Human-cyber-physical systems: concepts, challenges, and research opportunities

2020, Volume 21, Issue 11

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Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering >> 2020, Volume 21, Issue 11 doi: 10.1631/FITEE.2000537

Affiliation(s): RISE-Centre for Research and Innovation in Software Engineering, School of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; State Key Laboratory for High Performance Computing, School of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China; less

Received: 2020-10-10 Accepted: 2020-11-13 Available online: 2020-11-13

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In this perspective article, we first recall the historic background of human-cyber-physical systems (HCPSs), and then introduce and clarify important concepts. We discuss the key challenges in establishing the scientific foundation from a system engineering point of view, including (1) complex heterogeneity, (2) lack of appropriate , (3) dynamic black-box integration of heterogeneous systems, (4) complex requirements for functionalities, performance, and quality of services, and (5) design, implementation, and maintenance of HCPS to meet requirements. Then we propose four research directions to tackle the challenges, including (1) and computational theory of HCPS, (2) theories and methods of HCPS , (3) specification and verification of model properties, and (4) software-defined HCPS. The article also serves as the editorial of this special section on cyber-physical systems and summarises the four articles included in this special section.

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