How internet search algorithms could help critical infrastructure

How internet search algorithms could help critical infrastructure

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new element in critical infrastructure protection. They’ve discovered how the algorithms that rank pages in internet searches also can help planners better understand how to prevent cascading failures in electrical or water systems. PNNL mathematician Bill Kay joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss how it all works. Interview transcript: Bill Kay: When you imagine …