CP Lab Newcastle

Overview

CP Lab is based in Newcastle University and consists of  a team of multi-disciplinary researchers, with a primary focus on modelling and simulation for dependable cyber-physical systems. CP Lab is a key component of the University’s £58m investment in its Urban Sciences Building (USB) and consequently in urban sustainability research.

As part of the University, the Lab is non profit making and measures its success by the quality of its work (referenced by academic papers and conference talks) by engagement with external organisation and by the impact on the real world that such work has.

The Lab’s research focuses on CPS applications such as transport, agriculture, smart buildings and smart grids and our work is often associated with modelling platforms:

Overture – a tool supporting modelling in VDM notation
Crescendo – a tool supporting collaborative modelling between different engineering disciplines
Symphony – a toolsuite supporting modelling systems of systems

These tools allow visualisation and modelling of both cyber-physical systems and systems - of - systems and therefore reduce greatly the time and cost associated with development and enhancement of such systems. As part of the team who developed these tools from scratch, the Lab is well placed to offer expert advice and help to Organisations in need of such service.  Digital technologies.