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Reference Number EP/X009947/1
Title RBOC N+ - Resilience Beyond Observed Capabilities
Status Started
Energy Categories Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Energy system analysis) 20%;
Not Energy Related 80%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 10%;
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Statistics and Operational Research) 10%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 10%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 10%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 10%;
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 10%;
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 20%;
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Psychology) 20%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 50%;
Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Other Systems Analysis) 50%;
Principal Investigator Professor D McIlhatton

Ctr for Trust Peace & Social Relatio
Coventry University
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 21 March 2022
End Date 30 April 2025
Duration 37 months
Total Grant Value £2,079,573
Industrial Sectors Aerospace; Defence and Marine
Region West Midlands
Programme Defence Academic Pathways
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Professor D McIlhatton , Ctr for Trust Peace & Social Relatio, Coventry University (99.986%)
  Other Investigator Professor D Shaw , Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (0.001%)
Professor M Levine , Psychology, University of Exeter (0.001%)
Dr P Mancarella , Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester (0.001%)
Professor E Barrett , Social Sciences, University of Manchester (0.001%)
Dr JG Lindley , Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University (0.001%)
Mr NEN Pinto , Environment, Education and Developmen, University of Manchester (0.001%)
Professor E Gaura , Ctr for Flow Measure & Fluid Mechanic, Coventry University (0.001%)
Professor M Innes , Sch of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (0.001%)
Dr N Jansen , Sch of Social Sciences, Cardiff University (0.001%)
Professor R Monaghan , Ctr for Trust Peace & Social Relatio, Coventry University (0.001%)
Dr N Power , Psychology, Lancaster University (0.001%)
Mr A Janjeva , Homeland Security and Resilience, Royal United Services Institute (0.001%)
Mr J Sullivan , International Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute (0.001%)
Professor JV Condell , Sch of Computing & Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster (0.001%)
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies Limited (0.000%)
Project Contact , Ordnance Survey (0.000%)
Project Contact , Cambridge Consultants (0.000%)
Project Contact , Greater Manchester Combined Authority (0.000%)
Project Contact , PA Consultancy Services Ltd (0.000%)
Project Contact , Improbable Defence (0.000%)
Project Contact , International Leadership Association (0.000%)
Project Contact , Lancashire County Council (0.000%)
Project Contact , WHITESPACE VENTURES LIMITED (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract The RBOC (Resilience Beyond Observed Capabilities) Network Plus will create new knowledge, new capabilities and new opportunities for collaboration to help the UK prepare for security threats in the coming decades. The starting point is a scenario of a catastrophic attack on digital and energy networks in the year 2051. RBOC N+ will convene some of the UK's leading experts in engineering, physical sciences, mathematics, health sciences, social and behavioural sciences, arts and humanities, and cross-disciplinary topics such as AI, security studies and urban planning, together with government and industry, to refine, deepen and test this scenario and to use it to create immersive simulations.These simulations will support 'Reverse COBR' workshops, in which government, industry and academia will work back from the scenario's impacts to understand how they developed and what could have been done to prevent and mitigate them. This and other outputs - a flexible research fund, community events, an online platform developed and maintained by a project partner - will develop insights, innovate and create impact in response to possible and likely security threats and capabilities. Insights will come from the network's investigation into what capabilities, techniques and vulnerabilities could be exploited by adversaries to mount high-impact attacks against the UK, and what capabilities could be used by public authorities to prepare for and respond to them. Innovation will come from original research using novel combinations of disciplines and methods, from new relationships between researchers and policy makers and practitioners in government and industry, and from a prototype simulator for modelling the scenario with outputs addressing policy and practice implications, technology requirements and research gaps. Impact will come from the creation of new understanding and capabilities for government and industry to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impacts of major attacks from hostile actors through research, academic engagement, cross-sectoral partnerships and a host of technological, organisational, legal and behavioural capabilities ready for practitioner use. RBOC N+ will deliver a simulation toolkit with tools, concepts, definitions, problem spaces and a digital application designed specifically for policy-makers and practitioners. And RBOC's impact will be sustainable: RBOC's demonstrable return on investment will stimulate and support applications for continued funding, through grant applications and direct investment from industry, policy makers and practitioners. RBOC N+ will respond to eight challenge areas, each being an important theme of future security threats or responses. 'Adversary Capabilities' will investigate how the UK's enemies may be able to attack, while 'Our Capabilities' will address how the UK can prepare and respond, particularly through technology. The 'Physical Environment' challenge area will explore how cities will change by the 2050s, and 'Societal Challenges' will address potential developments in the social and political contexts. 'Responding and Decision-Making' will examine organisational and policy responses. 'Data, Information and Communications Infrastructure' will explore developments in enabling digital technologies, infrastructures and resources. To ensure that RBOC and its outputs manage security and ethical risks in ways that maintain trust, the final challenge area addresses 'Responsible Innovation and Trusted Research'
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Added to Database 13/04/22