The aim of this short course is to introduce commonly used data bus systems, cybersecurity, and potential threats. It is expected that the course will foster and develop students’ knowledge of data sharing and interactions between numerous subsystems in a modern vehicle. Hardware-based analysis and real-time cyber threats and attack scenarios will be demonstrated using real vehicle systems.

This course is designed with a focus on hands-on experience. Alongside the lectures, there will be multiple laboratory sessions and demos, to implement the theoretical understanding of various concepts. After completing the course, delegates will be awarded with the certificates.

At a glance

  • Dates
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  • Duration5 days
  • LocationCranfield University at Shrivenham
  • Cost£1,925

What you will learn

On successful completion of the course you will be able to:

  • Describe modern vehicular IT systems and applications
  • Physical, media access and application layer of modern data bus systems
  • Differentiate and analyse common distributed ECU architectures and software message handling techniques
  • Explain modern wireless communication protocols and hardware platform usage
  • Describe data bus hacking scenarios and hardware requirements
  • Identify and countermeasure malicious messages in vehicle data bus systems
  • Demonstrate advanced cyber-attack countermeasure techniques using MATLAB/Simulink

Core content

  • Wired and wireless communication methods and multiplexing techniques
  • Modern vehicle data bus systems
  • Data bus hardware and software
  • Distributed systems and autonomous vehicle data bus architecture
  • Vehicle data bus vulnerabilities, hacking and cybersecurity
  • Vehicles cyberattack countermeasures
  • Standards of modern data bus systems

Who should attend

This course is aimed at design engineers, technical staff working within automotive industry. It is also suitable for engineers, technology enthusiast, who want to gain in depth knowledge via hands on experience.

Location and travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network. Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.

All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

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How to apply

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