Objective The project addresses new networked ICT systems for the management of the electric power grid, in which artefacts controlling the physical process of electricity transportation need to be connected with information infrastructures, through corporate networks (intranets), which are in turn connected to the Internet.CRUTIAL's innovative approach resides in modelling interdependent infrastructures taking into account the multiple dimensions of interdependencies, and attempting at casting them into new architectural patterns, resilient to both accidental failures and malicious attacks.The objectives of the project are:-investigation of models and architectures that cope with the scenario of openness, heterogeneity and evolvability endured by electrical utilities infrastructures;-analysis of critical scenarios in which faults in the information infrastructure provoke serious impacts on the controlled electric power infrastructure;-investigation of distributed architectures enabling dependable control and management of the power grid.The project will:- identify and describe control system scenarios;- provide modelling approaches for understanding and mastering the various interdependencies;- develop a test bed integrating the electric power system and the information infrastructure;- investigate fault-tolerant architectural configurations;- provide qualitative and quantitative support for the identification, analysis and evaluation of the scenarios identified.The results will be validated against test beds of Electric Power Systems.The project's results will help in designing and assessing new Electric Power systems and information infrastructures. Thus, they will enable to reduce the current (unfortunately repetitive) blackouts, in terms of frequency, duration and extent, and provide insights to Electric Power companies and standardization bodies for exploiting resilience in critical utilities infrastructures. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power transmission Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.4.3 - Towards a global dependability and security framework Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator CESI RICERCA SPA Address Via rubattino raffaele 54 20134 Milano Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3, rue michel-ange Paris cedex 16 See on map CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map Links Website Opens in new window CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONI EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map Links Website Opens in new window FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campo grande, ed. c7 1749-016 Lisboa See on map KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map Links Website Opens in new window
