Critical Infrastructures, Key Resources, Key Assets (eBook)

Adrian V. Gheorghe is a professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and the Batten Endowed Chair in System of Systems Engineering at the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Power Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute (Bucharest, Romania), an MBA from Academy of Economic Studies (Bucharest, Romania), an M.Sc. in Engineering Economics from Bucharest Polytechnic Institute, (Bucharest, Romania) and a Ph.D. in Systems Science/Systems Engineering from City University (London, U.K.) He is an editor for several international scientific journals and a member of numerous scientific boards. He has published several books, including ‘Emergency Planning Knowledge’ (VdF Verlag, 1996), ‘Critical infrastructures at risk: Securing the European electric power system’ (Springer, 2006), and ‘Critical infrastructures: Risk and vulnerability assessment in transportation of dangerous goods - Transportation by road and rail’ (Springer, 2016). Dan V. Vamanu is a senior researcher at Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (Bucharest, Romania). He holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (1978). He originally worked in the field of quantum theory of solids, publishing on elementary excitations - phonons and magnons in thin films and impure crystals. He co-authored a review on thin magnetic films in the American Encyclopedia Solid State Physics (vol. 27, Academic Press), and the book– ‘Emergency Planning Knowledge’ (VdF Verlag, 1996), ‘Integrated Risk and Vulnerability Management Assisted by Decision Support Systems: Relevance and Impact on Governance’ (Springer, 2005) and ‘Critical Infrastructures at Risk: Securing the European Electric Power System’ (Springer, 2006). Polinpapilinho F. Katina is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering and an adjunct assistant professor at the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA). He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering Technology, an M.Eng. in Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management/Systems Engineering from the same university. He received additional training at Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy). He is a guest editor and has written more than 60 scholarly publications, as well as two books: ‘Infranomics: Sustainability, Engineering Design and Governance’ (Springer, 2014) and ‘Critical Infrastructures: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Transportation by Road and Rail’ (Springer, 2016). Roland Pulfer is the founder and strategy officer of Action4Value GmbH (Kirchseelte, Germany). He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and is active in various roles for innovative software companies in the areas of enterprise digitization, holistic search technology, cyber defence, and conformance monitoring. Dr. Pulfer is a member of the Technical Supervisory Board for Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA). His book publications include: Business (re-) engineering: Best Practices: The TopEaseTM Approach (2001) and Control Your Business: The Balance between Principles and Pragmatism (2006). He holds several patents in Switzerland and the USA.

1 Critical Infrastructures, Key Resources, Key Assets.- 2 Facets of Vulnerability for Governance.- 3 A Physical Analogy for Resilience and Vulnerability.- 4 System of Systems Governance.- 5 Cellular Automata (CA) for RVA: Risk and Vulnerability.- 6 Nuclear  Reactors Vulnerability Assessment - A Generic Model.- 7 Emerging Space Treats and Satellites.- 8 Mamagerial Vulnerability Assessment Models.- 9 Territorial Vulnerability Evaluation: Airborne Emissions.- 10 System Resilience Governance.- 11 Dynamic Capability Model.- 12 Processing Switzerland.- 13 Vulnerability Analysis and Swiss Reduction - Framework for Ranking Solutions.- 14 The Case for Sihl Dam.- 15 Urban Area Vulnerability Assessment: Cellular Automation Approach to Airflow Dispersion in Complex Terrains.- 16 Vulnerability of a Regional Economy in a Global Competition.- 17 The Postface - Towards Space, Below-ground and Undersea Governance.- Appendices.