Panel on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Prof. David Atienza,

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)

Symposium on Emerging Trends in Computing, Oct. 10-11, 2016, Montreux (Switzerland)

 CPS: systems where physical and software

components are deeply intertwined

Big Data Analytics

Frameworks & Machine
Learning Algorithms

Multiple spatial/temporal scales,

Distinct behavioral modalities
Context-dependent interaction

Transdisciplinary approaches
Electrical engineering
Computer engineering
(Embedded systems)
Mechanical engineering
Computer science

Plethora of CyberPhysical Systems

[Source: US NSF & EC]

David Atienza (ESL-EPFL)

 IoT conception: very high expectations on cyber-physical systems since 2011

But seems complex to create a common design framework (or is it just impossible?)
[Source: Gartner]

(1) Generic platform for CPS

(2) Optimization per CPS domain

David Atienza (ESL-EPFL)

1. What is missing to enable this new platform for cyber-physical systems?

Is it possible to create one for all domains?

2. Which are the requirements of cyber-physical systems for companies?

Do they envision business-to-business opportunities or no ecosystem to enable this?

3. Is our current education appropriate or how should it be changed to form

engineers that can develop cyber-physical systems?
Is this scalable for IoT Era (+25B devices connected by 2020)?

David Atienza (ESL-EPFL)

Prof. Rolf Ernst

(TU Braunschweig)

Prof. Rajesh Gupta

(UC San Diego)

Prof. Ricardo Reis

(UFRGS)

Dennis O'Sullivan
(Eaton Corp)

David Atienza (ESL-EPFL)

Stephane Paccaud
(Hewlett Packard Enterprise)

Prof. Lothar Thiele

(ETHZ)
5