M1 Cyber Physical and Social Systems – Course unit on Overview of research, development and innovation activities

Institut Henri Fayol - MINES Saint-Étienne

Syllabus

The introduction provides an overview of the following topics:

  • Methodology for Identifying a problem and proposing a solution

  • Jobs in research and development: Research and development in the industry, research in academia,

  • Technology Readiness Levels

  • Funding schemes for research and innovation: regional, national, European, international

  • Societal, industrial and human perspectives related to the development of CPS2

  • Ethical issues related to the growing presence of CPS2 in everyday life

  • Key applications of cyber-physical and social systems will be discussed and presented at seminars by specialized speakers, from the industrial or academic world.

You will study some of the most recent reports regarding one or another area of CPS2, and summarize their findings as a short note (2 pages) and a presentation.

Evaluation

  • 50 % deliverable 1: short note, planned 04/11.

  • 50 % deliverable 2: oral presentation, planned 11/12.

Organization

Sessions

9.09 - Fabien Badeig, Nurten Messalti
23.09 - all professors

  • Presentations by CPS2 alumni and PhD students in the computer science department

24.09 - all professors

  • Presentations of M2 students

  • Presentations of research activities by the teaching squad

25.09 - Antoine Zimmermann

  • Introduction to the course

  • Lecture Part 1:

    • Introduction to CPS

    • Differences between R, D, I

2.10 - Pierre Maret

  • Lecture Part 2:

    • Methodology for studying and solving problems.

    • Research vs engineering methodology

  • Discussion on a use-case

16.10 - Pierre Maret

  • Lecture Part 3:

    • Research projects, funding and evaluation

  • Boost work on deliverable 1

23.10 - Antoine Zimmermann

  • Lecture Part 3:

    • Jobs in R, D, I and Technology Readiness Level

  • Boost work on deliverable 1

Note
 After this course, we send you reports about the R&D&I landscape of an application domain of CPS². You must read and synthesise it for the 4th of November.
4.11 - Fabrice Muhlenbach

  • Delivery date for the 2-page synthesis

  • Lecture Part 5:

    • Societal, human, ethical perspectives

13.11 - Pierre Maret

  • Lecture Part 6:

    • Research processes vs. engineering processes (investigation, comparison, publication)

20.11 - Maxime Lefrançois

  • We provide feedback to your 2 pagers

  • Lecture Part 7:

    • Standardisation and Policies

    • EU Rolling Plan for ICT standardisation

11.12 - all teachers

  • Deliverable 2

    • Improved written note

    • Presentation of your syntheses

Outline of the lectures

Introduction

Slides

Application domains of Cyber-Physical and Social systems

Slides

Part 1. Cyber-Physical and Social systems

Slides

Part 2. Methodologies and added value of a project

Slides

Part 3. Research projects, fundings, project proposals

Slides

Practical Work: Paper reading and understanding

See dedicated page