Expected benefits

Innovative nature of the project, ambitiousness and originality

This is the first time that an optimal design of the WDN will be sought to improve resilience to abnormal events. It will be possible to adapt the network topology and add new hydraulic devices and additional sensors to limit the loss of system performance. It will also be an innovation to characterise intrusions as quickly as possible from weak signals in the CPS logs, which will be tailored to the IS system (IT&OT) of the Eurométropole Strasbourg. Finally, it is a brand-new approach to consider both WDN and IS systems and their sensors at the same time. It is expected that information from each infrastructure will benefit the other. Two key outcomes expected from the project are: the placement of new sensors to increase the classification of malicious attacks; and the detection of faulty sensors using the DT-DS coupling approach.

The expected benefits are:

- on a scientific scale:
1 - Digital Twin-Reduce Order Model (resilience, sustainable management)
2 - Digital Shadow numerical model (explainable GA, MO)
3 - Interdisciplinarity

- on a technical scale:
1 - Reusable code, EASEA Icube platform
2 - INRAE will add a resilience by design module to its software platform

- on a socio-economic scale :
CUS (short term), other water services in France and EU (future)