The project has achieved all the project objectives and successfully raised the standing and skills of the fellow to the level of international leading researcher in the area of CPS.
I. Progress and the produced results beyond the state of the art
The project has created a novel concept of resilience, namely Context-Active Resilience to correct the weakness of the existing resilience approaches in CPS. Context-activeness has been developed as one effective approach to achieve better resilience in dynamic environments such as CPS.
The project successfully set up the concept of Meta-intelligence (MI) as an innovative advance to traditional meta-data. In CAR, MI has been developed as a key drive for the specification of the CPS context and its associated adaptation services for resilience.
The project has set up a new concept of computing pattern, namely Context-Active Resilience Pattern, to capture and categorise the knowledge and solutions for CPS resilience.
II. Skill Training, Knowledge Transfer, Professional Competencies and Career Development
The completion of the CAR project has met the aims of the development and enhancement of the fellow's capacity, skills and professional maturity as an international leading researcher in CPS area.
The fellow has gained the skills and professional competencies in leading research and academic careers at international excellence level. He has completed: 10 training sessions by the host; 4 public engagement events worldwide; PC chair for 1 international conference (CENet 2018) and 1 international workshop in SmartWorld 2019, PC member and session chair for 5 other international conferences; 2 invited speeches; presented at 6 scientific and innovative forums worldwide; 9 visits for dissemination and partnership building worldwide.
For the long-term career development, he has gained a full professorship in an established university in China. He has been building a collection of esteems around himself and his group at the international leading level in CPS area, e.g. chair of international conferences, editorship of international journals, awards and public recognition such as IEEE senior membership (awarded in 2018), and HEA Fellowship (awarded in 2018).
III. Contribution to European Excellence and Competitiveness
CAR has been producing an impact on science, technology, society and the innovation agenda. It has been given the fellow and the host unique strength to impact on and contribute to European excellence and competitiveness via their activities. The new CAR approach is a key enabling technology that underpins innovation and competitiveness across a wide range of market sectors such as societal services, power and manufacture. It is not only an engine for growth in the economy, but also contributes to solving many societal challenges such as elder care, emergency services and smart power.
The CAR approach is expected to be widely accepted and contribute to the global standards and EU IPRs via their effective dissemination and exploitation activities.
The project has been impacting on career and knowledge development in the economic, personal, societal and organisational spheres. It serves as a catalyst that fosters the position of European resilient CPS services developers, vendors and providers.
At the societal and living respects, the fellow and host engage CAR outcomes to create a better Europe/World, which has more socially aware, resilient and reliable services.
