• Thomas G. Kurtz, Mathematics• Philip O'Leary, Engineering Professional Development• Stephen M. Robinson, Industrial Engineering and Computer Sciences• Larry Samuelson, Economics• Mary K. Vernon, Computer Sciences• Lorna Zach, Engineering Experiment Station

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• Detlof von Winterfeldt, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

• Rae Zimmerman, Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems

CCCHHHPPPRRRAAA StrategiesCHPRA is organized to facilitate researcherinteraction, promote new and innovativeresearch, and transfer emerging results tobusiness and government, respondingflexibly to changing needs and challenges.The interdisciplinary nature of the centerenhances research by facilitating thesharing of expertise, experience, andinformation across areas of specialization.The Center is also well positioned topartner with major corporations in high-technology industries to identify effectiveand efficient resource allocation strategies.

Core Capabilities• Risk analysis

• Reliability analysis

• Decision analysis

• Systems analysis

• Uncertainty analysis

• Game theory

• Operations research

Center Director Vicki Bierhas more than twenty years ofexperience in risk analysis andrisk management of hazardoustechnologies. Her work hasincluded applications to nuclearpower safety, aerospace risks,risk communication, andhomeland security.

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CHPRA DirectorVicki M. Bier

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Engineering Centers Building on the UW-Madison campus.

For more information aboutCCCHHHPPPRRRAAA please contact:Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis

Room 3152 Engineering Centers Building1550 Engineering Drive

Madison, WI 53706-1572

Phone: 608/263-7456Fax: 608/265-9094

E-mail: chpra@engr.wisc.eduWeb: http://www.chpra.wisc.edu

CCCHHHPPPRRRAAA ResearchersUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

• Teresa Adams, Midwest Regional University Transportation Center• Lawrence Bank, Civil and Environmental Engineering• Vicki M. Bier, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Physics• Pascale Carayon, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement

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Risk Analysis draws on faculty from engineering,medicine, and the physical and social sciences to addressall aspects of risk. Center researchers are familiar withthe chemical and petrochemical, defense, medical,electrical power, transportation, and food and agricultureindustries. The Center’s advisory board provides strategicadvice on current and future research needs. This ensuresthat the research of the Center addresses problems ofconcern to government and industry, taking real-worldconstraints into account.

Infrastructure ProtectionThe Center is applying a variety of disciplines to theprotection of critical national infrastructures. Applicationsinclude engineering analysis of infrastructure systems,analysis of human factors in infrastructure protection,methods for vulnerability assessment, and computer-science approaches such as automatic intrusiondetection. These assessments focus on ensuring theintegrity and availability of complex networked systemssuch as computer or telecommunication systems.

Pictured at left: CHPRA researchers study the energy,transportation, defense, chemical, medical, and foodand agriculture industries. Shown here is the air trafficcontrol room at the airport in Madison, Wisconsin.

TOther Areas of Application• Emergency planning and response

• Incident reporting systems

• Risk communication

• Risk-based decision making

• Effects of management factors on risk

Supply Chain SecurityFor the Department of Homeland Security, the Centeris using uncertainty analysis, decision analysis, andgame theory to determine cost-effective improvementsto supply chain security, and enable identification of themost effective strategies for prevention and response.This work is currently focusing on the food and livestockindustries.

CCCHHHPPPRRRAAA Mission StatementEnhancing security through the use of risk analysis.

he Center for Human Performance and RiskAnalysis conducts multidisciplinary investigationsof safety and security in complex systems.Faculty and scientists in engineering and thephysical, biological, and social sciences provideanalytical tools for effective resource allocation inrisk management. Established in 1994 at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison College ofEngineering, the center is overseen by an executiveboard drawn from engineering, social science,business, and medicine. An advisory board ofpublic and private sector agencies and companiesensures that the Center focuses on vital issuesand viable solutions for today and tomorrow.

Formerly the Center for Human Performance in Complex Systems

Enhancing Safetyand SecurityIn today’s uncertain world, managersand decision makers are increasinglyconcerned with competing risks associatedwith accidents, natural disasters, terrorism,human errors, and disease. Riskmanagement requires sophisticated toolsfor risk assessment and risk communication.Understanding the nature of risk incomplex systems requires a broadinterdisciplinary mix of expertise. TheCenter for Human Performance and

Vision StatementA multidisiplinary research community workingwith the private and public sectors to addressrisks in complex systems involving humansand technology.

Funding SourcesThe Center has been funded by private industry,the Department of Homeland Security, the ArmyResearch Office, and others.