Automotive | Nils Ole Tippenhauer

CYPHER-AV: Cyber-Physical Resilience for Autonomous Vehicles

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Funding: Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV, formerly BMDV), AVF research programme, grant no. 45AVF5A011
Lead institution: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
My affiliation: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Duration: 10/2024-12/2027
Role: PI and project coordinator

Autonomous vehicles base their decisions on sensor data, so manipulating that data can lead to accidents. CYPHER-AV analyses how manipulations affect current sensors and the pipelines that process their data, and develops countermeasures. The project has three research directions: defence against physical manipulation of sensors, detection and prevention of manipulation in sensor fusion, and trustworthy processing platforms for automotive use. Results are evaluated on a demonstrator platform and are meant to serve as a reference for future research and product development.

More information:

BMV project page (German)
CISPA news item

Proseca: Proactive Security Chain for Automotive

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK, now BMWE), grant no. 19A23009
Lead institution: Infineon Technologies AG
My affiliation: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Duration: 09/2023-06/2026
Role: PI

Proseca aimed to identify security weaknesses in automotive systems proactively, before vehicles reach the field. The project addressed the security chain across components, software and the integrated vehicle.

Partners:

Infineon Technologies AG
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
SYSGO GmbH
HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH
Ferrous Systems GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT)
ELEXIR AG / VEECLE GmbH (subcontractors of Infineon)

KAMÄLEON: Adaptive Mobility for Light Vehicles

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Full title: Konstruktiv adaptive Mobilität bei Leichtfahrzeugen durch dynamische Fahrzeuganpassung mit KI-basierter multisensorischer Umfelderkennung

Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, now BMFTR), joint project no. 01187068
Lead institution: HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH
My affiliation: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Duration: 04/2019-12/2023 (extended, originally until 04/2022)
Role: Co-PI

KAMÄLEON investigated electric light vehicles, using tricycles as the example, that adapt to their surroundings the way a chameleon does. For instance, the maximum speed changes with the road surface, the traffic density or connecting transport. Sensors scan the surroundings, and AI methods identify the road surface and nearby road users so that the vehicle can adjust. CISPA contributed the security concept and a secure control unit, including authentication of CAN messages, to protect the vehicle’s state and approval-relevant parameters against manipulation.

Partners:

HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH (consortium lead)
Constin GmbH
OrangeBikeConcept
TU Braunschweig
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
TÜNKERS AG
FH Aachen