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Sandia’s Work with Texas Southern University Cited by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee

On May 16, 2013, in Analysis, Facilities, Infrastructure Security, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, NISAC, Partnership

Sandia was mentioned in a letter by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) for outstanding work with Texas Southern University (TSU). Through the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) program, Sandia has partnered with TSU’s National Transportation Center of Excellence, to complete analyses of the petrochemical supply chain and related analyses of the impact of [...]


Estimating Device or System Probability of Failure

On May 9, 2013, in Analysis, Energy Surety, Facilities, Infrastructure Security, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, NISAC

POF Darts is a new algorithm for the QMU problem of estimating device or system probability of failure (POF), e.g., of critical infrastructures in the face of a potentially disruptive event. POF Darts wraps around a computational simulation of a device, evaluating it at particular parameter values, such as uncertain environmental conditions and varying as-manufactured [...]


Caterpillar, Sandia CRADA Opens Door to Multiple Research Projects

On April 17, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, CRF, Materials Science, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Partnership, Research & Capabilities, Sensors & Optical Diagnostics, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Transportation Energy

Sandia and industrial giant Caterpillar Inc. have signed their first umbrella cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA), opening the door to a wide range of scientific research. “This agreement will lead to an expanded relationship with Caterpillar,” said Vic Weiss, the Sandia business development specialist who helped negotiate the CRADA. “It’s a strategic collaboration.” The [...]


SPIDERS Completed Its Phase 1 Operational Demonstration in Late January

On April 5, 2013, in Distribution Grid Integration, Energy Assurance, Energy Assurance, Energy Surety, Grid Integration, Infrastructure Security, Microgrid, News, News & Events, Partnership, Research & Capabilities, SMART Grid

The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) completed its Phase 1 operational demonstration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in late January 2013. Part of the SPIDERS assessment team scrutinized controller operations, system status, and continuity of operations throughout the demonstration. Their report will focus on system [...]


Sandia Cyber Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Formally Opens

On April 5, 2013, in Analysis, Cyber, Cyber Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), Facilities, Infrastructure Assurance, Infrastructure Security, News, News & Events

Activities at CERL, located in the Sandia Science & Technology Park, are expected to marry computing expertise from across Sandia with that of universities and businesses to develop long-term solutions against the increasingly serious challenges posed by hackers and cybercriminals to individuals, business, and government. “(Cybercrime) can’t be tackled alone,” Sandia President and Labs Director [...]


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