How CIs can Tackle Future Pandemics: A Multi-Domain Approach to Improve CI Resilience

In this paper, we present an integrated approach
that combines data and information sources from different
domains to better capture the potential effects of a pandemic
and to improve preparedness of critical infrastructures and
decision makers in the future. This approach not only takes
epidemiological data on a pathogen into account but also allows
to simulate the cascading effects of the pandemic itself as well
as the mitigation measures might have on the operation of CIs
from various domains and, consequently, on the well-being of the
society. Additionally, these effects can influence the operational
capacity and economic well-being of CIs. Hence, the approach
also projects the possible economic effects, i.e., monetary costs, a
future pandemic might impose on society, including wide-ranging
counter measures such as school closures or lock-downs.