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Consortium for Intelligent Grid Research, Education & Analysis (CIGRAE) The Consortium for Intelligent Grid Research & Analysis (CIGRAE) serves as the focal point for Virginia Tech’s activities and contributions to making the smart grid a reality. CIGRAE provides a platform to bring together the planners, designers, developers and users of the smart grid who come from industry, government, academia and the general public. Activities at the center include multi-disciplinary research in the areas of electric power systems, renewable energy technologies, and cyber security. |
| Center for Energy and the Global Environment (CEAGE) CEAGE is a research and educational center that examines issues related to energy and energy’s role in the global environment. Its mission is to promote cooperation among diverse groups interested in sustainable energy development, and to act as a catalyst for developing solutions to environmental problems in many regions of the world. |
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Cyber Assurance and Trust (CyCare) Cycare is a center created to advance the knowledge and practice of information assurance through the integration of world-class research, high quality education, strategic technology transfer and building partnerships. Its aim is to develop robust and pervasive capabilities and coordinated efforts that detect, analyze, and appropriately respond to cyberspace attacks. |
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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) The Disaster Risk Reduction Program at Virginia Tech (DRR) is a multi-disciplinary academic research and implementation center of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). DRR is a network for applied research, implementation and dissemination in the field of disaster risk management. It includes natural scientists, engineers, architects, urban planners, economists, sociologists and policy analysts. DRR takes a systems approach to disaster management including the identification of risks (hazard and vulnerability), reduction of risk through development of physical and operational mitigation measures and risk transfer through the mechanisms of insurance and relief policy. |
