63rd ESReDA Seminar – Resilience Assessment: Methodological Challenges and Applications to Critical Infrastructures

When: October 25, 2023 – October 26, 2023 all-day
Where: JRC, Ispra – Italy
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Scope

Research on the resilience of infrastructure systems has grown steadily over the last decade and is expected to continue expanding. Although the term resilience originated in material science during the nineteenth century, its modern interpretation as a property of complex systems emerged from ecological research in the 1970s. Around the same time, self-repairing computer systems developed for space and defence applications represented some of the earliest engineering examples of resilience.

During the last two decades, resilience has become a central concept in engineering and infrastructure management. Its importance has also been recognized at the policy level through the Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive, which entered into force in January 2023, replacing the 2008 Critical Infrastructure Directive.

The seminar focuses on two fundamental aspects of resilience research:

  • Methodological development of resilience assessment, from conceptual frameworks to advanced modelling approaches.
  • Metrics and quantitative methods for resilience assessment and decision support.

The 63rd ESReDA Seminar provides a forum for discussing these and other related topics. The objective is to exchange theories, concepts, methodologies, and practical experiences in resilience assessment across different infrastructure sectors.

Authors are encouraged to present:

  • Scientific and conceptual papers.
  • Case studies.
  • Cross-sectoral research.
  • Practical experiences highlighting successes, failures, and lessons learned.
  • New ideas and future research directions.

Particular attention will be given to infrastructures exposed to both technological and natural hazards. The seminar aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers working in resilience and critical infrastructure protection.

Target Groups and Application Domains

Contributions are welcome from stakeholders across industry, academia, research organizations, and consultancy firms. Relevant application domains include:

  • Energy systems (electricity, gas, hydrogen).
  • Transport systems (rail, road, aviation, and maritime).
  • Critical infrastructures, networks, and essential entities.
  • Urban development.
  • Public administration and government.

Topics of Interest

The seminar welcomes contributions related to resilience against a wide range of hazards and threats, including:

  • Infrastructure disruptions caused by ageing or random failures.
  • Natural disasters.
  • Intentional attacks and human-induced hazards.
  • Emerging threats, including hybrid threats.
  • Interdependencies between infrastructures.
  • Cascading failures and systemic effects.
  • Technical, human, organizational, social, and financial dimensions of resilience.

How to register?

Please follow these simple steps to complete your registration and payment:

  1. Fill in and submit the registration form.
  2. After submitting, pay the participation fee ([[@fees@]]) by bank transfer to the ESReDA account (IBAN: BE69 0012 3728 1678, BIC: GEBABEBB).
  3. Use the seminar title ([[@seminar_title@]]) as the payment reference.
  4. Only bank transfer payments are accepted.
  5. This seminar is free of charge. You do not need to make any payment or take any additional actions.

Remember

  • Maximum 3 participants/ESReDA member organisation are exempted of fees.
  • If you are accompanied, an additional fee ([[@companying_fees@]]) applies per accompanying person for the Gala Dinner.

Important: Places are limited. Please confirm your attendance and complete your payment promptly to secure your seat.

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