Smart grid is an emerging system providing many benefits in digitizing the traditional power
distribution systems. However, the added benefits of digitization and the use of the Internet …

In the late twentieth century, the term “System of Systems”(SoS) became popular to describe
a complex system made up of a combination of independent constituent systems. Since …

The EC Directive 114/08/EC ([1]) defines the concept of European critical infrastructure as
an “asset, system or part thereof [...], which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal …

Cloud computing has been considered as one of the promising solutions to our increasing
demand for accessing and using resources provisioned over the Internet. It offers powerful …

Abstract Systems of systems (SoS) are large-scale systems composed of complex systems
with difficult to predict emergent properties. One of the most significant challenges in the …

Several institutions worldwide are reflecting on the relevance of training and exercises to
critical infrastructure protection and resilience. This is witnessed, for instance, by Council …

Software systems intelligence and complexity have been continuously increasing to deliver
more and more features to support business critical and mission critical processes in …

Wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSAN) constitute an emerging technology with
multiple applications in many different fields. Due to the features of WSAN (dynamism …

Recently, there is a growing interest in Systems of Systems (SoS), their architecture, security
and application domains. However, their specific characteristics such as the operational …

Cyberphysical societies are becoming reliant upon the cyber domain for everyday life. With
cyber warfare increasingly becoming part of future conflicts, new and novel solutions are …