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The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has entered a collaborative research partnership with manufacturing firm Cebi.

The signature ceremony, which took place on 5 April, marked the beginning of a 4 year-long project supported by Luxinnovation and the Ministry of the Economy to bring Industry 4.0 to Cebi’s flagship factory in Luxembourg. The project aligns with the national strategy for the development of Luxembourg (Rifkin study).

The last five decades have involved filling factories with computerised machines capable of handling repetitive tasks more quickly, efficiently and accurately (referred to as industrial automation). Industry 4.0 is now taking this a step further and involves allowing these machines to share their data, communicate with and even control other machines.

SnT researchers will work with Cebi Luxembourg S. A. to make this network of machines (an example of the ‘Internet of Things’) a reality at their site in Luxembourg. Since its establishment in 1976, Cebi has invested considerably into innovation, and this project is a logical consequence of the company’s involvement in this domain.

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A secure home automation application project has won the first "IoT Security Challenge" in Luxembourg.

Last May, LuxTrust, in partnership with Tyfone and with the support of the Interdisciplinary Centre "Security, Reliability and Trust" (SnT), launched the first "IoT Security Challenge "in Luxembourg. The objective of the competition was to enable teams around the world to work on security problems for the Internet of objects.

A total of ten groups were pre-selected and seven teams developed their projects. By integrating the Tyfone Connected Smart Card™ and the LuxTrust PKI, teams had to develop a secure connected solution. PKI is an established and standardised technology that ensures the authentication, encryption and integrity of data necessary to secure connections and communication between devices.

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Luxembourg IoT Security Challenge

LuxTrust and Tyfone with the support of Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) present a unique opportunity to help secure the Internet of Things. There are millions loT devices operating today that lack basic security features, compromising our privacy, trust and safety. Help us tackle this challenge!

Show your ideas to the world! 

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Accenture arbeitet mit „Tomorrow Street“ beim Inkubator zusammen

Der Inkubator „Tomorrow Street“ auf Kirchberg erhält Unterstützung in den Bereichen Internet of Things, Sicherheit und Künstliche Intelligenz von Accenture. Die im September 2017 von Vodafone Procurement und dem Technoport gegründete Einrichtung „Tomorrow Street“ für reife Startups arbeitet jetzt mit dem Dienstleistungsunternehmen zusammen, das Services und Lösungen in den Bereichen Strategie, Consulting, Digital, Technologie und Operations für mehr als 40 Branchen anbietet. Startups erhalten so direkten Kontakt zu Verantwortlichen der Kommunikationsindustrie. Dadurch sollen sie deren Bedürfnisse besser verstehen.

Gene Reznik, bei Accenture für den Bereich „Technologie Ökosysteme & Risikoprojekte“ zuständig, sieht in der Einführung von Schlüsseltechnologien eine Absicherung der Zukunft. Erfahrung habe der Konzern bereits: „Wir waren Partner vieler wachsender Unternehmen über unsere hausinterne Organisation, die in vielversprechendsten Innovationen am Markt investiert hat.“

Wir haben Warrick Cramer zu der neuen Partnerschaft befragt. Cramer ist CEO von Tomorrow Street.

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Luxembourg start-up Pingvalue announced on Thursday that it has received financial capital of €1.2 million from a Dutch-based private investment fund to support the growth of its community-based social marketing platform.

The funding, provided by InvestInFuture, will be dedicated to recruitment, software development and marketing of Pingvalue, which is headquartered in Luxembourg. These financial resources will faciliate sequential product launches in citires throughout the Grand Duchy, as well as the wider Benelux region and Europe.

Currently, Pingvalue is presenting its single-platform solution for developing and supporting "smart cities" to relevant candidates, such as Esch-sur-Alzette and Luxembourg in the Grand Duchy; Heerlen in the Netherlands; Ghent in Belgium and Aachen in Germany, with a view to contributing to a sustainable future economy.

"We invested in Pingvalue because of the innovative character of the company and we are convinced that it will have a major impact on our daily life," commented Edgard Creemers, General Manager, InvestInFuture.

"With this contribution from InvestInFuture, along with enthusiastic support from our international and local partners, we are well prepared to launch the Pingvalue platform in Luxembourg this summer," said Luciano Scatorchia, Pingvalue CEO and Founder. "We appreciate this show of confidence and will continue to realise our short- and long-term strategic goals."

Pingvalue's free application enables users to discover nearby events, sights or products vetted or recommended by locals and tailored to their unique profiles, tastes and locations. Businesses and organisations, through free or paid memberships, gain access to engagement methods and real-time data.

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