Facilities

Infrastructure testbed machinery at the University of Bristol

Our students have a base in the cyber security hub at the University of Bristol Merchant Venturers building. This includes computer workspaces, kitchen facilities and state-of-the-art testbed equipment available for use.

The Bristol Cyber Security Group testbed provides a realistic environment for research into cyber-physical systems security. It has been built from the ground up, based on extensive past experience of building ICS security testbeds and input from industry partners.

The testbed infrastructure includes:

  • Multiple physical and virtual processes
    Including a water treatment plant, model factory and building management system, each within distinct, centrally managed field sites.
  • Physical industrial control hardware
    Sourced from a number of vendors including the latest devices with the newest protocols.
  • Fully-realised experimental network environment
    Covering both the IT and OT network environments, with comprehensive data capture abilities.
  • Training and prototyping environment
    Comprehensive fully simulated environments and small scale physical testbeds.
  • ICS training boxes
    Designed and built in-house.
  • Remote field site with physical process
    Mobile and self-contained.
  • Federated architecture
    Allowing for granular integration of remote testbed/control structures to enable large scale and diverse experimentation.
  • Our own workshop
    Including 3D-print capabilities for rapid prototyping.
  • Access to the electrical engineering workshop team
    For design and building of testbed infrastructure.