National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure (NSRCI)

Creating and sustaining resilient critical infrastructure is a diverse and complex mission. Critical infrastructure systems in the United States consist of a diversity of interdependent networks, varied operating and ownership models, systems in both the physical world and cyberspace, and stakeholders from multi-jurisdictional levels. Methods to improve critical infrastructure resilience are advancing, but much more can be done. Large-scale disasters have revealed that decision makers often struggle to
identify or determine key components and interdependency relationships in infrastructure systems, optimal resource allocation to increase resilience or reduce risk, and optimal response plans. The National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure seeks to bridge the gaps among local, city and state entities, infrastructure owner-operators, federal agencies, and researchers to advance a productive discussion of tools, technologies, and policies for improving critical infrastructure resilience.

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1st National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure

Denver, Colorado—August 19-21, 2014

Symposium Co-Chairs:

David Alderson, Naval Postgraduate School, dlalders@nps.edu

Cherrie Black, Idaho National Laboratories, cherrie.black@inl.gov

Sean McAraw, Idaho National Laboratories, sean.mcaraw@inl.gov

Venue: Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado 80202

 

Final Track Schedule

Day 1: Tue 19 Aug

08:00 Symposium Opening Plenary

08:20 Logistics

08:30 Keynote: Prof. Stephen Flynn, Northeastern University

"Understanding the Resilience Imperative: Lessons Learned from Superstorm Sandy"

09:30 Break

10:00 Invited Speakers: "Stakeholder Perspectives"

David Alderson (Naval Postgraduate School)

Steve Kuhr (Colorado Springs Utilities)

John Madden (State of Alaska)

Sean McAraw (Idaho National Laboratory)

Facilitator: Cherrie Black (Idaho National Laboratory)

11:30 Lunch Speaker: Rosemary Wenchel, DHS Deputy Asst. Sec. for Cybersecurity Coordination

1:00 Lightning Talks Session #1: "Current State of Affairs"

    • Julia Phillips, Frederic Petit, "Critical Infrastructure Dependencies" abstract, slides
    • Ignacio Martinez-Moyano, John Hummel, Jennifer Schneider, "Community Resilience and the Role Played by Critical Infrastructure" abstract, slides
    • Lynne Genik, Paul Chouinard, "Systems Analysis of Community Resilience" abstract, slides
    • Julia Phillips, Frederic Petit, "Critical Infrastructure and Regional Resilience" abstract, slides
    • Jamie Richards, William McNamara, "Regional Resiliency Assessment Program Successes and Goals" abstract
    • Russell Bowman, "Focusing the Lessons of Disaster through the Lens of Resilience: A Case for More Case Studies" slides
    • David Alderson, Gerald Brown, Matthew Carlyle, "Moving Away from Threat-Based Analysis" slides

2:30 Break

3:00 Panel Discussion: "Challenges and Opportunities"

David Brannegan (Argonne National Laboratory)

Connie Lau (Hawaiian Electric)

John Madden (State of Alaska)

Brandon Wales (DHS HITRAC)

Moderator: Stephen Flynn (Northeastern University)

4:30 Industry-sponsored Reception (Poster Session in Hotel)

6:30 Adjourn Day 1

 

Day 2: Wed 20 Aug

08:20 Logistics

08:30 Invited Speakers

Connie Lau (Hawaiian Electric) "CEO's View of Resilience"

Brandon Wales (DHS Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis) "Analyzing Infrastructure Interdependencies: Lessons Learned"

09:30 Break

10:00 Lightning Talks Session #2: "Tools and Techniques"

    • Nader Mehravari, James Stevens, Jason Christopher, "Evaluating and Improving Cyber Resilience Capabilities of the Electricity and Oil & Natural Gas" abstract, slides
    • Julia Phillips, Frederic Petit, "Mathematical Disruption and Impact Models for Addressing Regional Resilience" abstract, slides
    • Benjamin Thomas, Steve Fernandez, Tom Wilbanks, "Modeling Climate Impacts on Critical Infrastructures" slides
    • David Judi, Russel Bent, Timothy McPherson, "Urban Water System Modeling and Simulation Tools to Evaluate Infrastructure Resilience" abstract
    • Nader Mehravari, Pamela Curtis, Julia Allen, Gregory Crabb, "Improving the Resilience of National Postal and Related Transportation Critical Infrastructure" abstract, slides
    • Kevin Stamber, Carl Unis, Donald Shirah, Jessica Gibson, "Event Response Resource Quantification and Prioritization" abstract, slides
    • Paul Roege, Zachary Collier, James Mancillas, John McDonagh, Igor Linkov, "Metrics for energy resilience" abstract, slides
    • David Alderson, "A Virtual Environment for Resilient Infrastructure Modeling and Design" slides

11:30 Lunch Speaker: Prof. Kevin Moore, Colorado School of Mines

1:00 Invited Speaker: Jalal Mapar, Director, HSARPA RSD

2:00 Discussion: Workforce Development (Facilitator: Alderson)

2:30 Break

3:00 Lightning Talks Session #3: "Future Horizons"

    • Dale Christiansen, "Virtual Simulation for Cyber and Physical Integration" abstract
    • Russell Bent, Scott Backhaus, "Optimal Resilient Distribution Grid Design" abstract
    • Ryan Hruska, "Knowledge Framework for Critical Infrastructure Dependency Analysis " abstract
    • Shiu-Wing Tam, John Hummel, "Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics to Resiliency Analysis" abstract, slides
    • C.J. Unis "Understanding Complexities in Emergency Management in Order to Mitigate Cascading Consequences" abstract, slides
    • Dane Egli, "The Value Proposition of Operationalizing Resilience" abstract, slides
    • Joe DiRenzo III, David Boyd, "Maritime Strategic Surprise: Can An Emphasis on Resilience Be The True Center of Gravity?" slides
    • Paul Roege, Timothy Hope, Patrick Delaney, "Resilience: Modeling for Conditions of Uncertainty and Change" abstract, slides

4:30 Industry-sponsored reception

7:00 Adjourn Day 2

 

Day 3: Thu 21 Aug

08:20 Logistics

08:30 Panel Discussion: Resilient Infrastructure Needs and Capabilities

Facilitator: Ron Fisher, INL

Matt Gibson, EPRI

Fred Hintermister, NERC

Kevin Morley, AWWA

John McCray, CSM

09:30 Break

10:00 Current Tools: Domain, Impact, Potential Gaps

Mike Pozmantier, DHS S&T

Doug MacDonald, PNNL

David McKinnon, PNNL

John Hummel, ANL

Julia Philips, ANL

Ron Fisher, INL

Ryan Hruska, INL

Craig Miles, INL

11:30 Hosted Lunch with Plenary Speaker: Samara Moore, Whitehouse National Security Staff

1:00 Current Tools: Domain, Impact, Potential Gaps

Tim McPherson, LANL

Russell Bent, LANL

David Judi, LANL

Ben Thomas, ORNL

Steve Fernandez, ORNL EAR

2:00 Facilitated Discussion: Recognized Gaps and Needs Prioritization

Facilitators: David Alderson, NPS; Ron Fisher, INL

3:00 Adjourn