Cyber - physical Systems of Systems – Definition and core research and innovation areas

This preliminary document is an evolution of the scope document that was distributed before and discussed at the 1st joint meeting of the three CPSoS Working Groups (WG) in Düsseldorf on Jan. 31, 2014. It contains elements that were put forward by the WG members in the meeting , results of interviews with experts in the application fields, and some clarifications on issues that were discussed during the CPSoS 1st WG meeting. The document will be circulated to the WG members and discussed at the set of 2 WG meetings/public workshops in September 2014. A prioritization of the research and innovation areas, which is still missing in the current document, will be done within the next months by the CPSoS consortium based on further consultations and the results of the next WG meetings.