Science Hackathons for Cyberphysical System Security Research

Abstract

A challenge is to develop cyber-physical system scenarios that reflect the diversity and complexity of real-life cyber-physical systems in the research questions that they address. Time-bounded collaborative events, such as hackathons, jams and sprints, are increasingly used as a means of bringing groups of individuals together, in order to explore challenges and develop solutions. This paper describes our experiences, using a science hackathon to bring individual researchers together, in order to develop a common usecase implemented on a shared CPS testbed platform that embodies the diversity in their own security research questions. A qualitative study of the event was conducted, in order to evaluate the success of the process, with a view to improving future similar events. CCS CONCEPTS• Computer systems organization → Embedded and cyberphysical systems; • Security and privacy → Security in hardware; • Software and its engineering → Software development process management;

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