Conference Abstracts and Presentations
October 13, 2022. R. Zimmerman, D. Laefer, A. Leidner, W. Dorf, C. Restrepo, K. Hertz, and P. Gmelch. Invited UNUM project presentation to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) community resilience group, Engineering Laboratory.
September 19, 2022. “The Centrality of Collaboration in Social Services for Sustainability and Communities,” International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) Topic: 4C | Partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals. Presentation and Proceedings publication posted 11/10/22 at https://ic-sd.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/11/submission_455.pdf.
July 10-14, 2022. R. Zimmerman, Chair, plenary session on resilience, for Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure: Improving Resilience, Sustainability and Universal Access, an International multi-disciplinary Workshop held by the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) and the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) New York City, Cornell University’s Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island. Jointly sponsored by UK’s Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
June 16, 2022. R. Zimmerman Invited participant, Resilient Investment Planning and Development Working Group (RIPDWG), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). A Cross-sector Council chartered in 2018 under the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC). Sponsored by the Infrastructure Security Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Co-chaired by representatives of the Government Coordinating and Cross-sector Councils
May 18, 2022. R. Zimmerman “The Cyber-Transportation Nexus: Interconnectivity, Vulnerabilities, and Human Behavior, Selected Research Findings,” invited presentation for the meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Cybersecurity Subcommittee (AMR40(1)) Joint Subcommittee of AMR40, AED30, AMR10
May 16-17, 2022. R. Zimmerman Invited Participant, “The Future of Risk Research for Homeland Security: An Interdisciplinary Workshop.” Washington, DC, Arizona State University Barbara Barrett and Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center. Sponsored by the University at Albany Center for Advanced Red Teaming (CART) and the Arizona State University Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE)
Rae Zimmerman, 2022 forthcoming “The Interdependencies of Infrastructure,” in Urban Infrastructure: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from History and the Social Sciences, edited by J. Heathcott, J. Soffer, and R. Zimmerman. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.
Zimmerman R, A. Leidner, W. Dorf March 23, 2022, “UNUM: NYU’s Approach to Underground Infrastructure Interoperability in NYC,” Subsurface Utility Mapping Strategy Forum (SUMSF 22), www.sumsforum.com GoGeomatics Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zagA3RFrfo8
Rae Zimmerman, March 17, 2022. Panel presentation on equity and physical infrastructure, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Equitable and Resilient Infrastructure Investments, Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Applied Research Topics – Workshop 1 – Equitable and Resilient Infrastructure Investments, Panel 2 Equity and Physical Infrastructure https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-17-2022/hazard-mitigation-and-resilience-applied-research-topics-workshop-1-equitable-and-resilient-infrastructure-investments
Zimmerman, March 8, 2022. “Community Engagement and Human Behavioral Frameworks to Mitigate Infrastructure-Related Risks in Extreme Events,” Presentation for the 2022 Urban Research Day, New York University, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Rae Zimmerman, Debra Laefer, Alan Leidner, Wendy Dorf, Peter Gmelch, Carlos Restrepo, Kim Hertz, Emilie Clark, Starling Childs, Josh Lieberman, Sean Ahearn February 28, 2022. “The Complex Geography of Underground Infrastructures: Implications for Collaborative Public Services,” American Association of Geographers poster https://aag-annualmeeting.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/19/sessiongallery/5058/application/18648
Rae Zimmerman December 9, 2021. “Small Changes, Large Effects: Interconnected Infrastructure Networks in Food Supply Chain Disruptions and Multi-Modal Transportation Solutions,” Presentation in Track 1: Transportation Systems at the ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI 2021) (virtual). Abstract: https://www.icsiconference.org/sites/icsiconference.org/2021/files/inline-files/Abstracts%20for%20Technical%20Tracks%20Dec%209_0.pdf, p. 5.
Rae Zimmerman, Debra Laefer, Al Leidner, Wendy Dorf, and Peter Gmelch, December 5-9, 2021. “Risk science, communication and policy for underground infrastructures and their connectivity,” Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting (virtual). Abstract: https://sra2021.conferencespot.org/event-data/pdf/catalyst_activity_25854
Publications (UNUM acknowledged):
R. Zimmerman, “The Centrality of Collaboration in Social Services for Sustainability and Communities,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), Posted November 10, 2022. https://ic-sd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/submission_455.pdf
R. Zimmerman, “The Interdependencies of Infrastructure,” in Urban Infrastructure: Historical & Social Dimensions of an Interconnected World, edited by J. Heathcott, J. Soffer, and R. Zimmerman. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022, pp. 11-28.
Publications (UNUM related but not acknowledged)
J. Heathcott, J. Soffer, and R. Zimmerman, editors (2022). Urban Infrastructure: Historical & Social Dimensions of an Interconnected World. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.
R. Zimmerman, C. Redman, and S.A. Markolf, “Extreme Weather: Challenges for Infrastructure and Society,” in Urban Infrastructure: Historical & Social Dimensions of an Interconnected World, edited by J. Heathcott, J. Soffer and R. Zimmerman. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022, pp. 181-195.