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The
security of the United States is recognized to be inextricably
linked to the health and well-being of our national infrastructure
(President's Commission
on Critical Infrastructure Protection, 1997). The national
infrastructure comprises highly complex and non-linear feedback
links between transportation, communications, power, financial,
and natural systems. Because of rapid urbanization, the decay
of infrastructure, and the possibility of economic and information
warfare, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters, a detailed
understanding of how infrastructure elements function is vital
for an assessment of their vulnerabilities - including responses
to crisis situations, and planning for sustainable growth and
infrastructure development.
TSA-4
has many years of physical infrastructure modeling and analysis
experience, leading the Infrastructure Assurance and Analysis
Project (IAAP) and actively involved
in the Transims traffic simulation program
and ELISIMS Electricity Industry Simulation
System. Recently, we have begun two new projects: the SOFIA
project for developing interdependent infrastructure models and
the Fossil Fuel Industry Simulation
System for modeling the effect of policy on the US fossil fuel
infrastructure. In addition, we were heavily involved in the
Urban Security Project, which investigated
the relationships between urban infrastructure and the natural
environment.
Our
group has in-depth expertise in modeling and assessment of the
electrical power grid, the natural gas pipeline network, and
the transportation system, as well as experience in energy analysis,
stormwater modeling, technology assessment, and various aspects
of the banking system.
 Look at some business slides
on where TSA Division wants to go in the area of national infrastructure
analysis and modeling. Download
0.03 Mb pdf.
View the brochure
describing the Laboratory's Critical Infrastructure Assurance
Program. Download 0.4 Mb pdf.
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