MERIT - Methodology for Architecting Intelligent Trustworthy Infrastructures for CPS
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - Maskinkonstruktion/Integrerad produktutveckling |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 000 000 |
| Project duration | January 2018 - December 2019 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
MERIT´s project application briefly had the following objectives: (1) develop a development methodology, architecture proposal and a demonstrator for trustworthy infrastructures for cyber-physical systems (CPS), (2) further develop the COSIS consortium´s research agenda. The project has resulted in several scientific papers, development of a research agenda, and contributed to the development of a demonstrator. The research agenda was the basis for a competence center application - "TECoSA", which was granted by Vinnova shortly before the summer of 2019.
Expected results and effects
The MERIT project has paved the way for a comprehensive, long-term and strategic research effort focusing on reliable cyber-physical systems. The new competence center TECoSA (Trustworhty Edge Computing Systems and Applications), starts in the spring of 2020 and initially brings together 13 industrial companies and several KTH research groups. The created multidisciplinary collaboration is also expected to generate continued collaborative efforts to address the challenges related to circular industry.
Planned approach and implementation
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project created a dialogue through meetings and workshops between several research groups (focusing on different aspects of trustworthy cyber-physical systems) and industrial companies from several industrial domains, where companies that were not part of MERIT also participated. Industry challenges and research areas were identified and we found that the challenges were similar in all of the incoming industries, from manufacturing and medtech, to the automotive and telecom industries.