[HTML][HTML] Characterising the security of power system topologies through a combined assessment of reliability, robustness, and resilience

J Beyza, JM Yusta - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Electricity has a prominent role in modern economies; therefore, ensuring the availability of
electricity supply should be a top priority for policymakers. The joint assessment of reliability …

Minimum cost replacement and maintenance scheduling in dual-dissimilar-unit standby systems

G Levitin, L Xing, Y Dai - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that reusing standby elements during the mission may improve
the mission success probability significantly. However, such a benefit cannot be effectively …

[HTML][HTML] Network resilience assessment and reinforcement strategy against cascading failure

J Li, Y Wang, J Zhong, Y Sun, Z Guo, Z Chen… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Network resilience, measuring the degree of network performance decline and recovery
capacity after perturbation onset, is highly related to capability against a cascading failure …

Using kamikaze components in multi-attempt missions with abort option

G Levitin, L Xing, Y Dai - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Modeling and optimizing mission abort policies have received intensive research attention
in the past decade. While most of the existing models assumed single-attempt missions, few …

Structural models for fog computing based internet of things architectures with insurance and risk management applications

X Zhang, M Xu, J Su, P Zhao - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cybersecurity risk modeling and pricing are becoming a spotlight in actuarial science and
operational research. This paper pertains to the analysis of the cybersecurity risks involved …

Reliability analysis of smart home sensor systems subject to competing failures

C Wang, Q Liu, L Xing, Q Guan, C Yang… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
ZigBee and Bluetooth devices (particularly sensors) abound in smart home sensor systems
(SHSSs), and they can only be connected to the network through gateways. Therefore, there …

Unrepairable system with consecutively used imperfect storage units

G Levitin, L Xing, Y Dai - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Product storage is a crucial component of some engineering or technological systems.
Considering storage in the system reliability analysis has recently attracted research …

Tolerance Analysis of Cyber-Manufacturing Systems to Cascading Failures

X Fu, P Pace, G Aloi, A Guerrieri, W Li… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In practical cyber-manufacturing systems (CMS), the node component is the forwarder of
information and the provider of services. This dual role makes the whole system have the …

Optimal multiple replacement and maintenance scheduling in two-unit systems

G Levitin, L Xing, Y Xiang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper models and optimizes the replacement and maintenance schedule (RMS) for a
heterogeneous two-unit standby system. The system must accomplish a specified amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Performance analysis of safety instrumented systems against cascading failures during prolonged demands

L Xie, MA Lundteigen, Y Liu - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Cascading failures may occur in many technical systems where the failure of one
component triggers successive events. Safety barriers like safety instrumented systems are …