8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Opening Workshop | White Oak
National Security and Disaster Resilience: Innovating Our Academic Curricula for a Unity of Effort
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Networking Break | Sponsor and Exhibitor Epicenter
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Working Lunch | White Oak
- International Resilience Collaboration Forum
- Welcome
- State of the Infrastructure-2015
- Discussion: International Resilience Collaboration
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions I
Tech Session 1A: Risk and Resilience Assessment Tools for Communities
Moderator: Lisa Barr, Office of Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Speakers:
- Joshua Sinai, Ph.D., Resilient Corp.
A Model to Assess a Nation’s Resilience “Worthiness”
- David Flanigan, Ph.D., and Steven Taylor, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Emergency Management Resiliency Assessment
- Waheed Uddin, Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology, University of Mississippi
Extreme Flood Simulations to Assess Inundation Impacts and Structural Integrity of Transportation
Infrastructure Assets
- Timothy Beach, Weidlinger Assoc. Inc.
Physical Security Methodology For Cost Savings and Increased Resiliency
Tech Session 1B: Demands of Critical Infrastructure
Moderator: Stanley P. Rader, D.E., P.E., U.S. Air Force Academy
Speakers:
- Cameron Fierro, Brett Fabian, Cody Locke, Drew McAuligg, Dustin Rivich and Issac Rydman, Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy
Battle for the Bridges: Alternative Methods for Fighting Bridge Deck Deterioration
- Lawrence H. Roth, P.E., G.E., ARCADIS U.S. Inc. and former Chair of TISP
Critical Infrastructure in the California Delta
- Christopher A. Wilson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Seth W. Miller-Gabriel, Tetra Tech
Rethinking Our Approach to Protecting Coastal Communities from Sea Level Rise
- Frédéric Petit, Ph.D., ABCP, Argonne National Laboratory
Critical Infrastructure Dependency and Interdependency Assessment
Tech Session 1C: Systems Resilience
Moderator: Paula Scalingi, Ph.D., Bay Area Center for Regional Disaster Resilience
Speakers:
- Olufolajimi Oke, Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Solving the Crude on Rail Problem using an Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Crude Oil Market
- George Huff, ACP Corporate Board of Directors
Update on ISO Standards for Supply Chain Continuity
- Kevin Clement, Office of Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety
Oil and Gas Supply Chain Resilience Workshop and Training
Tech Session 1D: Disaster Management
Moderator: Joe Ballard, U.S. Air Force
Speakers:
Incorporating Disaster Resiliency into Regional Logistics Planning: Southeast Virginia/Northeast North Carolina Regional Catastrophic Planning Project
Protection of Critical Facilities During a Natural Disaster
- Sal DePrisco, Sensible Technical Solutions
Discovering Hidden Damages to Capital Assets and Infrastructure as a Result of Storm Surge Flooding: A Post Mortem
- Eric B. Kretz, National Continuity Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Continuity of Operations
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions II
Tech Session 2A: Threat and Vulnerability
Moderator: Jin Kim, Strategic Operational Solutions Inc.
Speakers:
- Darin Liston, Marstel-Day
Preparing to Adapt: Envisioning Alternative Futures
Quantification of the Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure and Resulting Impact on Service Availability and Utility
- Ricky Morgan, Metal Fatigue Solutions
Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor Technology for Deteriorating Civil Infrastructure Under Fatigue Threat
- Fadi A. Karaa, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute for Technology
Development of an Empirical Approach for Identifying and Mitigating Risk from Combined Flood Events: A Case Study in the Meadowlands
Tech Session 2B: Resilience of Lifeline Infrastructures
Moderator: David Cooper, Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, Transportation Security Administration
Speakers:
- Gary Gordon, P.E., Kal Krishnan Consulting Services and Richard R. Young, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Railroad Network Redundancy: Operational Flexibility, Service Continuity, Hazmat Routing Protection
- Maria E. Nieves-Melendez, Virginia Tech
Measuring the Resilience of a Ground Transportation System under Normal and Extreme Conditions
- David L. Bergner, Monte Vista Assoc. LLC
Resilience, Response, and Recovery: The Role of Local Public Works Agencies in Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection and Restoration
- Maj. Vhance V. Valencia, Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology
Modeling Interdependent Infrastructures and Effecting of Aging Systems for use in Infrastructure Asset Management
Tech Session 2C: Regional and State Resilience Programs
Moderator: James Holloway, DC Water Authority
Speakers:
- Nick Sleptzoff, Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program, National Integration Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Results and Application of Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Initiatives
- Yuko J. Nakanishi, Ph.D., and Pierre Auza, Nakanishi Research and Consulting LLC
Using Stakeholder Interviews to Identify System Functionality Metrics for Use in Resilience Measurement
- Michael Collins, Argonne National Laboratories
Regional Requirements for Community Resilience
Tech Session 2D: Correlating Policy with Financing Resilience
Moderator: Christie R. Jones, George Mason University
Speakers:
David Kerner, The Tauri Group
Where to Invest for Resilience: Attributes for Assessing Resilience in a System
- John Squerciati, P.E., CFM, Dewberry
Development and Application of Federal Transit Administration’s Hazard Mitigation Cost Effectiveness
Tool and Recurrence Interval Calculator
- Mathew Francis, P.E., Mohan Singh, P.E., and Darcy Immerman, P.E.,
AECOM
New Initiatives in Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- Thomas Cellucci, Ph.D., Cellucci Assoc. Inc.
Using Innovative, Commercialization-based Public- Private Partnerships to Spur Technology and Product Development - Creating Water Purification Systems for Disaster Response
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Plenary (Poster) Discussion and Networking Reception:
Speakers:
- R. Brec Wilshusen and Jeffrey P. Alvich
What Does “Day 3” After a Disaster Look Like?
- Kenneth McAllister White, J.D., PSP, Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.
A Holistic Approach to Effective Perimeter Security
- Robert Katz, Holistic Security Institute
A Tale of 3 Cities: Boston, West Texas, and Lac-Megantic A New Paradigm: Multi-Layered Call for Multi-Layered Preparedness
- Mark Gembicki, Resilient Corp.
Resilience in a Data Driven World
- Howard Love, WESCO-Government Engineering
Securing Information, Infrastructure, Assets and Perimeters in the new Cyber World
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions III
Tech Session 3A: Risk and Resilience Assessment Tools for Infrastructures
Moderator: Joe Manous, Ph.D., P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Speakers:
- Mark Gosselin, Ph.D., P.E., INTERA Inc.
Addressing Coastal Bridge Vulnerability to Hurricane Generated Storm Surge and Wave Loading
- Thamer Al-Yaqoub, Ph.D., with Z. Sakka, I. Assakkaf, J. Qazweeni, M. Taha and M. Al-Saffar, Energy and Building Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Structural Assessment and Reliability of Existing Buildings
- David Alderson, Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School
Attack-Based Strategies for Assessing and Improving the Operational Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
Tech Session 3B: Human and Structural Factors of Building Resilience
Moderator: C. Ernest Edgar, ATKINS, Chair, TISP Board of Directors
Speakers:
- Eve Hinman, P.E., and Aerik Carlton, Hinman Consulting Engineers
Best Practices in Building Resilience
- Shalva Marjanishvili, DSc, P.E., S.E., Hinman Consulting Engineers
Resiliency of Long Span Bridges to Extreme Loads
- Lt. Col. Steven D. Hart, Ph.D., P.E., USA (Ret.), Virginia Military Institute
Training Next Generation Faculty and Students to Address the Infrastructure Crisis
- John E. Thomas, Ph.D., Student, Arizona State University
A Model of Human Resilience for the Design and Operation of Engineered Systems
Tech Session 3C: Community Resilience
Moderator: Greg Janiec, Director of Response and Recovery, Sovereign Consulting Inc.
Speakers:
- Robert Solomon, P.E., National Fire Protection Association
A Trip Down Resiliency Road: Mapping NFPA Code and Standards for Application to Disaster Resilience
- Laramie V. Potts, Ph.D., Surveying EngineeringTechnology, New Jersey Institute of Technology
The Analytic Hierarchy Process in Post-Sandy Community Protection and Resiliency Improvement
Program in the Meadowlands
- William A. Pratt, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Increasing Internet Transmission Line Resiliency
- Lauren Zaffos, Towson University
A Novel Approach to Campus Pandemic Preparedness
Tech Session 3D: Integration of Cyber and Physical Security
Moderator: Howard Tsai, Industry Engagement and Resilience, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Speakers:
- Benga Erinle, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI
Implementing a Cyber Secured Industrial Control System for the U.S. Navy - A Case Study of Challenges and Outcomes
- Phil Lacombe, Cyber Resilience Center, Secure Mission Solutions
- Robert Katz, Holistic Security Institute
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Closing Plenary: Considering Risks when Planning Transport Routes for Oil and Gas Resources