by Vance Tan | Jun 3, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Vulnerability of multi-scale interdependent infrastructure networks to climatic hazards. Network of Networks: Systemic Risk and Infrastructural Interdependencies conference (NetONets), Berkeley, USA, June 2014. Authors Thacker, S. and Hall,...
by Vance Tan | May 12, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Infrastructures are needed for maintaining functionality and stability of society, while being put under substantial stresses from natural or man-made shocks. Since avoiding shock is impossible, increased focus is given to infrastructure resilience, which...
by Vance Tan | May 6, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Large scale rainfall models are needed for collective risk estimation in flood insurance, infrastructure networks and water resource management applications. There is a lack of models which can provide simulations over large river basins (potentially...
by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract Many large-scale systems and critical industries such as transportation, telecommunications, power, and banking share significant resources, and the flow of goods and information constantly take place among these different industry sectors (Pant et al.,...
by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract National infrastructure networks play a critical role in modern societies by facilitating the distribution of goods and services across spatial extents across a range of scales. Understanding the spatial characteristics and interactions of these...
by Vance Tan | Jan 15, 2014 | Network risk analysis
Abstract This study attempts to reconcile the conflicting results reported in the literature concerning the behavior of peak-over-threshold (POT) daily rainfall extremes and their distribution. By using two worldwide data sets, the impact of threshold selection and...
