
March 5, 2025
IN-CORE at NIST, November 2024
NIST Center of Excellence Semi-Annual Meeting, November 2024
The meeting covered a wide range of topics and included updates from multiple task leads, panels on field studies, and community engagement insights.
Overview of Meeting Presentations
- Updates on the Decadal Influence of CoE and NIST Resilience Research, including projects on functional recovery of the built environment and climate resilience.
- A detailed introduction to the IN-CORE Studio and updates on its development and open-source ecosystem plans.
- Panels on advancements in field studies, covering topics such as Hurricane Ian impacts, Midwest tornadoes, and the Dauphin Island project.
- Community engagement discussions focused on lessons learned from years 6-10 and their connection to IN-CORE.
Research Themes and Presentations
- Exploration of high-throughput hazards modeling, socio-demographic and socio-economic science, and recovery decision support.
- Innovative presentations on electric power network modeling, seismic resilience, coastal community optimization, and tornado resilience modeling.
- Validation of community-level models for recovery and resilience, including studies on the impact of seismic scenarios and hazard mitigation strategies.
Task Updates and Research Contributions
- IN-CORE development: Focused on improving functionalities, addressing user management transitions, and releasing several updates.
- Field studies: Included longitudinal data collection and insights from Lumberton and other testbed communities.
- Complex systems modeling: Explored intermodal transportation infrastructure resilience and social institution integration.
Publications and Outcomes
The meeting highlighted forthcoming publications and shared tools and data sets on platforms such as DesignSafe-CI. Key publications include studies on agent-based models, resilience analysis, and transportation infrastructure.