1 (2)
SEED Funding Final Report:
”Smart-Troubleshooting in the Connected Society”
Title and name of applicants, core research area of the proposal
Francesco Flammini, Diana Unander, Welf Löwe, Shiyan Hu, Mauro Caporuscio, Morgan Ericsson, Narges Khakpour, Diego Perez-Palacin, all from the LNU
Computer Science Department, and the company Sigma Technology expressed their interest on an activity addressing troubleshooting of smart-devices in the modern highly interconnected society. The aim of the activity was to conduct a preliminary study addressing the state-of-the-art and a possible framework architecture to be used to develop a project proposal for research funding applications.
Summary of activities and results of the seed project.
Regular meetings with Sigma Technologies and internal discussion to agree on specific research topics of common interest
Selection and hiring of a student (Prasannjeet Singh) to serve as a project assistant
Preliminary report on log-file analytics as a support to smart- troubleshooting and sketching of reference use-case scenarios
Critical literature review and technical report to be submitted as a survey paper to a reputable journal
Participation to SSSCC (Smart Sustainable and Smart City Conference) 2018 (Budapest, Hungary) with a presentation on smart-troubleshooting in the context of symbiotic autonomous systems (invited plenary speech)
Selection and purchase of lab equipment to build an experimentation test- bed, including diverse embedded systems, IoT and smart-devices (smart- camera, Arduino kits, robotic arm, etc.).
Preparation of a research project proposal on smart-troubleshooting that was finally submitted for funding to KK.
Participation to a couple of EU level research project proposals including aspects of smart-troubleshooting (not selected for funding)
3. To what extent have the objectives of the project been achieved / challenges were met?
The aforementioned objectives of the project have been achieved although the timing was longer than expected and we had to ask for an extension until the end of the year.
4. Has the budget of the project been followed? If not, explain deviations and how these have affected the project.
The budget of the project has been mainly used to fund the project assistant (as planned), project related travels (including the trip to Stockholm for the KK-synergy meeting), and the purchase of lab equipment for experimentation purposes. We report no relevant deviations with respect to the initial plan.
5. General description of the experience gained in the project and an assessment of project results, including any unexpected effects / events.
2 (2)
The experience of the project was positive in terms of results, considering the fruitful cooperation we had within the department involving several new researchers and diverse research groups.
6. Describe the next steps
The project will continue to be developed in the context of funded research (especially if the KK-synergy project we submitted will be selected for funding), with the help of several students who have decided to address smart-troubleshooting for their self-study and degree projects.
