Risk modeling in distributed, large-scale systems

Risk is inherent in distributed, large-scale systems. The paper explores the challenges of risk modeling in such systems, and suggests a risk modeling approach that is responsive to the requirements of complex, distributed, large-scale systems. An example of the use of the approach in the marine transportation system is given. The paper concludes with a discussion of limitations of the approach and of future work.

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