV) approaches for RTES by developing a new framework. The framework developed in REASSURE will be validated within an industrial context. EDISOFT, a company active in critical systems, will provide a relevant case study, based on the RTEMS space-qualified operating system, and will follow the research in the project, advising the project team.
5GSDN
MAC-PHY cross-layer design and multi-objective optimisation of 5G Software defined networksPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-032218
The 5GSDN project addresses the cross-layer design of 5G (fifth generation) industrial cyber-physical wireless networks. This will enable a set of remotely controlled embedded applications in industrial IoT (Internet-of-Things) with high criticality requirements. New industrial services will be offered over wider geographical areas at lower costs and with more flexible infrastructure.
SCOTT
Secure COnnected Trustable ThingsGrant nr. 737422
SCOTT will focus on wireless sensor and actuator networks and communication in the areas of mobility, building & home / smart infrastructure, production / industrial automation as well as health. SCOTT will enable efficient, trustworthy connectivity and facilitate ubiquity of intelligent embedded systems and systems of systems, thus essentially contributing to burning issues in Automated Vehicles, Industry 4.0, etc.
Productive4.0
Electronics and ICT as enabler for digital industry and optimized supply chain management covering the entire product lifecycleGrant nr. 737459
The main objective is to achieve improvement of digitizing the European industry by electronics and ICT. Ultimately, the project aims at suitability for everyday application across all industrial sectors – up to TRL8. What makes the project unique is the holistic system approach of consistently focusing on the three main pillars: digital automation, supply chain networks and product lifecycle management, all of which interact and influence each other.
DSGrid
Digital Systems Technology for Next Generation Grid AutomationPOCI-01-0247-FEDER-011122 subcontract
DSGrid is a multidisciplinary project that brings together areas of knowledge of (i) power, (ii) automation and protection, (iii) communications, (iv) real-time systems, (v) embedded systems, (vi) cybersecurity and (vii) information and software technologies. This fully digital architecture will transform substation to an advanced integrated automation, control, protection, monitoring and information platform.
ENABLE-S3
European Initiative to Enable Validation for Highly Automated Safe and Secure SystemsECSEL JU Grant nr. 692455-2
ENABLE-S³ will pave the way for accelerated application of highly automated and autonomous systems in the mobility domains automotive, aerospace, rail and maritime as well as in the health care domain. The resulting validation framework will ensure Europeans Industry competitiveness in the global race of automated systems with an expected market potential of 60B€ in 2025.
SafeCOP
Safe Cooperating Cyber-Physical Systems using Wireless CommunicationECSEL JU Grant nr. 692529-2
SafeCOP targets safety-related Cooperating Cyber-Physical Systems (CO-CPS) characterised by use of wireless communication, multiple stakeholders, dynamic system definitions (openness), and unpredictable operating environments. SafeCOP will provide an approach to the safety assurance of CO-CPS, enabling thus their certification and development.
Industry leader: Portugal Telecom
Industry leader: Critical Software SA
Industry leaders: Infineon Technologies Austria AG, EADS, Thales, Kone
Industry leaders: Embraer, Critical Materials
Industry leader: Siemens AG
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