John Van de Lindt
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.