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New research at FRS increases the efficiency and reliability of detecting issues in power networks.  

FRS researchers developed the ResQ-IOS, a computational tool for modeling, optimising, and quantifying the resilience of interdependent critical infrastructure networks.

This FRS working paper outlines how social contracts and social trust are key building blocks of social resilience.

This FRS Technical Note details a tool based on optimisation under uncertainty to address planning issues for training events for Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).

This Note explores how trust builds social resilience by supporting well-functioning social contracts.

An economic-driven robust optimisation approach

Dr Beatrice Cassottana of FRS and her co-writers propose a three-step resilience assessment framework for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).  

Using multisource geospatial data, FRS researchers propose a geo-semantic framework to explore the relationship between multi-hierarchical urban context and street-level traffic flow.

Using Immunisation and Mitigation strategies, FRS researchers and their team model fortification strategies on a transmission network for more resilient and cost-effective solutions.

FRS researchers and their team combine simulation models and machine learning algorithms to better predict the resilience of infrastructure systems during disruptions.

FRS Researchers' examined the impact of heat from air conditioning on indoor air temperatures of naturally ventilated apartments in Singapore, with implications for urban planning.

Prof. Renate Schubert and Dr Jonas Joerin of FRS explain how scientific approaches help in understanding social resilience and other human issues.  

FRS researchers developed the 'InfraRisk' platform to help decision-makers create policies for better disaster resilience of interconnected networks.

FRS researchers study the effects of flooding on electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, drivers and the local network, and propose ways to bolster the resilience of EV networks.  

Researchers from FRS found that online social capital established during a stock market crash improves online investor resilience.

Researchers from FRS predict air temperature changes for better urban planning in the face of climate change and urbanisation

Prof. Yuan Chao and his team from FRS developed a framework to prepare microclimate data to improve Building Energy Modelling (BEM) performance.     

Dr Alberto Costa from Future Resilient Systems and co-authors have developed an optimisation framework that uses smart sensor data to improve safety during excavations.

Prof. Gerard Hertig of FRS surveys and analyses the issues in the financial services industry's potential adoption of AI.

FRS researchers examine how existing research detects, predicts and alleviates traffic congestion

FRS researchers developed a new optimisation model to minimise system downtime based on a study of Singapore’s mass rapid transit (MRT).

In dense urban areas, buoyancy-driven airflow could improve natural ventilation and make city-dwellers more comfortable. FRS researchers have modelled heat plumes in 3D to understand these mechanisms.

With increasing large-scale blackouts, ad hoc microgrids supplied by distributed energy resources can restore critical loads more quickly and improve system resilience, according to FRS researchers .

How do we assess social resilience during pandemics? Researchers from FRS and ETH Zurich conduct a comparative study between Singapore and Switzerland to assess social resilience during COVID-19.

FRS researchers looked into power systems resilience against severe weather from three perspectives: the extrinsic disruptions, the intrinsic capacities of the system, and the effectiveness of recovery.

FRS researchers have developed a system-of-systems simulation to explore how time granularity, recovery time, and disruption size can affect the propagation of disruption between infrastructure and business networks.

FRS researchers described a workflow to apply a framework for modelling interdependencies between households, businesses, and infrastructure systems, and their response to disruptions.

A study by researchers from the FRS and Nanyang Technological University suggest that Singaporeans with high levels of empathy are ready to sacrifice personal comfort for the common good.

How important is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the provision and supervision of financial services? FRS principal investigator, Prof. Gerard Hertig, conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Asst Prof. Yuan Chao and Dr He Wenhui from FRS, together with co-authors, have develop a new urban planning GIS tool to help Singapore stay cool and improve urban climate resilience.

FRS researchers have developed a model that supports tailored strategies to make water distribution systems more resilient, based on the location and criticality of the disruption.

Researchers from the Future Resilient Systems (FRS) programme conducted a comprehensive interdisciplinary review of weak signal detection and propose a unified conceptual framework to improve weak signal exploitation in social systems.

How does urban morphology affect anthropogenic heat dispersion at urban areas? FRS researchers investigate heat balance in the street canyon, and provide a user-friendly GIS tool for urban planning practice.

Can disinformation manipulate consumers and reduce the resilience of critical infrastructure? FRS researchers demonstrate how disinformation affects the power grid of a metropolis.

Researchers from the Future Resilient Systems (FRS) programme conducted a comprehensive analysis of indicators to assess social resilience for disaster-related contexts.

Researchers from the Future Resilient Systems programme present a multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) software that supports the dynamic shaping and evaluation of indices.

FRS researchers developed a framework to model interdependencies among households, businesses, and infrastructure systems and further our understanding of these systems' response to disruptions.

How robust are information sharing strategies for information overload? Researchers from FRS developed an agent-based model to test how information sharing strategies impact collective decision-​making.

How does the board of directors contribute to organisational resilience? FRS researchers assessed the relative importance of its advisory and monitoring roles in times of crisis in a working paper.

FRS researchers used open-sourced information to access the disruption performance of the European Natural Gas Network, presenting a supply grade mapping for the case of Italy.

Researchers from FRS and the Paul Scherrer Institute have developed the Electricity Supply Resilience Index (ESRI) to measure electricity supply resilience in 140 countries.

FRS researchers developed a framework that can support policymakers in understanding the impact of energy production disruptions on the whole economy in Energy Economics.

FRS researchers present a classification model for sorting energy accidents in the natural gas sector into hazard classes, according to their potential fatalities.