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CIMAP Publications

CIMAP quarterly reports, CIMAP project reports and minutes of project meetings are posted for reference.

May 2004

International Workshop on Nationwide Internet Access and Online Applications [Presentations and Audio]

 

May 2003

Workshop on Combined Heat and Power Development in Virginia [Final Report]

 

May 2002

Workshop on Distributed Energy Resources: Policy Options for Virginia [Final Report]

 

Oct 2001

Improving Virginia's Attractiveness For High-Technology Industries [Final Report]

Briefing Presentation Graphics [Presentation]


Presentations

CIMAP will publish, on a regular basis, multimedia presentations on infrastructure-related issues such as energy, communication, information technology, etc. as part of its program activities. The presentations are aimed at increasing public awareness of the cross-cutting issues that have impacts on critical infrastructures.

May 2002

Critical Infrastructures: Virginia's Challenge for the New Millennium
Dr. Michael Willingham. This is the first in a series of working papers prepared to identify critical aspects of infrastructure development in Virginia [PDF]

 

Sep 2001

Improving Virginia’s Attractiveness For High-Technology Industries
CIT Task Force Final Report: Executive Summary
Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), Dr. Saifur Rahman, John E.Bigger [PDF]

 

May 2001

The New Millennium: Virginia’s Changing Economic Landscape
Dr. Michael Willingham. The presentation focuses on electrical power sector and is designed to give a brief overview of key development issues facing Virginia in the new millennium. [Audio] [PDF]

 

 

Selected Reports and Publications

S. Rahman, M. Pipattanasomporn and Y. Teklu, Intelligent distributed autonomous power systems (IDAPS), In Proc. 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Tampa, Florida, June 2007.

M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, The telecommunication infrastructure: A model for optimum voice-data coverage, Utilities Policy, Vol. 14, Iss. 4, December 2006, pp. 278-287.

"Critical Infrastructure Resilience in Danville, Virginia", Submitted to City of Danville, Virginia. Prepared By Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, Virginia. May 2006.

"Power Systems, Water, Transportation and Communications Lifeline Interdependencies for American Lifelines Alliance". Prepared By Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, Virginia. March 2006.

M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, Distributed power for social and economic development in remote areas: a case study in Bangladesh, United Nation - Renewable Energy Solution Handbook, 2006.

M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, Intelligent distributed autonomous power systems (IDAPS) and their impact on critical electrical loads, In Proc. the 1st IEEE International Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection, Nov 3-4, 2005, pp. 101-109.

"Critical Infrastructure Protection in the National Capital Region: Risk-Based Foundations for Resilience and Sustainability. Final Report, Volume 2: Energy Sector". John E. Bigger and Michael G. Willingham. Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant 03-TU-03; and Department Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant 2003CKWX0199. September 2005.

M. Mallini-Rourke and M. Pipattanasomporn, One-Button ICT Applications Package for Global Access, In Proc. 2005 E-ducation without Borders Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 19-21 February 2005.

M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Willingham and S. Rahman, Implications of On-Site Distributed Generation for Commercial/Industrial Facilities, IEEE Transactions on power systems, Vol. 20, pp. 206-212, February 2005.

M. Willingham, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Summary and Synthesis of Regulatory and Adminstrative Impediments, prepared for Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), September 2004. [Report is at the DEQ website]

M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, Telecommunication Needs for the Internet Infrastructure in Bangladesh, Background paper for An International Workshop on Distributed Internet Infrastructures for Education and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 2004.

"Ukraine Energy Efficiency Evaluation: Final Report". Submitted to: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Europe and Eurasia TASK ORDER #807 UNDER EVALUATION IQC, AEP-I-00-00-00023-00. Prepared by M. Willingham, G. Laszkiewicz, J. Elkind and S.Schevchenko. Submitted by Development Associates, Inc. January 24, 2003.

M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure and Its Distributed Generation Solutions in Remote Areas, In Proc. 2002 the International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2002.

S. Rahman and M. Pipattanasomporn, Alternate Technologies for Telecommunications and Internet Access in Remote Locations, In Proc. 2002 3rd Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, Greece, November 2002.

Sustainable Development: Asian and Pacific Perspectives, published by Asian Development Bank, 1999. 416 pp. (ISBN 971-561-214-6), (Supervising Editor: M. Willingham)

Willingham, Michael G. and Kunreuther, Howard. "Insurance and Hazardous Waste Management: A Regulatory Perspective", for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contract No. 68-01-7288, September 1989.

 

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