The VIU Summer School on Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR) brings together academics and professional experts to discuss an emerging topic with a pragmatic and scientific approach. The School, led by the University of Rome Tor Vergata, explains how critical infrastructure works and fails; its cascading impact from local to global, and the strategies to use to build a resilient society.
The course discusses the concept of CI and the EU framework, and presents a series of tools and solutions for resilience. The participants gain (i) a clear understanding of the key concepts, (ii) a methodology to apply it to their specific field/scale, and (iii) an overview of specific tools and solutions from recent applications. The course consists of a mix of theoretical knowledge, case studies/projects and hands-on exercises. The beautiful city of Venice is an ideal place that participants can use to identify a critical infrastructure, assess its risk and develop resilience strategies.
6th Edition | July 18-22, 2022
Faculty
Erdem Ergin, Tor Vergata University of Rome (Coordinator)
Carlo Giupponi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Jonas Johansson, Lund University
Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation
Alessio Marcelli, e-distribuzione
Federico Carturan, RiskApp
Albert Chen, University of Exeter
Stefano Salata, Izmir Institute of Technology
Course outline
M1 – Resilience framework and CI concept
M2 – Solution 1 – Prepare a scenario
M3 – Impacts & ranking criticality
M4 – Hazard impact on CI and services
M5 – Solution 2 – Crisis management timeline
M6 – Network resilience across the energy infrastructure
M7 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M8 – Cascading impact evaluation
M9 – Link between ecosystem services and CI
M10 – Solution 3 – Recovery strategy
Module 6 was organized in cooperation and with the scientific support of Enel Foundation.
5th Edition | September 13-17, 2021
Faculty
Erdem Ergin, Tor Vergata University of Rome (Coordinator)
Carlo Giupponi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Jonas Johansson, Lund University
Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation
Giovanni Valtorta, e-distribuzione
Federico Carturan, RiskApp
Course outline
M1 – Resilience framework and CI concept
M2 – Tool 1 – Establish a baseline
M3 – Impacts & ranking criticality
M4 – Tool 2 – Develop a scenario
M5 – Network resilience across the energy infrastructure
M6 – Tool 3 – Set up a timeline for action
M7 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M8 – Tool 4 – Prepare a situation report
M9 – Cascading impact software
M10 – Cascading impact evaluation
Module 5 was organized in cooperation and with the scientific support of Enel Foundation.
4th Edition | September 7-25, 2020
Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR) - Virtual edition
3 weeks part-time format
Faculty
Erdem Ergin, Tor Vergata University of Rome / UNDP (Coordinator)
Carlo Giupponi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation
Andrew Bower, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Giovanni Valtorta, e-distribuzione
Federico Carturan, RiskApp
Jonas Johansson, Lund University
Course outline
M1 – Definition & role of critical infrastructure
M2 – Cascading impacts & ranking criticality
M3 – RiskApp, cascading impact estimation
M4 – Cascading impact evaluation examples
M5 – Applied work
M6 – Sustainability in operations: the case for resiliency to enter the board room
M7 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M8 – Resilience tactical toolkit
M9 – CI Resilience solutions from infrastructure, business and agriculture
M10 – Applied work and Course Wrap-up
3rd Edition | July 8-12, 2019
Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR)
M2 – Risk Assessment & practical challenges
M3 – Cascading impacts & ranking criticality
M4 – Post-impact recovery process with multiple stakeholders
M5 – Novel planning and design thinking for climate change
M6 – Site visit Venice Port Authority
M7 – Life-cycle-based design and assessment of civil systems under multiple hazards
M8 – Enel Foundation workshop
M9 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M10 – Applied work session
2nd Edition | July 16-20, 2018
Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR)
Marcus Abrahamsson, Lund University
Jonas Johansson, Lund University
Gaetano Vivo, European Commission
Carlo Giupponi, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Charles Baubion, OECD
Course Outline
M1 – Definition & role of critical infrastructure
M2 – The EU framework
M3 – Cascading impacts & ranking criticality
M4 – Risk assessment & developing scenarios
M5 – CI Resilience solutions from infrastructure, business and agriculture
M6 – Key policy challenges to critical infrastructure resilience
M7 – Life-cycle-based design and assessment of civil systems under multiple hazards
M8 – Critical Impacts of Climate Change on Transport Infrastructure Planning
M9 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M10 – RiskApp, presentation and logic of a cascading impact estimation software
1st Edition | June 26-30, 2017
Critical Infrastructure Resilience (CIR)
Faculty
Erdem Ergin, University of Tor Vergata / World Bank (Coordinator)
Tomoya Shibayama, Waseda University
Jonas Johansson, Lund University
Henrik Hassel, Lund University
Gaetano Vivo, European Commission
Course Outline
M1 – Definition & role of critical infrastructure
M2 – Cascading impacts and methodology to rank criticality
M3 – Risk assessment methods and ways to develop scenarios
M4 – Infrastructure systems and asset management
M5 – Risk management strategies
M6 – Connecting the dots with the infrastructure life cycle
M7 – Case Study: Strategic thinking within the EU
M8 – Applied work: Identification of critical infrastructure in Venice
M9 – Applied work: Risk assessment and prioritization
M10 – Applied work: Elaboration of resilience strategies
For further information: summerschools@univiu.org
