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CFP: 3rd National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure

  • 1.  CFP: 3rd National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure

    Posted 05-15-2016 16:28
    The 2016 National Symposium for Resilient Critical Infrastructure (NSRCI) will take place August 16-18, 2016 in Chicago, IL.  We are seeking research presentations on the following topics:
    • Modeling, analytical techniques, or decision support tools to determine vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, assess resilience, and/or inform planning and investment;
    • Best practices for local, state, federal infrastructure protection entities or infrastructure owner-operators; techniques to improve critical infrastructure resilience to all-hazards; case studies of infrastructure planning and disaster response;
    • Prioritized restoration of critical infrastructure systems following large scale disasters;
    • Dependency or interdependency examinations of cascading impacts of infrastructure failures; Cyber-physical interdependencies in critical infrastructure analysis;
    • Application of geospatial technologies and related visualization methodologies that enhance critical infrastructure analysis efforts and information sharing processes.
    Our intent for this symposium is to stimulate and facilitate a conversation about resilience and critical infrastructures. To that end, our technical presentations will follow a "lightning talk" format-these are short talks that follow a strict format and are intended to maximize exposure of ideas.

    We welcome two types of submissions:
    1. General Submissions
    2. Submissions for Student Competition
    Details are available at http://www.resilienceweek.com

    How to Submit: Applicants must submit an extended abstract via the Symposium website. 

    Deadline: May 31, 2016

    David L. Alderson, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Operations Research
    Director, Center for Infrastructure Defense
    Naval Postgraduate School