Federated agent-based modeling and simulation approach to study interdependencies in IT critical infrastructures

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, DS-RT

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 182-189

  Casalicchio, Emiliano ^a   Galii, Emanuele ^a   Tucci, Salvátore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling and simulation; Critical infrastructure; Federated simulation; Interdependencies analysis

Indexed keywords

(PL) PROPERTIES; AGENT BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED MODEL (ABM); AGENT-BASED SIMULATION (ABS); AND REAL TIME; COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CRITICAL (INFORMATION) INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION; CRITICAL INFORMATION; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS; FEDERATED SIMULATION; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; IT SYSTEMS; OMNET++; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS; SIMULATION MODELLING; SIMULATION RESULTS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUES;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 46449110293     PISSN: 15506525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DS-RT.2007.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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