Simulation in Information Systems: Potential of the Vulnerability Theory

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Pedro Sa Silva (Author) Other; Jorge Pinto (Author) Other; Joao Varajao (Author) Other; Antonio Trigo (Author) Other; Maria Manuela Cruz Cunha (Author) Other; Isabel Bentes (Author) Other; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP; Jitendra Agarwal (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PT I

Pages: 219-229

International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems

Viana do Castelo, PORTUGAL, OCT 20-22, 2010

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-AQB

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-16402-6_24

Abstract (EN): Systems simulation has been widely used in the last decades in order to analyze the impact of different scenarios in several areas, and its application to information systems in no exception. Analyzing information systems through simulation models is simultaneously much more affordable; it is required a smaller amount of resources and it is less disruptive with the real system. Since information systems are becoming a cornerstone for our society, a failure in these systems can have a huge impact. The theory of vulnerability identifies failures in which small damage can have disproportionate impact consequences in terms of the functionality of the whole system. This paper discusses the use of the theory of vulnerability in information system simulation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11