Projects

Mahdi is working on the SETICA project ( Securing Time Critical Traffic in (next-gen) Automotive Networks ). The goal of SETICA is to solve the research part of this endeavor as well as develop a realistic security-enabled TSN testbed, which, in turn, will allow thorough realistic evaluation. We plan to especially focus on gPTP, the timing protocol of TSN. The impact of successful attacks against gPTP is severe because many safety-critical applications depend on timing guarantees. We will also research novel approaches that go beyond 802.1DG, among them leveraging SDN for gaining even more flexibility and security. SETICA will generate significant value, researching and developing important future technology to be used as key communication technology in vehicles to facilitate future functionalities and services, such as autonomous driving, connected cars, and ADAS functions, which will require all the high bandwidth, precise timing, and security.