Curriculum
Computer Science for Societal Challenges and Innovation, XXXVIII series
Grant sponsor
Bluewind S.r.l.
Supervisor

Mauro Conti
Co-supervisor
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Gianluca Campana
Contact
francesco.marchiori.4@studenti.unipd.it

Project description
The growing digitalization of the automotive industry has been increasing the complexity of modern vehicles. Every point of connection can become a point of intrusion for an attacker, making cyber security a necessity that cannot be ignored in order to ensure the critical functionalities of the system. However, the increasing number of electrical components in vehicles requires continuous development to guarantee the security and safety of the users, raising the need for standardization in the designing process and their maintenance until the end of their life cycle. The ISO/SAE 21434 standard and UNECE R155/R156 regulations provide such rules through the characterization of different phases in the development of the electrical components, in compliance with the principle of "security by design." While being extremely thorough in the definition of such rules, these standards do not provide technologies, methodologies, or solutions to implement them. My Ph.D. research project aims at identifying possible implementations for the security of electrical components, identifying potential vulnerabilities in their design or application and developing models and solutions in order to fix them.