Nalini Venkatasubramanian Submitted by Nalini Venkatasubramanian on January 16th, 2020
Submitted by Andrew Clark on January 10th, 2020
Large disasters may ripple across cities, regions or even nationally through interconnected critical infrastructure systems. Right now, many of those connections are invisible, making it very difficult to put effective mitigation strategies in place. Critical links are often uncovered too late, causing greater impacts to infrastructure and challenging recovery efforts on the ground. Join us for the Resilience Week 2019 Symposium to discuss how private and public partners can work together to ensure a secure and reliable flow of energy across the nation. 
Craig Rieger Submitted by Craig Rieger on April 13th, 2019
Hamsa Balakrishnan Submitted by Hamsa Balakrishnan on November 29th, 2017
Most critical infrastructures have evolved into complex systems comprising large numbers of interacting elements. These interactions result in the spread of disruptions, such as delays, from one part of the system to another, and even from one infrastructure to another. Effective tools for the analysis and control of real-world infrastructures need to account for the underlying dynamics. The key insight in this research is that by learning data-driven models of infrastructure networks, and using these models to determine dynamics-aware recovery algorithms, we can greatly improve the resilience of critical infrastructure networks. We propose to address these challenges by: 1. Learning and validating scalable representations of real systems from data. By considering continuous states, and by modeling the time-varying nature of connectivity as switching between network topologies, we propose to obtain a class of switched linear system models. Multilayer network models will be developed to account for airline networks, and multimodal systems. 2. Characterizing resilience, both for the system as a whole, and in terms of individual nodes (e.g., susceptibility to network delays). The metrics to evaluate resilience will encompass both steady-state and transient behavior. 3. Using the identified models to design optimal control algorithms that can enable recovery from disruptions, taking into account network dynamics, the uncertainty in operating environments, and the costs of decisions to restore service at various levels, at various times. The results of the research will be validated using operational data, thereby yielding a set of tools for system diagnostics, analysis, and recovery. Improving and maintaining critical infrastructures are among the grand challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineering. The proposed research will develop techniques grounded in network science, machine learning, and systems and control theory in order to effectively design and operate infrastructures. The development of common frameworks and abstractions for these infrastructures will enable the study of their interdependencies. With the rapid growth of intelligent infrastructures, the proposed research will benefit society, and also help attract and train the next generation of engineering professionals.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Hamsa Balakrishnan Submitted by Hamsa Balakrishnan on October 3rd, 2017
Abstract: Protective relays play a crucial role in steering the dynamics of the electric grid during stressed system conditions. However, as some blackout logs have shown, relay mis-operations during stressed conditions can trigger a cascade eventually leading to a blackout. Currently, there is no way to correct such mis-operations, should they occur. We propose the use of wide-area information to supervise relay operation, especially those attached to generator units and critical transmission lines.
Submitted by Anonymous on February 1st, 2016
Abstract:  Wireless sensor-actuator networks (WSAN) are systems consisting of numerous sensing and actuation devices that interact with the environment and coordinate their activities over a wireless communication network. WSANs represent an important class of cyber-physical system (CPS) found in our national civil infrastructure. This project addresses the issue of resilience in WSANs.
Michael Lemmon Submitted by Michael Lemmon on December 21st, 2015
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S. Shankar Sastry
Alexandre Bayen
Galina Schwartz
Dawn Song
Claire Tomlin
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Xenofon Koutsoukos
Gabor Karsai
Hamsa Balakrishnan
Demosthenis Teneketzis
Asuman Ozdaglar
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Larry Rohrbough Submitted by Larry Rohrbough on December 3rd, 2014
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