Network Science Based Quantification of Resilience Demonstrated on the Indian Railways Network.

ABSTRACT: The structure, interdependence, and fragility of systems ranging from power-grids and transportation to ecology, climate, biology and even human communities and the Internet have been examined through network science. While response to perturbations has been quantified, recovery strategies for perturbed networks have usually been either discussed conceptually or through anecdotal case studies. Here we develop a network science based quantitative framework for measuring, comparing and interpreting hazard responses as well as recovery strategies. The framework, motivated by the recently proposed temporal resilience paradigm, is demonstrated with the Indian Railways Network. Simulations inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the 2012 North Indian blackout as well as a cyber-physical at

SUBMITTER: Bhatia U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4633230 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature