The International Institute for Critical Infrastructures

The CRIS Institute, with presence in Europe, North America and Asia, was constituted in January 2001 as an international association having scientific aims, focusing on mitigating the vulnerabilities of the system consisting of embedded ICT systems in future virtual energy systems. All to the effect of meeting the increasing demands of our societies of sustainable energy.

Specifically the interactions between the components:
- The energy systems
- The communication systems
- The computing systems

Electric power networks have long been recognized as being critical infrastructures of industrialized nations. In modern times, two other networks have also become critical in this sense: communication networks and computer networks.
Communication systems and computers have become indispensable in everyday life - from commercial enterprises to entertainment industries - and it is difficult to imagine a life without the amenities these two systems offer. Traditionally electric power networks have used the computer and communication networks in a variety of critical applications. However, there are exciting possibilities to invent new configurations and organizations of power, communication and computer networks in such a way that they would be more robust in the face of catastrophes, could be controlled and protected for optimum security, economy, and performance.