Towards secure and resilient cyber-physical drinking water, stormwater and wastewater urban networks
AEGIS
is positioned at the intersection of civil engineering science and technology addressing the escalating challenges for UWSs. On one hand, the volatility of the global environment stresses the water sector with a myriad uncertainties in the hydroclimatic and socioeconomic dimensions. On the other hand, the rapid technological advancements that transform UWSs to CPSs bring along CPA threats that compromise their integrity and operations.
AEGIS
A paradigm shift is imperative for water system management towards secure and resilient cyber-physical systems.
The natural and human-induced hazards that threaten UWSs pose significant broader societal risks, given the sectors critical role in public health, economic and societal stability.
The scientific significance of AEGIS lies in the development of innovative hydroinformatics solutions that onceptualize, model, and simulate the three major networks (WDN, SWN, WWN) of UWSs as CPSs in an integrative way along with a methodological proposition to assess their resilience in a holistic way under all kinds of long or short-term hazards.
As such, AEGIS outcomes are envisioned to support water utilities address the emerging cybersecurity and resilience challenges at the strategic decision-making level, in compliance with the latest CER and NIS2 Directives.
AEGIS will...
1. Advance
the conceptualization of UWSs as cyber-physical entities by developing cyber-physical simulation models for smart stormwater and wastewater networks
2. Develop
an integrated cyber-physical simulation platform for the cyber-physical WDN, SWN, WWN models, that can model interactions, feedback and cascading effects between the networks of the UWS.
3. Enhance
the risk assessment capabilities of the water sector, with the creation of a hydrodynamic impact assessment module for evaluating CPAs and/or natural hazards that lead to system flooding and overflows via multi-dimensional metrics
4. Advance
the state of the art in UWS resilience assessment with a framework to stress-test CP WDNs, SWNs, and WWNs against natural and human-made hazards in uncertainty aware simulation scenarios with hydroclimatic and socioeconomic variables.
5. Demonstrate
the AEGIS toolbox through a Greek UWS case study (DEYA Syrou)
Partners
A multidisciplinary consortium combining research excellence and industrial expertise in advanced water technologies.
