Loading data

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lab, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Hands-on engineering and configuration trainings in critical energy infrastructure areas

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lab, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Hands-on engineering and configuration trainings in critical energy infrastructure areas

Public Sector, Research & Education

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby Canada

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lab at British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby,

Canada

Siemens Xcelerator

Offer online training content to future engineers across Canada.
Provide the ability to test different network configuration.
Monitor grid’s behavior using real life Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED), and with cloud integration.
Test cyber vulnerabilities in energy infrastructure.
Build pedagogical models for virtualization technology-based experiential learning platforms.
Possibility to organize workshops and training sessions for many users simultaneously.

Installation and commissioning of SIPROTEC Dashboard, SICAM Navigator, SIPROTEC DigitalTwin. SIPROTEC Dashboard and SICAM Navigator was delivered first time in Canada.
Preparation of training and educational course modules for students as well as detailed training to their teachers as part of the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) so that professors can use those modules.
Service support for one year to run the lab.

BCIT and Siemens Canada recently developed a Virtualized Experiential Learning Platform (VELP) at the Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lab (CICL) to offer virtualized experiential learning.
The CICL’s VELP uses SIPROTEC Dashboard and SICAM Navigator applications from the Insights Hub platform to monitor its modeled systems and gather data for further analysis. Upon request and approval, trainees will receive the appropriate username and password to log into applications.
The CICL platform uses SIPROTEC DigitalTwin for studies in the field of protection and automation.

Covid disrupted our in-person delivery of this very important learning program for our students and instructors. With Siemens' technology and support, we were able to achieve a fully immersive, experiential learning outcome without requiring physical presence or co-location of students or instructors. This has been a game changer for us with several other possibilities opening up.

Vidya Vankayala – Director of Center for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI), British Columbia Institute of Technology - Canada

Increase accessibility to learning and research for both students and researchers.
Test new technologies and their integration with existing infrastructure.
Offer dynamic virtual platforms for learning and experimentation.
Track vulnerabilities and build safer and more secure systems.
Virtualize the Experiential Learning Platform for critical energy infrastructure using Digital Twin technology and cloud-based applications.

Completion 2022

SIPROTEC DigitalTwin as training platform, Lima - Peru

Siemens Xcelerator

Completion 2029

Intelligent local network stations at Aral pulse with Electrification X - Germany

Siemens Xcelerator

Completion 2018

Changing spaces on the Columbia International University (CIU) campus, Columbia, SC - USA

ID: 37043