The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.5 million through its Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program, Phase II, to build an open-source ecosystem around IN-CORE, the Interdependent Networked Community Resilience Modeling Environment. Dr. Milad Roohi, Assistant Professor and Director of the Smart Resilient Infrastructure and Urban Systems (SiRIUS) Lab, is a co-principal investigator on the project, which began August 15, 2026, and runs through July 2028.
The project is led by Colorado State University, with John W. van de Lindt as principal investigator. Co-principal investigators include Jamie E. Padgett (Rice University), Jong S. Lee (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Xinyue Ye (University of Alabama), and Dr. Roohi.
IN-CORE is open-source software that models how natural hazards affect entire communities, from initial impact through recovery. The new project will grow a community around IN-CORE that spans researchers, software developers, insurers, resilience planners, government agencies and other stakeholders, with activities that include setting up a governance structure and recruiting new users and contributors. The SiRIUS Lab uses IN-CORE community resilience testbeds in its research on damage, recovery, and mitigation planning.
This work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. 2550227.
