Thales & its Research & Technology Arm Prof. Hamid Asgari Email: Hamid.Asgari@uk.thalesgroup.com Thales UK July 2014 0 Outline Thales Corporate and Thales UK Engagement Thales Some with Academia UK Research & Technology Current Research Areas Business Challenges Remarks Thales UK July 2014 1 Thales Corporate World leaders in mission-critical information systems Thales UK July 2014 2 • A global company helping customers to: provide reliable & secure solutions monitor & control protect & defend Thales UK July 2014 3 Profile A balanced revenue structure Civil Defence 45% 55% Revenues in 2012 14.2 billion euros Shareholders (at 31 May 2013) Employees 65,000 (workforce under management at 31 Dec. 2012) Global presence 56 Float 47% of which employees 3% countries Dassault Aviation 26% Research and development 2.5 Thales UK July 2014 French State 27% billion euros (approx. 20% of revenues) 4 Worldwide operations… Korea: 1,370 France: 34,300 UK: 7500 Germany: 4,500 Spain: 2,100 Italy: 2,600 USA: 2,200 Canada: 1,200 Netherlands: 2,000 Belgium: 950 Brazil and rest of Latin America: 660 Australia: 3,600 Others: Saudi Arabia: 730 / China: 390 / South Africa: 340 / Switzerland: 290 / Singapore: 240 / India: 200 / Austria: 200 / Norway: 180 / Portugal: 160 / Poland: 130 Global reach, local expertise Thales UK July 2014 65,000 employees in 56 countries 5 ...in all the markets we serve… Dual markets civil / military Aerospace Space Security Defence Trusted partner for a safer world Thales UK July 2014 6 Ground Transportation Thales in the UK Key UK Sites Basingstoke Belfast Bristol Cambridge Cheadle Heath (Stockport) Crawley Doncaster Glasgow London Reading (Research & Technology facility) Templecombe Weybridge (HQ) Thales UK July 2014 7 Thales UK •Circa 7,500 employees •12 key UK locations (35 sites overall) •Circa 4,000 engineers & technicians 90% qualified to degree level or above • 2012 sales: £1.35 bn • Invested more than £3 bn in UK since 2000 • 125th anniversary of Thales UK in 2013 • Reading-based research & technology facility, with c80 engineers, mathematicians & scientists •Serving four key markets: Defence & Security Aerospace & Transport Thales UK July 2014 8 Thales technology in the UK (1) Provide high-performance electronics & secure IT solutions for flight crews & air traffic controllers Aerospace Flight simulators Air navigation Avionics, IFE Air traffic management Collision avoidance Satellite com. Cockpit & cabin connectivity Thales UK July 2014 9 Thales technology in the UK (2) Support the armed forces in gaining & sustaining decisionmaking & operational superiority in conventional theatres, urban combat and cyberspace Defence Surveillance Force protection Complex weapons systems Mission management Information management Radar Unmanned air systems Electronic warfare Optronic systems Naval communications Air space management Cockpit communications Thales UK July 2014 10 Thales technology in the UK (3) Develop integrated solutions, resilient networks & value-added services to protect citizens, sensitive data & critical infrastructure Security Cyber security Counter terrorism systems Monitoring & control systems Network security Infrastructure protection Secure financial transactions Telecommunications Thales UK July 2014 11 Thales technology in the UK (4) Boost the capacity & efficiency of transportation systems with improved safety, lower costs & better passenger services Ground Transportation Urban & mainline signalling Train control, train protection & warning systems Services, supervision & control Integrated communications Security & information management Transport information & telecoms systems Technological solutions for roads Training services & systems Thales UK July 2014 12 www.thalesgroup.com\uk Thales UK engagement with Academia Thales UK July 2014 13 A strategy driven by Research & innovation… About 20% of revenues invested in R&D Focus on key technical domains Research policy International network of research centres Cooperation with academic and government research institutes worldwide Technical Research Access to problem solving capabilities of universities/institutes Access to expertise and relevant scientific & technical knowledge Recruitment Opportunities to recruit highly qualified staff Advantage in the competition for the best graduates Businesses that work with academia generally achieve greater business performance of those companies that don’t Thales UK July 2014 14 Model for Thales UK Academic Engagement Encouraging participation in STEM subjects • Work Experience • Teacher Engagement • STEM Ambassadors • Science Workshops Graduate Recruitment Challenge Industry Advisory Panels Sponsored Students Final year project support Talks to final year students Graduate Recruitment Placements Thales GDP & Pool Undergraduate Primary School Secondary School Local Partner Schools • Involve Parents • Supporting ‘A’ Level Projects • Lesson Support • Careers Advice • Thales UK Prizes Thales UK July 2014 University Research & Postgraduate Training Technical Research Projects Supporting: Masters Projects Doctoral Students (PhD & EngD) 15 Visiting Professors Teaching Sponsored Chairs Secondments Thales (UK) Activity with Universities • Academic links: 50 Sponsored Doctoral Students 25 Industrial Advisory Panels 8 Visiting Professors or equivalent Participating in co-funded TSB or EC research projects Sponsored Chair @ UCL Members of: - IVHM @ Cranfield - CSIT @ Queens Belfast - CSIC @ Cambridge - EPSRC peer review college - Mobile VCE Participants in CBI’s ICARG Thales supports over 250 PhD students around the world Thales UK July 2014 IVHM = Integrated Vehicle Health Management CSIT = Centre for Secure Information Technologies CSIC = Centre for Smart Infrastructure & Construction MVCE = Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence ICARG = Inter Company Academic Relations Group 16 www.thalesgroup.com\uk Thales UK Research and Technology Thales UK July 2014 17 TRT centres • TRT is a bridge between Academia, SMEs and the Thales Group to create innovation for growth, competitiveness and profitability. Reading Paris Singapore Canada Canada Presence around the world Thales UK July 2014 18 Delft KTD Responsible for Key Technical Domains Overall R&T Governance Segmentation Annual Use to cover specific R&T fields R&T activity plans cases to bring together Technical and Engineering Expertise to develop solutions for customers Control EC, Thales UK July 2014 of work with external agencies (co-funded) TSB, ESA, etc. 19 Application Areas & Technology Themes Positioning Systems Security Systems Precise Positioning Technology Indoor positioning - UWB Navigation & simulation/modelling Integrated Navigation systems Digital Signal Processing Security Systems Technology Threat Analysis Smart Image Processing Information and Cyber Security Multi level Object Based Security Content-Based Security Container & Port Security Applications & Technologies Communication Systems Network Technology Public Safety Radio Ad Hoc/Mesh networks Wireless Sensor Networks Quality of Service SatCom and Space communication Secure Communications Thales UK July 2014 Collaborative working technology Road user charging 20 Research Areas, Challenges www.thalesgroup.com\uk Thales UK July 2014 21 Research Areas - examples Future Internet Concepts Recursive Architectures Cyber Resiliency in Connected World Building resilient architectures Networked cyber physical systems Resilient techniques against persistent and sophisticated attacks Advanced cloud infrastructures & Services Inter Cloud Computing, storage, and data portability Big Data management Data -> Contextual information -> Knowledge Decision making, security, privacy MLS and CBS Architectures for Information security Novel adaptive MLS architectures CBS Architectures in multi-domain settings Thales UK July 2014 22 Cyber Security - Resiliency Goals: Anticipate, Withstand, Recover, Evolve Security Management Plane Admin Inter-domain Workflow Security Events & Context Data Functions & Controls Security Data/Event Processing Programmable Functions & Controls (Functional, Monitoring & Security) Controller and Adaptation Layer Monitoring Probes Physical Infrastructure Plane - System of Systems 23 Initiate & Reconfigure Knowledge Bases Anticipation, Event recognition Analytics, etc. Data Aggregation, Abstraction Pool of functions for run-time configurations /Adaptation Controller (Local, Distributed) NFVI Thales UK July 2014 Knowledge & Intelligence Production NFV System / Network / Service Management & Orchestration Plane Security Management Applications Decision Support, Mitigation Strategies, Response Cyber Managed Objects, (e.g., Virtualised Env.) Inter Cloud Thales UK July 2014 24 Multi-Level Security MLS refers to protecting data (objects) that can be classified at various levels, from users or processes (subjects) who may be cleared at various levels. Subjects Objects (with Associated Clearances) (Classification levels) Top Secret Top Secret Secret Secret Confidential Confidential Restricted Restricted Protect Protect Unclassified Unclassified Bell LaPadula Multi-Level Security (MLS) Model. Unanticipated/emergency situations where flexible access to information is essential as it is not possible to predict all cases in advance (e.g. in healthcare and access to medical records). Thales UK July 2014 25 Business Challenges Engineering graduates Shortfall Need to persuade more women Recruiting good graduates is difficult. Competition Retaining staff, interesting work to keep them Horizon scanning, next big things Market Traditional market in defence is reducing Transfer defence technology to civil market How to get into emerging markets; identifying the new domains to get into. Change Technology being adopted before it is mature Lengthy process, time to market, keep up with the pace of demand More automation in the software assessment process to speed up Thales UK July 2014 26 Graduate Technical Recruits (2011/12/13) 25 Total 234 to date 20 15 10 5 0 Thales UK July 2014 27 www.thalesgroup.com\uk Remarks Thales UK July 2014 28 Understand The Big Picture Concepts & objectives Clear Problem Statement, Motivation The context: Environment, Real-life applications/operational scenarios Problem formulation and concept State of the Art and Open Gap/Challenges, Progress beyond SoA Technical Approach (Solution Space), Functional Architecture Implementation Methodology, Structure, and Plan Risks and Contingency Plan System-Level Architecture and Developments Verification, validation and Experimentation Impact End-user: Acceptance of technology, usefulness, ease of use Social: benefit to a segment of society, addressing a treat to society (crime, terrorism), rights, values, privacy, etc. Economic: financial, cost saving, creating new job opportunities, Scientific: advancement of knowledge, publications Industrial: New component, new solution, new Business Models Exploitation and IPR (Patent, Standardisation, PoC, Prototype) Thales UK July 2014 29 Architectural views What is Architecture? The process and product of designing and constructing systems reflecting: Functional entities and their interactions (logical) Systems and their inter-operations (physical). Architecture Types Logical View Physical connectivity Logical Connectivity Functional Arch. Communication Arch. System-Level (Deployment) Arch. Components Network Arch. Thales UK July 2014 Components, Systems 30 Functions Functional Blocks Functional Architecture System-Level Architecture Functional Blocks Network Architecture Platforms Communication Architecture Physical View Verification, Validation, Integration, & Performance Tests Component Level Verification Tests The emphasis of these tests was set to prove the functionality and validating the correct behaviour of the components by passing on the known input to each component and verifying the resultant output against the expected output. Integration Tests These tests must verify the applications and infrastructure inter-work and function collectively (including middleware, components, user interface, external and utility applications, etc.) System Level Validation Tests The emphasis is to prove the functionality and validating the correct behaviour of the entire system infrastructure. Performance Assessments The overall aim is to determine whether the overall objectives of the proposed system is realized. Thales UK July 2014 31 Guidelines for Writing Reports Quality of report shows the quality of your work and the amount of the efforts you put for the activity represented in that report. Reports should not be a collection of tests/paragraphs but a single coherent doc. Text must be structured and have a natural flow and consistency. Any SoA must be up-to-date and current, no use for out-of-date/obsolete SoA. Abstract and conclusion must provide a clear picture. The same terminologies should be used across deliverables. There should not be any inconsistencies across deliverables. Refer to the past work done. There is no room for copy/paste stuff from other reports/texts with no reference given. There must be no claim in the report without a credible proof. There must not be any wish list in the report and promise to cover them in another future report while you either cannot do it or will ignore it. At the end you as the author should be ready to stand by your report and defend it whole-heartedly. Thales UK July 2014 32 Thales Recruitments Graduate Programmes & Internships http://ukgrads.thalesgroup.com/ Current Positions https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/apply PhD Research Case by case based on subject of interest Funding – Different schemes Industrial and academic supervision Thales UK July 2014 33 to Thales UK www.thalesgroup.com\uk Thanks for your attention. Thales UK July 2014 34