Research Activities
Research activities that are supported by the I.S.C.A. cover a wide spectrum in the area of Computer Engineering and Science with emphasis in the theory, methodology, engineering and support of intelligent systems. Application areas of the above scientific and technological sectors include cyber-physical systems, medical information technology and biomedicine, advanced internet services, heterogeneous systems, EDA design tools and innovative transfer of interaction in selectively thematic fields.
Research Projects
FLUIDOS – Flexible, scaLable and secUre decentralIzeD Operating System
FLUIDOS will create a fluid, dynamic, scalable and trustable computing continuum. FLUIDOS will build upon consolidated Operating Systems and orchestration solutions like Kubernetes, on top of which it will provide a new, enriched layer enacting resource sharing through advertisement/agreement procedures (in the horizontal dimension), and hierarchical aggregation of nodes, inspired by Inter-domain routing in the Internet (in the vertical dimension).
Intent-based orchestration will leverage advanced AI Algorithms to optimise costs and energy usage in the continuum, promoting efficient usage of edge resources. A Zero-Trust paradigm will allow FLUIDOS to securely control and access geographically diverse resources, while Trusted Platform Modules will provide strong isolation and guarantee a safe deployment of applications and services.
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AVANGARD – Advanced manufacturing solutions tightly aligned with business needs
The AVANGARD project (EU/H2020 GA No 869986, Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2022) addresses the integration of three novel processing units into an existing Microfactory test bed conceived to produce urban electric vehicles. The units are state of-the-art multipurpose and multifunctional demonstrators on their own, specifically:
- Robotized integration of laser cutting-shaping-welding for 3D components
- Supersonic deposition of metallic powders for high speed 3D printing
- Large volume and high-speed 3D polymeric printing
The operation of the AVANGARD pilot will be demonstrated manufacturing I-Bikes, I-CARS and innovative battery packs.
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Previous completed projects
SW/HW extensions for virtualized heterogeneous multicore platforms
Embedded devices are pervasive in our everyday live and their complexity increases exponentially. Among them, heterogeneous multi-core processors and specific hardware accelerators allow the required computing power while exhibiting a good performance/watt ratio. The flexibility [...]
Trusted Apps for Open Cyber-Physical Systems
Trusted Apps for Open Cyber-Physical Systems Dates: 1/01/2015 – 31/12/2017 Funding scheme: RIA – Research and Innovation action Τhe project will develop a parallel, real-time Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) for highly-trusted CPS Apps. [...]
Self-Adaptive Virtualisation-Aware High-Performance/Low-Energy Heterogeneous System Architectures
Self-Adaptive Virtualisation-Aware High-Performance/Low-Energy Heterogeneous System Architectures Dates: 1/09/2013 – 1/09/2016 Project website: http://www.fp7-save.eu/ Funding scheme: EU Funding SAVE is a European collaborative research project funded within the Seventh Framework Programme [...]
Distributed REal-time Architecture for Mixed Criticality Systems
Distributed REal-time Architecture for Mixed Criticality Systems Dates: 1/10/2013 – 1/10/2017 Funding scheme: by the European Commission The objective of DREAMS is to develop a cross-domain architecture and design tools for networked complex [...]
Trustworthy Embedded systems for Secure Cloud Computing Applications
Trustworthy Embedded systems for Secure Cloud Computing Applications Dates: 1/10/2012 – 1/10/2015 Funding scheme: FP7-ICT-2011-8 The TRESCCA project aims to lay the foundations of a secure and trustable cloud platform by ensuring strong [...]