Security and Privacy Methodologies in Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Development: Case Study

Supervisor: Mariia bahktina

Contact: mariia.bakhtina ät ut dot ee

Intelligent Infrastructure (II) systems are complex socio-technical systems enabled by interconnected applications of Internet of Things (IoT). Embedding traditional physical infrastructure with sensors, computational modules and communication capabilities enables the transformation of traditional operations management to more sustainable resources consumption by dint of data-driven decisions. On the other hand, being a complex system composed of numerous heterogeneous components, II system is prone to suffer from intentional and unintentional security risks and leakages of personal data.

Nowadays, there are a number of companies that are transforming their operations towards the usage of intelligent infrastructure systems. The goal of this research topic is to investigate how businesses address security and privacy issues during the system lifecycle. To reach this goal, a student should investigate which security and privacy methodologies are used in the company, which policies support information assurance, which security standards are influencing II systems usage, and how they have supported the transformation of the business towards reliance on the intelligent infrastructure system.

Pre-requisites:

Potentially you need to be in contact with the company who either develops an information system for intelligent infrastructure or operates in the domain that refers to intelligent infrastructure. The domains include e-health, smart city (e.g., Tartu Smart City), smart house, smart grids (e.g., Elektrilevi), smart farming (e.g., eAgronom) or similar.