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Security and Quality in Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering

With Forewords by Robert M. Lee and Tom Gilb

  • Presents methodologies and techniques to ensure engineering project quality and protect engineering organizations against cyber threats
  • Highlights the requirements and conditions for high-quality, secure engineering of long-running technical systems
  • Appeals to researchers in software engineering, information security, cyber-physical systems, and engineering

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction to Security and Quality Improvement in Complex Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering

    • Stefan Biffl, Matthias Eckhart, Arndt Lüder, Edgar Weippl
    Pages 1-29
  3. Engineering of Complex Cyber-Physical Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Engineering in an International Context: Risks and Challenges

      • Ambra Calà, Jan Vollmar, Thomas Schäffler
      Pages 33-56
    3. Engineering of Signaling Systems

      • Johannes Lutz, Kristofer Hell, Ralf Westphal, Mathias Mühlhause
      Pages 81-102
    4. On the Need for Data-Based Model-Driven Engineering

      • Alexandra Mazak, Sabine Wolny, Manuel Wimmer
      Pages 103-127
    5. On Testing Data-Intensive Software Systems

      • Michael Felderer, Barbara Russo, Florian Auer
      Pages 129-148
  4. Engineering Quality Improvement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
    2. Product/ion-Aware Analysis of Collaborative Systems Engineering Processes

      • Lukas Kathrein, Arndt Lüder, Kristof Meixner, Dietmar Winkler, Stefan Biffl
      Pages 151-185
    3. Engineering Data Logistics for Agile Automation Systems Engineering

      • Stefan Biffl, Arndt Lüder, Felix Rinker, Laura Waltersdorfer, Dietmar Winkler
      Pages 187-225
    4. Efficient and Flexible Test Automation in Production Systems Engineering

      • Dietmar Winkler, Kristof Meixner, Petr Novak
      Pages 227-265
    5. Reengineering Variants of MATLAB/Simulink Software Systems

      • Alexander Schlie, Christoph Seidl, Ina Schaefer
      Pages 267-301
  5. Engineering Security Improvement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303
    2. Design and Run-Time Aspects of Secure Cyber-Physical Systems

      • Apostolos P. Fournaris, Andreas Komninos, Aris S. Lalos, Athanasios P. Kalogeras, Christos Koulamas, Dimitrios Serpanos
      Pages 357-382
    3. Radio Frequency (RF) Security in Industrial Engineering Processes

      • Martin Fruhmann, Klaus Gebeshuber
      Pages 413-441
    4. Secure and Safe IIoT Systems via Machine and Deep Learning Approaches

      • Aris S. Lalos, Athanasios P. Kalogeras, Christos Koulamas, Christos Tselios, Christos Alexakos, Dimitrios Serpanos
      Pages 443-470

About this book

This book examines the requirements, risks, and solutions to improve the security and quality of complex cyber-physical systems (C-CPS), such as production systems, power plants, and airplanes, in order to ascertain whether it is possible to protect engineering organizations against cyber threats and to ensure engineering project quality.


The book consists of three parts that logically build upon each other. Part I "Product Engineering of Complex Cyber-Physical Systems" discusses the structure and behavior of engineering organizations producing complex cyber-physical systems, providing insights into processes and engineering activities, and highlighting the requirements and border conditions for secure and high-quality engineering. Part II "Engineering Quality Improvement" addresses quality improvements with a focus on engineering data generation, exchange, aggregation, and use within an engineering organization, and the need for proper data modeling and engineering-result validation. Lastly, Part III "Engineering Security Improvement" considers security aspects concerning C-CPS engineering, including engineering organizations’ security assessments and engineering data management, security concepts and technologies that may be leveraged to mitigate the manipulation of engineering data, as well as design and run-time aspects of secure complex cyber-physical systems.


The book is intended for several target groups: it enables computer scientists to identify research issues related to the development of new methods, architectures, and technologies for improving quality and security in multi-disciplinary engineering, pushing forward the current state of the art. It also allows researchers involved in the engineering of C-CPS to gain a better understanding of the challenges and requirements of multi-disciplinary engineering that will guide them in their future research and development activities. Lastly, it offers practicing engineers and managers with engineering backgrounds insights into the benefits and limitations of applicable methods, architectures, and technologies for selected use cases.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Information Systems Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria

    Stefan Biffl, Matthias Eckhart, Edgar Weippl

  • Institute of Ergonomics, Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

    Arndt Lüder

About the editors

Stefan Biffl is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering at the Institute of Information Systems Engineering, at TU Wien. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory Software Engineering Integration for Flexible Automation Systems (CDL-Flex). Since 2018, he has been an advisor at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Security and Quality Improvement in the Production System Lifecycle (CDL-SQI). A focus of his work is the investigation of methods for cyber-physical systems engineering data analysis and integration as a foundation for the analysis and improvement of collaborative engineering processes. 


Matthias Eckhart is a researcher at SBA Research and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Security and Quality Improvement in the Production System Lifecycle (CDL-SQI). 


Arndt Lüder is acting Head of the Institute of Ergonomics, Manufacturing Systems and Automation (IAF) at the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg. Since 2018, he has been an advisor at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Security and Quality Improvement in the Production System Lifecycle (CDL-SQI). The main focus of his work is the application of innovative technologies in the area of factory automation. 


Edgar Weippl is co-founder and Research Director of SBA Research, a Comet research center for information security. Since 2018, he has also been the Head of the Christian Doppler Research Laboratory Security and Quality Improvement in the Production System Lifecycle (CDL-SQI). His research focuses on the development of information security and quality improvement concepts, methods, and mechanisms. He was also the General Chair or PC Chair of major conferences including ACM CCS (2016), ACM SACMAT (2015, 2017) and ESORICS (2015).

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Softcover Book USD 159.00
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Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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