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The CNIP 2006 International Workshop is aimed at exploring new challenges posed from Complex Network and Infrastructure Protection and promoting a multi-disciplinary approach within the scientific communities at national, European and trans-European level. Special attention will be paid on new threats, vulnerability and suitable defence strategies.

TIEMS Society - The International Emergency Management Society ( www.tiems.org ) and the ENEA - Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment ( www.enea.it ) have proposed establishing a Special Interest Group to deal with such a issue and it is expected that the initiative will contribute to its realization.


The following types of networks and/or infrastructures are considered:

  • physical networks, i.e. electrical power transportation grids, oil and gas transportation grids, water distribution networks, transport/road tunnel systems, health care systems etc.
  • cyber-networks, i.e. data transmission (Internet based, tele-control and SCADA networks), public telecom and mobile phone networks, e-banking/finance networks etc.
  • managerial/organization networks where human resources play a relevant role, such as teams and end-users that supervise and/or utilise the services delivered by the above said infrastructures.

The objective of the Workshop is to bring together experts, emergency managers, infrastructures specialists and stakeholders, with different cultural and scientific backgrounds, to address and analyse the following aspects of Complex Networks and Infrastructure Protection:

  • Proposing methods and tools to analyse and understand new risks and vulnerability.
  • Giving practical solutions to reduce and mitigate potential dangerous effects.
  • Identifying strategies and tools to support emergency managers during critical events.

Proceedings and papers publication

Regular Proceedings will be produced and distributed at the Workshop. Extended and revised versions of the best papers accepted for CNIP 2006 are peer-reviewed and submitted to special or regular issues of the following two international Journals:
  • Int. Journal of Critical Infrastructures.
  • Int. Journal of Emergency Management.