A DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOR THE DESCRIPTION AND THE SIMULATION OF SYSTEMS OF INTERACTING SYSTEMS

Gregorio D'Agostino (), Antonio de Nicola (), Antonio Di Pietro (), Giordano Vicoli (), Maria Luisa Villani () and Vittorio Rosato ()
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Gregorio D'Agostino: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
Antonio de Nicola: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
Antonio Di Pietro: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
Giordano Vicoli: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
Maria Luisa Villani: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
Vittorio Rosato: Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA: Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2012, vol. 15, issue supp0, 1-16

Abstract: Systems of technological networks (so-called Critical Infrastructures) might undergo strong perturbations leading to the reduction of their functionalities (crisis scenarios). Under perturbed conditions, infrastructures deliver their specific services in a range from a partial reduction up to a complete loss. Systems of complex technological networks (electrical, telecommunications, roads and railways, oil, gas and water pipelines etc.) are known to display large interdependences (a fault on one system spreads over the others); for this reason, it is relevant to devise simulators and decision support systems able to capture the complexity of such a "system of systems". The paper presents parts of the outcomes of a larger scientific project aiming at realizing a Decision Support System to predict the occurrence of undesired events and their consequences. In particular, we present a conceptual modeling approach consisting of a declarative language and a software implementation for the description and simulation of elements of Crisis Scenarios. The software application is conceived for risk managers, i.e. operators with a deep knowledge of critical infrastructure scenarios, but not necessarily with high-level IT or mathematical skill.

Keywords: Domain specific language; simulation; conceptual modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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