2017/01/03 by Konstantin M. Zuev, Konstantin Zuev, Michael Beer +2
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Complex Network Analysis Techniques #Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis #Network Security and Intrusion Detection #physics.soc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1701.00594
12 pages, 3 figures, submitted for publication in the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) technical report
arxiv created 2017/01/03 · arxiv updated 2017/01/04
Critical infrastructures form a technological skeleton of our world by providing us with water, food, electricity, gas, transportation, communication, banking, and finance. Moreover, as urban population increases, the role of infrastructures become more vital. In this paper, we adopt a network perspective and discuss the ever growing need for fundamental interdisciplinary study of critical infrastructure networks, efficient methods for estimating their reliability, and cost-effective strategies for enhancing their resiliency. We also highlight some of the main challenges arising on this way, including cascading failures, feedback loops, and cross-sector interdependencies.