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Visual Analytics

Visual Analytics

Visual Analytics integrates several disciplines such as visualization, data analysis, data management, data fusion, statistics and cognition science. The existing solutions in the area of critical infrastructures and crisis response will be integrated to support decision making in situations where multiple critical infrastructures are relevant.

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Critical Infrastructures

Critical Infrastructures

Power grids, telecommunication networks, transportation, food and logistic systems are tightly connected – but managed largely independently from each other. Failures in one network can propagate within this network; for example, blackouts in power grids, traffic contingencies in telecommunication or logistic networks.

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Information Management

Information Management

For information management within one critical infrastructure the currently existing approaches have to be extended and adapted to the new needs in future networks. The usage of external ICT networks and the growing complexity of information to be managed are the main points.

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Information Modelling

Information Modelling

Today’s simulation systems look different for power grids, for telecommunication systems, and for logistic simulators (and for other CIs). In order to manage and simulate dependent CIs an integrated model is needed allowing the integration of the different special purpose models.

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Decision Making

Decision Making

Even with sophisticated information and control systems, decision making in critical infrastructure management is a challenge. This holds for normal and near-normal operations, and even more for crisis management.

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