NSRCI 2015

 

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.

2^nd National Symposium on Resilient Critical Infrastructure

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—August 18-20, 2015

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: Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing

​Day 1: Tue 18 Aug

8:00​​        Opening Plenary:  Andrew Bochman, Idaho National Laboratory, "Welcome to Resilience Week 2015​ "

​8:45        Keynote Speaker:  Thomas Seager, Arizona State University,"Reframing Infrastructure Resilience"

10:00      Federal Perspectives Panel

• ​​​Facilitator:  Sean McAraw, Idaho National Laboratory
  
• Jamie Richards, Department of Homeland Security
  
• Igor Linkov,  United States Army Corps of Engineers
  
• April Salas, Department of Energy
  

​11:30      Lunch Plenary:  Pramod Khargonekar, National Science Foundation, ​​"Enabling Research for Infrastructure Resilience: An NSF Perspective​"

1:00        Lightning Talks​

• John Hummel, "Developing Frameworks to Support Resiliencey Assessment," Hummel abstract​
  
• Susan Clark, "A Capabilities Approach to Resilience," video presentation​
  
• Paul Lewis, "Critical Infrastructure Logical Dependencies and Interdependencies​"
  
• Nii Attoh-Okine, "Introducing Big Data Concepts in Resilience Engineering Analysis"
  
• David Judi, "Non-Stationary Climate Considerations for Infrastructure Resilience​​"
  

2:10        R&D Perspecitves Panel

• Facilitator:  David Alderson, Naval Postgraduate School
  
• Stewart Cedres, Department of Energy
  
• Steve Contrad, Sandia National Laboratories
  
• Rita Foster, Idaho National Laboratory
  
• John Hummel, Argonne National Laboratory
  
• Timothy McPherson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  

Day 2: Wed 19 Aug

8:30        Keynote Speaker:  Stephen Cauffman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, "NIST Community Resilience Program​"

9:00        Local Perspecitves Panel

• Facilitator:  Cherrie Black, Idaho National Laboratory
  
• Suzanne Chiavari, American Water
  
• Drew Davis, PECO Energy Company​
  
• William Ryan, Department of Homeland Security
  
• David Weinstein, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness​
  

11:00      Keynote Speaker:  Scott Andes, The Brookings Institution, "Going Local: Connecting the National Labs to their Regions for Innovation and Growth"

12:00      Lunch Plenary:  Nassim Taleb, New York University, "Fragility, Antifragility, and Convex Responses"

​1:30        Lightning Talks

• Steve Flynn, "A Framework for Establishing Infrastructure Resilience Priorities"
• Emily Frye, "Regional Resilience Continuum"
• Ryan Hruska, "Natural Language Processing for Critical Infrastructure All Hazards Analysis"
• Frederic Petit, "Campus Wide Resilience Assessment​"
• ​​​​Mark A. Pepple, "Resilience within Chemical-Pharmaceutical Interdependencies"
  
• Shane Cherry, "Visualizing ​Geospatial Data to Support Critical Infrastructure Interdependency Analysis and Situational Awareness​"
  

4:00        University Perspectives Panel

• Facilitator:  David Alderson, Naval Postgraduate School
  
• Steve Flynn, Northeastern University
  
• David Nicol, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
• Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology
  
• Tom Seager, Arizona State University
  
• David Woods, Ohio State University
  

Day 3: Thu 20 Aug

8:30        Plenary Speaker:  Richard Danzig, Center for a New American Security, "Why Digital Systems Weaken Resilience and 6 Steps to Offset That​"

9:30        Lightning Talks

• Andjelka Kelic, "Refinery Control Systems in National Transportation Fuels Modeling," Kelic abstract, poster​
• N. Eva Wu, "Diagnosis, Device Placement, and Auxiliary Control for Resilience​"
• Julia Phillips, "Electric Distribution System Resilience​"
• Egemen Cetinkaya, "Evolution of Global Crude Oil Dependence: A Weighted-Directed Graph Analysis", Cetinkaya abstract​
• ​David Alderson, "Rethinking Cost-Benefit Analysis for Resilience Investment"

11:00      Keynote Speaker:  Jalal Mapar, Department of Homeland Security, "Grand Challenge Problems"

12:00      Lunch Plenary:  Pat Hoffman, Department of Energy - Office of Electricity

1:30        Special Session:  Northeast Utilities - Cyber/Resilience, Facilitators Domain, Impact, Potential Gaps

• Facilitator:  Cherrie Black, Idaho National Laboratory
  
• Facilitator:  Stephanie Hamilton, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  
• Facilitator:  Rita Foster, Idaho National Laboratory
  
• Moderator:  Terry Boston​, PJM Interconnection​
  
• Jeffrey Bowser, Jersey Central Power & Light
  
• Tim Roxey, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
  
• Samara Moore​, PECO Energy Company
  

2:00        Facilitated Discussion:  Gap Analysis, Priorities, Future Planning

• Facilitator:  David Alderson, Naval Postgraduate School
  
• Facilitator:  Jamie Richards, Department of Homeland Security