Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Dependable Systems (DeSy)

Automation Department · Faculty of Automation and Computer Science

We develop intelligent techniques for dependability, security, and testing of information systems, with applications in cyber-physical systems, cloud-fog-edge architectures, and AI-driven control and monitoring.

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Years of Research

Areas of Expertise

Our research focuses on three interconnected pillars that drive innovation in dependable computing

Dependability & Security

Development of intelligent techniques for availability, reliability, safety, security, integrity and maintainability. Analysis, design, implementation and testing of dependable information systems used in critical infrastructure (energy, water, environment, transport) and medicine.

Cyber-Physical Systems

Development of abstractions, models, architectures and tools for reliable CPSs including cloud-fog-edge architectures, resistant to cyber or physical attacks. Development of semantic foundations for heterogeneous model composition and modelling languages for CPS physical processes.

Intelligent Systems

Analysis, design, implementation and testing of intelligent real-time control and monitoring systems using AI techniques: intelligent agents, fuzzy logic, machine learning, decision support systems, and deep neural networks.

Our Team

The researchers and students behind our work

Representative Projects

Most representative projects of the last 10 years

Significant Results

Selected publications and patents from the past 8 years

Services for Industry

How we collaborate with industry partners

Research & Development

  • Architectures for dependable & secure CPSs
  • AI techniques for modelling & control
  • Dependable CPSs for water, energy, transport
  • AI in energy, medicine, food quality control

Consulting

  • Dependable information systems
  • Intelligent systems for industry & science
  • HW/SW consultancy services
  • Computer testing services

Training

  • Dependability basics
  • CPS: architectures, devices, databases
  • Software testing techniques
  • AI: agents, ML, multi-agent systems