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63rd ESReDA Seminar: Resilience assessment - Methodological challenges and applications to critical infrastructures

Researchers, practitioners and decision-makers discuss the methodological challenges and applications to critical infrastructures, focusing on successes and/or failures to stimulate new ideas and identify future needs in resilience research.

 

Key dates

  • 01 June: Abstract submission 
  • 20 June: Notification to authors
  • 30 September: Submission of final papers or extended abstracts
  • 04 October: Registration ​​deadline
  • 24 October: ESReDA internal meetings: Board of Directors meeting, project group meetings
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Book your seat, 6 months left to register, registration will end on 4 October 2023, 23:59 CEST

  • resilience | transport infrastructure | critical infrastructure security | energy supply
  • -
  • Italy

Practical information

When
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Where
JRC Ispra
Italy
Who should attend
The 63rd ESReDA Seminar is open to industry, academia, R&D consultancy organisations
Languages
English
Organisers
ESReDA | Joint Research Centre – Ispra
Website
ESReDA
Entrance fee
Free for speakers (one per paper) and ESReDA members (up to 3 participating members per organisation). Otherwise, 300 EUR to be paid by bank transfer to ESReDA

Description

Research in the resilience of infrastructure systems has constantly been increasing during the past decade and is expected to continue to grow. Although the term resilience was not uncommon in 19th-century material science, the current meaning of “system resilience” is rooted in 1970s research in ecology.

Self-repairable computer systems, developed in the same decade for space and defence applications, are examples of resilience applications in engineering. Following the significant evolution of resilience applications in the domain of technical systems in the past two decades, the term resilience entered the policy domain in January 2023, when the Directive on the Resilience of Critical Entities (CER Directive) went into force replacing the 2008 Critical Infrastructure Directive.

The 63rd ESReDA seminar addresses two fundamental elements:

  • The methodological development of resilience assessment from a conceptual framework to modelling approaches

 

  • The metrics for resilience assessment and development of quantitative tools for decision making

The seminar offers a forum for exploring the above points, stimulating discussions on theories, concepts and experiences of resilience assessment methodologies and applications.

The aim is to encourage new ideas, scientific and conceptual papers, case studies and cross-sectoral research on the topic with examples and applications of infrastructures exposed to both technological and natural hazards and threats, such as:

  • Disruptions of infrastructures due to ageing or random failures
  • Natural disasters
  • Intentional attacks or man-made hazards
  • Emerging threats (e.g. hybrid)

Project group (PG) on Resilience Assessment of Critical Infrastructure

ESReDA is currently considering a new project group (PG) on Resilience Assessment of Critical Infrastructure, pending approval by the General Assembly of ESReDA during the meeting in April 2023. This PG continues the work carried out by the previous ESReDA project group “Resilience Engineering and Modelling of Networked Infrastructure” during 2018-2021 years.

The aim of the PG is to develop and propose an integrated approach for quantitative resilience assessment including management decisions (comparison of solutions for investment, and maintenance) in a context of uncertain scenarios (global change and emerging threats).

A dedicated project group meeting is planned on October 24, the day before the seminar. Participants are welcome to join the meeting as either PG members or observers.

Submission of abstracts

Authors are invited to present their proposals in several infrastructure sectors, including:

  • Energy sector (electricity, gas, hydrogen)
  • Transport sector (rail, road, air and maritime)
  • Other critical infrastructures, networks and entities
  • Urban development
  • Public sector and government

Interdependencies of infrastructures and cascading effects are also among the accepted topics, along with others that fit well within the topic of resilience assessment.

Abstracts, not exceeding 400 words, should state:

  • Tentative title
  • Principal author
  • Objectives
  • Relevance for the Seminar and Novelty
  • Methods and findings

Extended abstracts are an alternative to full papers. An extended abstract should be at least one page long and it should include a list of the most relevant references (5 or 6). Both extended abstracts and full papers will be published in the seminar proceedings.

General publications10 March 2023
ESReDA Call for Papers

 

General publications6 March 2023
ESReDA Paper Template

Submit you abstract

Travel and accommodation

Ispra is located 35km north of Milan Malpensa (MXP) airport and the transfer to the JRC takes 30 minutes. The JRC will provide transportation from the airport to the site/hotel upon your arrival and during the seminar days. Transportation can also be provided from Milan and Varese train stations or Linate (LIN) airport (consider 1.5 hours transfer time from the JRC to Linate airport).

Transportation will be provided only from/to selected hotels. A list of accommodation facilities will be provided soon.