Critical Infrastructure Protection In the Transportation Network

1. Critical Infrastructure Protection In the Transportation Network A Mathematical Model and Methodology for Determining and Analyzing The k-Critical Links of a Highway Network

2. k-Critical Links • Objective: There are two objectives for this dissertation. • The first is to develop a methodology for assessing the Critical Infrastructure of the Transportation System. This helps to identify and categorize the k-Critical Links of a network. The methodology also outlines how to identify and develop the techniques to reduce risk.

3. k-Critical Links • The second is to construct a mathematical model to determine the k-Critical Links. The model performs the task in an efficient manner within a defined confidence level while considering the system.

4. k-Critical Links • Idea • Maximum Flow / Minimum Cuts • Multiterminal Maximum Capacity Chain

5. k-Critical Links • Red Moris Code lines signify set of all minimum cuts • Blue dash lines represent the multiterminal maximum capacity chain of all OD pairs

6. k-Critical Links • A network with 200 arcs, m, and k = 5, produces combinations. The number is 2,535,650,040. If it take one minute to run a simulation program per iteration, the it would take…

7. k-Critical Links X>80 years

8. k-Critical Links • Validation • Compare idea to Abdelghany et al. simulation model • Use statistical analyses and measures of effectiveness (MOE) to determine the likelihood of the proposed idea identifying the k-Critical Links

9. k-Critical Links • Risk Analysis • Develop risk mitigation techniques • Expand entrances and exits from highways • Dynamic Vehicle Messaging (DVM) • Surveillance cameras • Sensors • Makeshift Highways • Quantify proposed techniques using the developed model