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Security & risk: risk evaluation, technology management, environmental decisions
Strategic initiative for integrated risk management
ETH Zurich aims to become the leading centre for intergrated risk management and develops important competencies with 3 new professorships.
Globe, 4/2012: Complex systems – how we decide
Focus on complex systems - issue 4/2012 of Globe, the magazine of ETH Zurich and ETH Alumni. More
In a closely networked world, risks can quickly assume global dimensions. Risks of this magnitude can only really be countered by taking a universal, contextual approach. That is why ETH Zurich has organised its risk research into competence centres that draw together different disciplines. This makes it possible to combine models, computer simulations, data analyses and experiments in entirely new ways.
From traffic jams and their environmental consequences to how wars begin: ETH Zurich researchers study cascade effects in socio-economic systems and the associated systemic risks. Understanding the risks connected with glaciers and hydraulic engineering helps create a safer environment. Researching risks also makes students more aware of the links between climate change and natural hazards.
The ETH RiskLab carries out quantitative risk management, which combines mathematics with expertise in finance and insurance, to produce new guidelines for banks and insurance companies. The findings obtained from the research on risks relevant to society are made available to the general public in a variety of ways. A whole range of publications and advisory services are available to support both professionals working in this field and government departments in Switzerland and abroad.
The following Centres of Competence and interdisciplinary scientific centres of ETH Zurich are conducting research in the area of security and risk:
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Center for Security Studies (CSS) |
Research and teaching of CSS cover a broad range of topics related to international and Swiss security policy. On behalf of the Swiss federal administration and in cooperation with national and international partners, CSS runs the International Relations and Security Network, the Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network, the Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and the Swiss Foreign and Security Policy Network. More |
| Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED) |
The IED analyses individual and collective decisions in the context of natural resource utilization and environmental problems. More |
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Network for Natural Hazards (HazNETH) |
HazNETH provides a platform for trans-disciplinary projects focussing on process analyses, hazard assessment, vulnerability of technical, ecological, economic and political systems, measures for prevention and upgrading, risk assessment and mitigation. More |
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Risk Center |
The Risk Center’s activities aim at building
an integrated view of risk landscapes and developing the means to
understand, assess, compare and manage these. More |
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RiskLab |
RiskLab focuses on applied research in the area of quantitative risk management for finance and insurance. The research carried out at RiskLab combines academic, methodological research with a strong input from and interaction with industry partners. More |
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Zurich Information Security Center |
ZISC brings together academia and industry to promote research and education in information security. More |
In addition, the following departments of ETH Zurich are contributing to the research in the area of security and risk:
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The group develops methods that support the
consideration of the different objectives during the design process of
chemical products and processes. The research activities range from optimisation of chemical reactions and processes to environmental and life-cycle assessment of chemical products. More |
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Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) |
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The focus of the group is on applied decision theory, risk management, risk assessment, life-cycle costing, structural reliability theory together with probabilistic and statistical modelling and assessments. Fundamental research is ongoing in the areas of sustainability, risk perception, risk aversion and risk acceptance criteria. More |
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The Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) is responsible for research and teaching in the fields of hydraulic structures, fluvial hydraulics and glaciology. Besides the classical structures needed for energy production, irrigation- and water supply schemes, protection against natural hazards (flood protection, debris flow, ice falls) are main topics complemented by dynamics of ice streams, as well as glaciers and processes in permafrost. More |
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Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS) |
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The group analyses international and domestic conflicts using
social-scientific theories and methodologies, with particular attention
to the role played by macro-historical processes such as nationalism,
democratisation, and state-formation. More |
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The Chair for Development and Co-operation addresses economic and institutional reforms in developing countries, economic relationships between industrialised and developing countries as well as their ecologic and resource politics. Another focus is on strategic questions of development politics. More (in German) |
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Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) |
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The group is working on projects related to entrepreneurial risks
including the financial crisis observatory, prediction of social,
commercial and marketing success, cyber-risks and Open Source software
projects. More |
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The group's research focuses on management of uncertainty (e.g. intra- and interorganisational planning, risk and safety management, work flexibility), virtualized work (e.g. automation, organisational and technical networks, e-learning), and organisational change. More |
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Mathematics (D-MATH) |
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The group is working on 2 topics: financial and insurance mathematics. These include the disciplines of probability theory, statistics, scientific computing and partial differential equations. More |
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Financial Engineering Financial Engineering combines traditional methods of operations research, such as linear programming, and convex optimisation, with concepts of financial mathematics. The purpose is to determine the close links between (financial) risk and operational management options (decisions) in general. More |
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