Advanced Monitoring with Enhanced Security in Critical Infrastructures: the DOSSIER framework

Current monitoring procedures for critical infrastructure, especially in structural health, primarily rely on manual inspections, which require physical contact and are often laborintensive, time-consuming, and costly. Visual observations dominate these inspections. Smart and secure sensing solutions based on the Internet of Things can significantly improve monitoring for critical infrastructures like bridges, roads, and smart grids.The DOSSIER framework aims to enhance health monitoring of critical infrastructures through non-invasive, advanced sensor networks and heterogeneous data sources to evaluate infrastructure conditions and detect anomalies. The framework’s objectives include data acquisition from multiple and heterogeneous sources, adopting predictive models to provide early warnings, and implementing rule-based processing of acquired information. Additionally, DOSSIER aims to extend the service life of existing infrastructures by reducing the impact of anomalies, including those resulting from attacks.