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| Author |
Stefan Schauer; Stefan Rass; Sandra König; Thomas Grafenauer; Martin Latzenhofer |
| Title |
Analyzing Cascading Effects among Critical Infrastructures |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
Iscram 2018 |
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Pages |
428-437 |
| Keywords |
Cascading effects, interdependent critical infrastructures, Markov chains, simulation |
| Abstract |
In this article, we present a novel approach, which allows not only to identify potential cascading effects within a network of interrelated critical infrastructures but also supports the assessment of these cascading effects. Based on percolation theory and Markov chains, our method models the interdependencies among various infrastructures and evaluates the possible consequences if an infrastructure has to reduce its capacity or is failing completely, by simulating the effects over time. Additionally, our approach is designed to take the intrinsic uncertainty into account, which resides in the description of potential consequences a failing critical infrastructure might cause, by using probabilistic state transitions. In this way, not only the critical infrastructure's risk and security managers are able to evaluate the consequences of an incident anywhere in the network but also the emergency services can use this information to improve their operation in case of a crisis and anticipate potential trouble spots. |
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| Publisher |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Place of Publication |
Rochester, NY (USA) |
Editor |
Kees Boersma; Brian Tomaszeski |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
2411-3387 |
ISBN |
978-0-692-12760-5 |
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| Track |
Planning, Foresight and Risk Analysis |
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Conference |
ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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2120 |
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