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Optimization Models in a Smart Tool for the Railway Infrastructure Protection

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Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2013)

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In this paper we describe a smart tool, developed for the European project METRIP (MEthodological Tool for Railway Infrastructure Protection) based on optimal covering integer programming models to be used in designing the security system for a Railway Infrastructure. Two models are presented and tested on a railway station scheme. The results highlight the role that the optimization models can fulfill in the design of an effective security system.

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Sforza, A., Sterle, C., D’amore, P., Tedesco, A., De Cillis, F., Setola, R. (2013). Optimization Models in a Smart Tool for the Railway Infrastructure Protection. In: Luiijf, E., Hartel, P. (eds) Critical Information Infrastructures Security. CRITIS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03964-0_17

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