Grant: Strategic Projects - Group
University of Saskatchewan
$137,165.00
Towards a Model-Based Methodology for a Highly Resilient Networked Service Provider System
EF 2008-09
Résumé
The goal of the proposed research is to develop a model-based methodology for a highly reliable and resilient
service provider system. Recently, resilience engineering is emerging to be a new paradigm for safety
management. Broadly speaking, resiliency is the ability of a system to prevent or adapt to changing conditions
in order to maintain system safety. To ground this research, telecommunication and water supply systems are
taken as examples. Specific objectives of this research include: (1) Develop a general conceptual object model
for a networked service system: The model captures the service demand, supply, operation constraint, and
structure, behaviour, principle, and social and human environments; (2) Develop a dynamic model for the
networked service system: The model captures complex demand and supply flows of a networked service
system with respect to time and space; (3) Develop a general methodology for predicting failures of a
networked service provider system, in particular those related to the network connection and cascading effect;
and (4) Develop a general methodology for designing and planning a networked service system to prevent
predicted failures and thus enhancing the system resilience. In designing and planning, both the demand and
supply entities are considered. That is to say, a design decision could simply be made on reconfiguring the
demand along with reconfiguring the structure of the system and reallocating supply resources.
This research, if successfully, will advance our understanding of system resiliency in the discipline of safety
management and generate new knowledge in the discipline of engineering design and operations management.
Safety is extremely important to Canada. Our national security policy says that there can be no greater role for a
nation than to protect its citizens. The outcome of this research will greatly enhance the safety of Canada by
mitigating and preventing failures in networked service systems - particularly critical infrastructure systems.
Programme
Strategic Projects - Group
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Saskatchewan, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
351342-2007
Name nom
Zhang, Wenjun(Chris)
Department département
Mechanical Engineering
Organization id
16
Institution établissement
University of Saskatchewan
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2008
Competition year année de concours
2007
Award amount
137165
Program id
STPGP
Program nane en
Strategic Projects - Group
Program name fr
Projets stratégiques - De groupe
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1046
Committee name en
Strategic Projects Selection Panel - Safety and Security
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des projets stratégiques - Sécurité
Area of application code
700
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Research subject code
1700
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject fr
Conception et fabrication
Partie
2
Nb partie
3
Application title
Towards a Model-Based Methodology for a Highly Resilient Networked Service Provider System
Keyword
NA
Application summary
The goal of the proposed research is to develop a model-based methodology for a highly reliable and resilient
service provider system. Recently, resilience engineering is emerging to be a new paradigm for safety
management. Broadly speaking, resiliency is the ability of a system to prevent or adapt to changing conditions
in order to maintain system safety. To ground this research, telecommunication and water supply systems are
taken as examples. Specific objectives of this research include: (1) Develop a general conceptual object model
for a networked service system: The model captures the service demand, supply, operation constraint, and
structure, behaviour, principle, and social and human environments; (2) Develop a dynamic model for the
networked service system: The model captures complex demand and supply flows of a networked service
system with respect to time and space; (3) Develop a general methodology for predicting failures of a
networked service provider system, in particular those related to the network connection and cascading effect;
and (4) Develop a general methodology for designing and planning a networked service system to prevent
predicted failures and thus enhancing the system resilience. In designing and planning, both the demand and
supply entities are considered. That is to say, a design decision could simply be made on reconfiguring the
demand along with reconfiguring the structure of the system and reallocating supply resources.
This research, if successfully, will advance our understanding of system resiliency in the discipline of safety
management and generate new knowledge in the discipline of engineering design and operations management.
Safety is extremely important to Canada. Our national security policy says that there can be no greater role for a
nation than to protect its citizens. The outcome of this research will greatly enhance the safety of Canada by
mitigating and preventing failures in networked service systems - particularly critical infrastructure systems.
