Abu Dhabi based TII teams up with Purdue University on drone cybersecurity project 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP Three-year project to test if drones can be used safely in urban areas March 10, 2021 Abu Dhabi based Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is partnering with America’s Purdue University to research cybersecurity tools for drones operating in urban areas. Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks in their communication, navigation, surveillance, and command and control protocols. The research project comprises four phases of development. First, it will carry out modelling and analysis of UAS security. Second, it will develop algorithms and methodologies for high-assurance autonomy. Third, it will construct an experimental environment and work to simulate safe and secure urban UAS operations. Finally, it will test and validate mitigation strategies in a scaled, mixed-reality testbed.