Research areas description
Integrated avionics systems are susceptible to cyber-attacks, which have increased with the proliferation of Internet of Things devices and network connectivity. While classical cybersecurity solutions could be applied to avionics systems, gaps pose security risks specific to airplanes. The security, validation and certification of future airplane systems is exceedingly complex.
The objectives are to provide:
1. A novel modular avionic test bed, composed of simulators, emulators and prototypes, that will provide transparent intra-modular functionalities while maintaining fidelity with the real avionic architecture;
2. AI-based cybersecurity solutions and development guidelines for future avionics systems;
3. A framework enabling avionics certification using the proposed modular avionic cyber-range.
Research interests
- 2700 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- 2719 Computer architecture and design
Research staff
- Gabriela Nicolescu | Chairholder
- Mehran Ebrahimi | Co-investigator
- Thomas Dean | Co-investigator
- Philippe Doyon-Poulin | Collaborator
Specialized equipment
- Flight simulator
- Design requirements verification software
- Electronic boards
- Data hosting servers
External sources of funding
- CRSNG
- CRIAQ
- Several partnerships: Bombardier, Thales, L3Harris, Aéroport métropolitain de Montréal, Mannarino Software and Systems and OPAL-RT.