Funding Selections – Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute Period 3

Awardee: GE Research  

Award Amount: $1,189,945 

Location: Niskayuna, NY  

Description:

CyManII in partnership with GE Research aims to demonstrate cybersecurity innovations in critical ICS manufacturing processes using CyManII technologies. The team consisting of George Mason University, Purdue University, Sealevel Systems, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at San Antonio, CyManII, and GE Research will provide additional security to the next generation distributed industrial control system (Mark VIe) with broad applications across other critical ICS manufacturing processes, products, and field operations.

Awardee: Purdue University  

Award Amount: $206,410 

Location: West Lafayette, IN 

Description: 

Purdue University is working with CyManII to deploy the Cyber Physical Passport to an energy metering system to generate a reference implementation of the CyManII developed Secure Defensible Architecture (SDA). Partnering with Lockheed Martin, Purdue University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and CyManII, this team aims to provide a solution that is secure-at-manufacture, verifiable in the field, and supports zero-trust protocols. 

Awardee: University of Texas at El Paso 

Award Amount: $152,352 

Location: El Paso, TX 

Description:

The University of Texas at El Paso is enhancing manufacturing security with CyManII by creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven framework Vulnerability Analysis specific to manufacturing environments. Partnering with CyManII, this team will harness AI to model the complex interconnections among vulnerabilities and weaknesses to formalize the consequences of multiple attack scenarios creating relevant risk mitigation strategies of ICS systems. 

Awardee: Kry10 Corporation 

Award Amount: $100,963 

Location: Seattle, WA 

Description:

Kry10 Corporation is partnering with CyManII to create a formally verified reference architecture based on the Kry10 embedded microkernel platform (the near-minimum amount of software that can provide the mechanisms needed for ICS implementation).  This will provide manufacturers with an ICS foundation that is secure-by-design for multiple industries and uses. 

Awardee: Michigan Technical University 

Award Amount: $704,409 

Location: Houghton, MI 

Description:

The Michigan Technical University is working with CyManII to securely digitalize an energy intensive process, composite thermal curing, for the creation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) rebar. Partnering with Automation Alley, Corsha, Neuvokas, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and CyManII, this team will show how securely digitalizing this process can save composite manufacturing facilities each over 2500 kilowatt-hours of energy per month. 

Awardee: Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) 

Award Amount: $383,472 

Location: Los Angeles, CA 

Description:

CESMII is teaming with CyManII to reduce cyber vulnerabilities in small and medium size manufactures transitioning to smart manufacturing. Partnering with 5G Technologies, the University of California, Los Angeles, and CyManII, this team will demonstrate a Secure Smart Manufacturing solution that will improve operational efficiency and energy productivity while minimizing cyber vulnerabilities in IT/OT systems. 

Awardee: Ohio State University 

Award Amount: $99,997 

Location: Columbus, OH 

Description:

Ohio State University is researching the digitalization of a body-in-white automotive application with CyManII to securely reduce energy waste from paint shop rework. Partnering with CyManII, this team will demonstrate a Cyber Energy Efficiency Quantification (CEEQ) analysis with a primary focus on throughput and uptime. 

Awardee: Authentise 

Award Amount: $573,710 

Location: Philadelphia, PA 

Description:

CyManII is working with Authentise to build a secure real-time measurement system specifically to detect if malicious third parties have infiltrated an AM system to adjust or introduce defects, which would otherwise be undetectable during manufacture. Partnering with Addiguru, i3DMFG, and CyManII, this team will demonstrate multiple verification data streams based on the digital model build file, all integrated into the CyManII developed Cyber-Physical Passport. This system will not only improve cyber security, but also aid AM manufacturers in their ability to improve manufacturing quality assurance approaches and workflows.

Awardee: Ohio State University 

Award Amount: $340,658 

Location: Columbus, OH 

Description:

Ohio State University is building a powerline monitoring system with CyManII for binder-jet additive printers. By analyzing powerline data, the project seeks to identify and prevent cyber incursions, drawing parallels to network traffic anomaly detection. This approach involves measuring baseline power usage, applying machine learning algorithms, and creating distinctive power signatures to distinguish normal operation from potential cyberattacks. Partnering with 3Degrees, this team will demonstrate the deployment of the CyManII developed Cyber-Physical Passport to provide assurance of design intent to manufacture. The project not only enhances cybersecurity but also optimizes energy consumption and operational efficiency in additive manufacturing, thereby offering a comprehensive solution to industry challenges.

Awardee: University of Texas San Antonio 

Award Amount: $1,061,685 

Location: San Antonio, TX 

Description:

The University of Texas San Antonio is building a software called STRAP_AM (Security Tracking and Product integrity for Additive Manufacturing) with CyManII to securely transform a modern sand-casting operation. Partnering with George Mason University, Humtown Additive, Purdue University, the University of Texas at Austin, and CyManII, this team will deploy this software in compliance with the CyManII developed Secure Defensible Architecture that optimizes both production and energy consumption.