Emi Digby
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My research project
Runtime Monitoring and Self-Healing in NTN RICsThis project aims to develop a runtime monitoring and self-healing framework for distributed embedded systems in NTNs, operating as AI agents within the OpenRAN framework. Satellites and HAPS nodes often operate autonomously in harsh environments, where faults or cyber-attacks can disrupt mission-critical operations. The proposed system will be developed as a collection of rApps and xApps that will continuously monitor timing, memory, and communication parameters to detect anomalies such as hardware Trojans, denial-of-service attacks, or sensor failures. Upon detection, the system will trigger self-healing actions, including task migration, reconfiguration, or isolation of compromised components. It will be evaluated for detection latency, recovery time, and resource overhead. The final deliverable will be a lightweight, resilient runtime security architecture for space-grade embedded systems, enabling autonomous fault tolerance and mission continuity.
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This project aims to develop a runtime monitoring and self-healing framework for distributed embedded systems in NTNs, operating as AI agents within the OpenRAN framework. Satellites and HAPS nodes often operate autonomously in harsh environments, where faults or cyber-attacks can disrupt mission-critical operations. The proposed system will be developed as a collection of rApps and xApps that will continuously monitor timing, memory, and communication parameters to detect anomalies such as hardware Trojans, denial-of-service attacks, or sensor failures. Upon detection, the system will trigger self-healing actions, including task migration, reconfiguration, or isolation of compromised components. It will be evaluated for detection latency, recovery time, and resource overhead. The final deliverable will be a lightweight, resilient runtime security architecture for space-grade embedded systems, enabling autonomous fault tolerance and mission continuity.