Model Integrated PhD Research Project Using Engineering Platform in the Cloud

This paper introduces recent work to analyze possibility of PhD and other university research in purposefully configured engineering modeling platform offering appropriate capabilities. Research project is conceptualized to integrate in a consistently contextual engineering model system. Objects, contexts, simulations, and experiments are included in this model system realizing the formerly proposed concept of model centered research (MCR). MCR is planned to implement in the recently founded Virtual Research Laboratory (VRL). VRL is based on own platform in the 3DEXPERIENCE cloud organized platform at the Doctoral School of Applied Informatics and Applied Mathematics, Óbuda University. This cloud is operated by the Dassault Systémes S. A. In this paper, outline of scenario and former research and objectives are followed by an introduction of improved model mediated approach to MCR. Following this, role and consistent structure of contexts as key issues of model integrated research project and research specific role configuration for project participants are discussed. Finally, implementation issues are discussed in case of cloud platform.