Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Flage, Roger"
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A study of how to increase precision in the categorization of deep uncertainty, and how to assess risk under a specific level of deep uncertainty
Haugen, Preben Emil (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Many of the recently published articles that try to resolve challenges related to deep uncertainty have based their understanding of deep uncertainty and the various nuances of uncertainty on Courtney’s uncertainty taxonomy. ... -
A study of the efficacy of a reliability management system - with suggestions for improved data collection and decision making.
Khan, Amna Ali (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-09-29)Product reliability is very important especially in the perspective of new product development. Making highly reliable drilling and well equipment is expensive and time-consuming process. But ignoring the product reliability ... -
A vulnerability assessment of infrastructure response to climate change in Longyearbyen
Austvik, Emmerentia Johanne Egidius (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)During the last decades, climate change has been a heavily debated theme in both the news media and in the academic world. A warmer climate will have huge implications for large areas around the world, and the Arctic has ... -
Addressing challenges in uncertainty quantification: The case of geohazard assessments
Chivata Cardenas, Ibsen; Aven, Terje; Flage, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We analyse some of the challenges in quantifying uncertainty when using geohazard models. Despite the availability of recently developed, sophisticated ways to parameterise models, a major remaining challenge is constraining ... -
Addressing the balance between preventive and consequences-reducing measures regarding avoiding drifting into failure while increasing resilience in municipalities
Pedersen, Marija Stevkovska; Askey, Sarah Bethune (Master thesis, 2023)On New Year’s Day 2020, Stavanger Municipality incorporated Finnøy and Rennesøy municipalities. With this merger came additional challenges for the risk management of the municipality. A comprehensive risk and vulnerability ... -
An evaluation of the Covid-19 risk assessments by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from a risk science perspective
Hammer, Nora (Master thesis, 2022)The covid-19 pandemic has made a significant impact all over the world since it was first discovered in December 2019. Reducing the threats associated with the virus quickly became top priority for policymakers. This thesis ... -
An integrated risk analysis framework for safety and cybersecurity of industrial SCADA system
Fares, Balkiss (Master thesis, 2021)The industrial control system (ICS) refers to a collection of various types of control systems commonly found in industrial sectors and critical infrastructures such as energy, oil and gas, transportation, and manufacturing. ... -
Analysis of Norwegian political parties' use of risk terms and recommendations for how risk science can improve government policy on risk
Hassan, Ishwaq (Master thesis, 2022)The oil and gas industry has undoubtedly sparked one of the decade's most polarizing political debates: the debate over whether the economy or the environment should take precedence. The liberal left wants rigorous risk ... -
Assessing home office cyber risks in the oil & gas industry A comparative study of risk assessment methods
Trivyzadaki, Evangelia (Master thesis, 2021)Home Office has become a necessity nowadays, as it is part of the business continuity plan for many companies and organizations worldwide, ever since the COVID-19 outbreak made its presence in 2020. Even though it is not ... -
Assuming a future with ”smarter” water supply (more adaptive and more intelligent); chart the risk aspects, capacity to handle deviations and breakdowns, resilience to threats and how this could be measured by the use of resilience indicators, having in mind the new technology (using the method developed/suggested by SINTEF in the SmartResiliene Project)
Losnedal, Thale (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-13)Proper functioning of Critical Infrastructures (CIs) is crucial for the welfare of society. However, as for other natural and man-made systems, disruptive events and disasters occur from time to time. Major catastrophes ... -
Assumptions in quantitative risk assessments: When explicit and when tacit?
Flage, Roger; Askeland, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In quantitative risk assessments, several explicit assumptions need to be made, to compute the risk metrics addressed. Such assumptions may, for example, relate to the number of people exposed to specific hazards, to the ... -
Bridging the gap between information security risk assessments and enterprise risk management
Oredsson, Mattias (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)It is challenging to feed today’s information security risk assessments into an overall ERM framework such that it can be presented to stakeholders and management. This report evaluates current practice for information ... -
Characterising the robustness of coupled power-law networks
Johnson, Caroline Amy; Flage, Roger; Guikema, Seth David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many networks exhibit a power-law configuration, where the number of connections each node has follows a power-law distribution, including the Internet, terrorist cells, species relationships and infrastructure. Given the ... -
Combined analysis of unique and repetitive events in quantitative risk assessment
Flage, Roger; Dubois, Didier; Aven, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03)For risk assessment to be a relevant tool in the study of any type of system or activity, it needs to be based on a framework that allows for jointly analyzing both unique and repetitive events. Separately, unique events ... -
The concept of plausibility in a risk analysis context: Review and clarifications of defining ideas and interpretations
Glette-Iversen, Ingrid; Aven, Terje; Flage, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The plausibility concept has gained increasing attention in recent years in risk analysis settings. A number of definitions exist, most of which interpret plausibility as an expression of uncertainty. The concept is ... -
Contributions to improved risk and vulnerability assessment of critical infrastructure
Metcalfe, Caroline Amy (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11)The aim of this thesis is to provide contributions to the assessment of critical infrastructure risk. In particular, the thesis gains insights as to how critical infrastructure is modelled, the role of such models in risk ... -
Covid-19-risiko etter boka: Hvordan brukte FHI risikovitenskap i sine vurderinger av risiko tilknyttet covid-19?
Solland, Peder Holterman (Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn og formål: Covid-19-pandemien har vist det norske samfunnet hvor viktig det er å innføre riktige tiltak til riktig tid. Hvilke tiltak som blir innført og når har vært og er fortsatt basert på risikovurdering ... -
Dependent infrastructure system modeling: A case study of the St. Kitts power and water distribution systems
Stødle, Kaia; Metcalfe, Caroline Amy; Brunner, Logan; Saliani, Julian; Flage, Roger; Guikema, Seth David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Critical infrastructure systems underlie the economy, national security, and health of modern society. These infrastructures have become increasingly dependent on each other, which poses challenges when modeling these ... -
Development of a method/model for assessing the accidental oil discharge risk related to petroleum operation in the Barents Sea
David, Jeshua John; Munir, Wajahat (Master thesis, 2021)With every passing year, the consumption of energy around the world is increasing at an exponential scale. Hence, the presence of oil in the Barents sea have become an exciting prospect for the Oil exploration companies. ... -
Digital twin technology: A study of differences from simulation modelling and applicability in improving risk analysis.
Ibrahim, Oula (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-31)Digitalization, automation, machine learning, smart homes, AI (Artificial Intelligence), VR (Virtual Reality), smart cities and so many other terms are becoming part of almost every day’s activity and can be seen integrated ...