Anđela Vuković successfully defended her BSc thesis, “Application of AI and HPC Technologies in the Cybersecurity of Connected Vehicles,” at the Faculty for Information Systems and Technologies, University of Donja Gorica. Supervised by Prof. Tomo Popović, with the support of Arnad Lekić, the thesis combines an analysis of automotive cybersecurity with a practical AI model for detecting anomalies in CAN communication. The developed demonstrator can be regarded as an early proof of concept for potential industrial applications, subject to further testing with real vehicle data and deployment-oriented validation.
ABSTRACT – This thesis examines the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) in the cybersecurity of connected vehicles. In addition to analysing contemporary cybersecurity risks, communication technologies and protection mechanisms, the thesis presents a practical implementation of an autoencoder model for detecting anomalous CAN messages. The experimental model demonstrated the potential of AI-based anomaly detection, while HPC is considered an important enabler for processing larger datasets, training more advanced models and simulating cyberattack scenarios. Although developed using simulated data, the implementation provides an initial proof of concept that could be extended and validated for use by automotive manufacturers, cybersecurity providers, testing laboratories and fleet operators.