CPS Industry Panel
Date: Apr 15, 2010 10:15 am – Apr 15, 2010 10:15 am
1st International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS)
Panel Discussion
Industrial Challenges in Cyber-Physical Systems
15 April 2010 @ 15:30-17:30
Co-organized by
Janos Sztipanovits, Vanderbilt University
Jorge Pereira, European Commission
There is an emerging consensus that basic research in CPS needs to be performed in the context of real engineered systems – typically conceived, built and deployed by industry. The nature of CPS research requires reinterpreting the usually accepted differences between basic and applied research. The usual model of innovation, where scientific discovery is eventually followed by practical applications, is less prevalent because discoveries will occur while solving challenges of high and immediate practical value. This fact does not change the need for long term commitment in conducting and exploiting full benefits of the research, because general methods and tools cannot be validated and applied without deep domain knowledge. The panel focused on the nature of the innovation enterprise in CPS. Industry experts discussed present and emerging challenges, expressed their view on barriers that need to be overcome in creating a new science and technology foundation and discuss effective forms of industry- academy interactions.
US Panelists
David Corman - Technical Fellow, the Boeing Company
Shige Wang - General Motors R&D and Planning
Clas Jacobson - United Technologies Research Center
EU Panelists
Nereo Pallaro - Head of Automation & Systems Department, FIAT Automotive
Martijn Bennebroek - Principal Scientist, Electronic Systems and Silicon Integration, Philips Research
Europe
Armando Walter Colombo - Schneider Electric (Process Automation)
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1st International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS) Panel Discussion Industrial Challenges in Cyber-Physical Systems 15 April 2010 @ 15:30-17:30 Co-organized by Janos Sztipanovits, Vanderbilt University Jorge Pereira, European Commission
There is an emerging consensus that basic research in CPS needs to be performed in the context of real engineered systems – typically conceived, built and deployed by industry. The nature of CPS research requires reinterpreting the usually accepted differences between basic and applied research. The usual model of innovation, where scientific discovery is eventually followed by practical applications, is less prevalent because discoveries will occur while solving challenges of high and immediate practical value. This fact does not change the need for long term commitment in conducting and exploiting full benefits of the research, because general methods and tools cannot be validated and applied without deep domain knowledge. The panel focused on the nature of the innovation enterprise in CPS. Industry experts discussed present and emerging challenges, expressed their view on barriers that need to be overcome in creating a new science and technology foundation and discuss effective forms of industry- academy interactions.
US Panelists David Corman - Technical Fellow, the Boeing Company Shige Wang - General Motors R&D and Planning Clas Jacobson - United Technologies Research Center
EU Panelists Nereo Pallaro - Head of Automation & Systems Department, FIAT Automotive Martijn Bennebroek - Principal Scientist, Electronic Systems and Silicon Integration, Philips Research Europe Armando Walter Colombo - Schneider Electric (Process Automation)