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Vaasa University invites Indian IIT partners to collaborate in digital energy system cyber-physical system security CPS

The Smart Electric Systems research group (computing Science) at the School of Technology and Innovations-University of Vaasa (UVA), is leading two EU-founded projects for digital energy systems (Smart Grid) driven by the Cyber-Physical System security awareness. These projects are Cybersecurity and Resilience of Digital Energy Systems (CR-DES), and Cybersecurity Curricula Recommendations for Smart Grids, (CC-RSG). The projects aim to develop CPS research platform digital twins (core real-time simulator) and define/fill the skill gap that strengthens the cybersecurity competencies concerning digital energy systems in the innovation ecosystem in the region. The Computing Science group at the School of Technology-University of Vaasa (UVA), seeks to collaborate with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) based on appropriate calls for developing joint applications for funding new projects, joining current running projects, exchanging visiting researchers, attending workshops/seminars, MOOC. The target persons for the proposed collaboration are researchers, students, and trainers.
Digital Energy System Cyber-Physical System Security CPS

The Future Reliable Electricity & Energy System Integration laboratory (FREESI-lab) consists of Protection, Automation and Communication (PAC) laboratory for testing and training the IEC 61850 based protection systems as well as two OPAL-RT OP5600 real-time simulator platforms, which at present time, enables controller hardware in the loop (CHIL) simulations of Smart Grids. Whereas OP5700 real-time simulators with different operating systems HYPERSIM to model the power systems and EXata to model the communication system with the cyber-attack defender etc., are integrated into one target real-time simulator. The FREESI-lab is connected to the Sundom Smart Grid living lab environment, which is a real medium-voltage grid providing a continuous IEC 61850 based data stream from twenty nodes. The ongoing and future investments into the FREESI-lab will enable the expansion of research activities and cooperation, especially in the area of smart and flexible energy systems. More information about the labs can be found at https://www.uwasa.fi/en/research/research-platforms/vebic/vebic-laboratories  

The aims of the CR-DES project are: 

  1. Strengthen research, development, and innovation infrastructure of the energy sector in Ostrobothnia
  2. Develop cybersecurity competencies concerning digital energy systems in the innovation ecosystem of the region
  3. Support firms and networks of firms in the region in developing new business models

The objectives of CC-RSG are:

  1. Define what the industries need and what academies offer for the cyber-physical system security of CIs
  2. Develop higher education study programs (MOOC) in smart grids to adopt cybersecurity learning outcomes
  3. Develop curricula recommendations for cyber-physical system security teaching programs
  4. Support organizations dealing with smart grids train their professionals in cybersecurity issues.

Proposals are invited from Indian IITs and also Finnish FICORE partners for developing joint applications for funding new projects, joining current running projects, exchanging visiting researchers, attending workshops/seminars, and MOOCs.

Interested IIT and Finish institutes are requested to submit their expression of interest explaining their motivation and previous experience with such co-simulation platforms by submitting the details through this Registration Form. UVA will finalize the collaborators after consultations.

For further details, please contact: Martin Meyer, Mike Mekkanen, and Outi Anttila

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