Dr. Matteo Spada

Dr. Matteo Spada
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Technology Assessment
Technoparkstrasse 2
8400 Winterthur
Persönliches Profil
Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in Risiko und Resilienz
www.zhaw.ch/ine
Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse
Risikobewertung, Resilienz-Bewertung, Multi-Kriterien Entscheidungsanalyse, Kritische Infrastrukturen, Naturgefahren
Aus- und Fortbildung
2006-2011: Doktorat in Erdwissenschaft, ETH Zürich, Schweiz
1999-2005: Master in Physik, Bologna Universität, Italien
Beruflicher Werdegang
Seit 2021: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der ZHAW, Schweiz
2013-2021: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Risiko Analytiker an der Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Schweiz
2011-2012: PostDoc an der Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zürich, Schweiz
2005-2006: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italien
Mitglied in Netzwerken
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA)
Projekte
- Designing and simulating resilient supply chain networks: ensuring mission critical supplies in disruption with ripple effect / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
- Massive Dekarbonisierung des Schweizer Gebäudebestands (RENOWAVE) / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
Publikationen
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Mignan, Arnaud; Spada, Matteo; Burgherr, Peter; Wang, Ziqi; Sornette, Didier,
2022.
PLOS ONE.
17(2), S. e0263962.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263962
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Burgherr, Peter; Siskos, Eleftherios; Mutel, Christopher; Lordan-Perret, Rebecca; Spada, Matteo,
2022.
In:
Leva, Maria Chiara; Patelli, Edoardo; Podofillini, Luca; Wilson, Simon, Hrsg.,
Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference.
32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland, 28 August - 1 September 2022.
Singapore:
Research Publishing.
S. 2621-2628.
Verfügbar unter: https://www.rpsonline.com.sg/proceedings/esrel2022/pdf/S16-03-424.pdf
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Spada, Matteo; Dickey, Gunnar; Burgherr, Peter,
2022.
Accident risk assessment for solar photovoltaic manufacturing [Paper].
In:
Leva, Maria Chiara; Patelli, Edoardo; Podofillini, Luca; Wilson, Simon, Hrsg.,
Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference.
32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland, 28 August - 1 September 2022.
Singapore:
Research Publishing.
S. 2605-2612.
Verfügbar unter: https://www.rpsonline.com.sg/proceedings/esrel2022/pdf/S16-01-018.pdf
Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Linden, D., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Becker, W., Gasser, P. and Burgherr, P. (2021). A framework based on statistical analysis and stakeholders’ preferences to inform weighting in composite indicators. Environmental Modelling & Software, doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105208
Spada, M., Sutra, E. and Burgherr, P. (2021). Comparative Accident Risk Assessment with focus on Deep Geothermal Energy Systems in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, Geothermics,doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2021.102142
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Vetsch, D., Marelli, S., Whealton, C., Burgherr, P. and Sudret, B. (2020). Metamodelling for Uncertainty Quantification of a Flood Wave Model for Concrete Dam Breaks, Energies, Vol. 13(14), 3685, doi: 10.3390/en13143685
Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Kim, W., Zhang, Y. and Burgherr, P. (2020). MCDA Index Tool - An Interactive Software to Develop Indices and Rankings, Environment Systems and Decisions, doi: 10.1007/s10669-020-09784-x
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Sacco, T. (2020). Probabilistic analysis of dam accidents worldwide: Risk assessment for dams of different purposes in OECD and non-OECD countries with focus on time trend analysis, Risk Analysis, doi: 10.1111/risa.13536
Gasser, P., Cinelli, M., Labijak, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Kadziński, M. and Stojadinovic, B. (2020). Quantifying Electricity Supply Resilience of Countries with Robust Efficiency Analysis, Energies, Vol. 13, 1535, doi: 10.3390/en13071535
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2020). Comparative Risk Assessment for Fossil Energy Chains using Bayesian Model Averaging, Energies, Vol. 13(2), 295, doi: 10.3390/en13020295
Gasser, P., Suter, J., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S., Kadzinski, M. and Stojadinovic, B. (2020). Comprehensive resilience assessment of electricity supply security for 140 countries, Ecological Indicators, Vol. 110, 105731, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105731
Lustenberger, P., Schumacher, F., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Stojadinović, B. (2019). Assessing the Performance of the European Natural Gas Network for Selected Supply Disruption Scenarios Using Open-Source Information. Energies, Vol. 12 (24), 4685, doi: 10.3390/en12244685
Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Kadzinski, M., Miebs, G. and Burgherr, P. (2019). Advancing hazard assessment of energy accidents in the Natural Gas sector with rough set theory and decision rules, Energies, Vol. 12, doi: 10.3390/en12214178
Lordan-Perret, R., Wright, A.L., Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Rosner, R. (2019). Attacks on energy infrastructure targeting democratic institutions, Energy Policy,
doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.025
Gasser, P., Lustenberger, P., Cinelli, M., Kim, W., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S., Stojadinovic, B. and Sun, T. Y. (2019). A review on resilience assessment of energy systems, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, doi:10.1080/23789689.2019.1610600
Kim, W., Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Lustenberger, P., Kalinina, A. and Hirschberg, S. (2019). Energy-related Severe Accident Database (ENSAD): cloud-based geospatial platform, Big Earth Data, doi:10.1080/20964471.2019.1586276
Kalinina, A., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2018). Application of a Bayesian hierarchical modeling for risk assessment of accidents at hydropower dams, Safety Science, Vol. 110, pp. 164-177, doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.08.006
Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Boutinard Rouelle, P. (2018). Comparative risk assessment with focus on hydrogen and selected fuel cells: Application to Europe, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 43(19), pp. 9470-9481, doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.004
Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Hohl, M. (2018). Toward the validation of a National Risk Assessment against historical observations using a Bayesian approach: application to the Swiss case, Journal of Risk Research, doi: 10.1080/13669877.2018.1459794
Spada, M., Paraschiv, F. and Burgherr, P. (2018). A Comparison of Risk Measures for Accidents in the Energy Sector and Their Implications on Decision-Making Strategies, Energy, Vol. 154, pp. 277-288, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.110
Sutra, E., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Chemicals usage in stimulation processes for shale gas and deep geothermal systems: A comprehensive review and comparison, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 77, pp. 1-11, doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.108
Hirschberg, S., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., Cazzoli, E., Heck, T., Spada, M. and Treyer, K. (2016). Health effects of technologies for power generation: Contributions from normal operation, severe accidents and terrorist threat. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 145, 373-387. doi: 10.1016/j.ress.2015.09.013
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2016). An aftermath analysis of the 2014 coal mine accident in Soma, Turkey: Use of risk performance indicators based on historical experience. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 87, 134–140. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.11.020
Volkart, K., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S., Schenler, W. and Spada, M. (2016). Interdisciplinary assessment of renewable, nuclear and fossil power generation with and without carbon capture and storage in view of the new Swiss energy policy. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 54, Part 1, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.08.023
Burgherr, P., Giroux, J. and Spada, M. (2015). Accidents in the Energy Sector and Energy Infrastructure Attacks in the Context of Energy Security. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 6(2), 271-283. ejrr.lexxion.eu/article/EJRR/2015/2/14
Lordan, R., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Import-adjusted fatality rates for individual Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries caused by accidents in the oil energy chain. Journal of Cleaner Production, 108, Part A, 1203-1212. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.097
Spada, M., Bianchi, I., Kissling, E., Piana Agostinetti, N. and Wiemer, S. (2013). Combining controlled-source seismology and receiver function information to derive 3-D Moho topography for Italy. Geophysical Journal International, 194(2), 1050–1068. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt148
Spada, M., Tormann, T., Wiemer, S. and Enescu, B. (2013). Generic dependence of the frequency-size distribution of earthquakes on depth and its relation to the strength profile of the crust. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(4), 709-714. doi: 10.1029/2012GL054198
Sørensen, M. B., Spada, M., Babeyko, A. J., Wiemer, S. and Grünthal, G. (2012). Probabilistic tsunami hazard in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, 117(B1). doi: 10.1029/2010JB008169
Spada, M., Wiemer, S. and Kissling, E. (2011). Quantifying a Potential Bias in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment: Seismotectonic Zonation with Fractal Properties. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 101(6), 2694-2711. doi: 10.1785/0120110006
Li, H., Michelini, A., Zhu, L., Bernardi, F. and Spada, M. (2007). Crustal velocity structure in Italy from analysis of regional seismic waveforms. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(6), 2024-2039. doi: 10.1785/0120070071
Books and Book Chapters
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2021). Comparative Risk Assessment and External Costs of Accidents for Passenger Transportation in Switzerland. In Castanier, B. and Cepin, M. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Research Publishing, Singapore.
Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., Spada, M., Lustenberger, P. and Dupuy, A. (2021). Resilience of the European Natural Gas Network to Hybrid Threats. . In Castanier, B. and Cepin, M. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Research Publishing, Singapore.
Gasser, P., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Stojadinovic, B. (2019). Indices under the spotlight: An Approach to Unveil and Manage the Implicit Tradeoffs between Indicators. In Beer, M. and Zio, E. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Research Publishing, Singapore.
Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Vandepaer, L., Lustenberger, P. and Kim, W. (2019). Comparative Risk Assessment of Accidents in the Energy Sector within Different Long-Term Scenarios and Marginal Electricity Supply Mixes. In Beer, M. and Zio, E. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Research Publishing, Singapore.
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2019). A Hierarchical Approximate Bayesian Computation (HABC) for Accident Risk in the Energy Sector triggered by Natural Events. In Beer, M. and Zio, E. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Research Publishing, Singapore.
Burgherr, P., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Blaszczynski, J., Słowiński, R. and Pannatier, Y. (2018). Risk assessment of worldwide refinery accidents using advanced classification methods: effects of refinery configuration and geographic location on outcome risk levels. In Haugen, S., Barros, A., van Gulijk, C., Kongsvik,T. and Vinnem, J. E. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability – Safe Societies in a Changing World. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Kalinina, A., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2018). Alternative life-loss rates for failures of large concrete and masonry dams in mountain regions of OECD countries. In Haugen, S., Barros, A., van Gulijk, C., Kongsvik, T. and Vinnem, J. E. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability – Safe Societies in a Changing World. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Sacco, T. (2018). Analysis of historical dam accidents worldwide: risk indicators and risk maps. In CIGB ICOLD (Eds.): 26th International Congress on Large Dams. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Lustenberger, P., Kim, W., Schumacher, F., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2018). Network analysis of the European natural gas infrastructure to quantify its performance in long-duration pipeline shutdown scenarios. In Haugen, S., Barros, A., van Gulijk, C., Kongsvik,T. and Vinnem, J. E. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability – Safe Societies in a Changing World. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Spada, M. and Ferretti, V. (2018). Toward the integration of uncertainty and probabilities in spatial multi-criteria risk analysis: an application to tanker oil spills. In Haugen, S., Barros, A., van Gulijk, C., Kongsvik,T. and Vinnem, J. E. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability – Safe Societies in a Changing World. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Hirschberg, S., Kim, W., Gasser, P. and Lustenberger, P. (2017). The Energy-related Severe Accident Database (ENSAD) for comparative risk assessment of accidents in the energy sector. In Cepin, M. and Bris, R. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Miebs, G., Kadziński, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Classification models for the risk assessment of energy accidents in the natural gas sector. In The 2nd International workshop on Modelling of Physical, Economic and Social Systems for Resilience Assessment, 14-16 December 2017, Ispra, Italy. Publications Office of the European Union. doi.org/10.2760/556714
Gasser, P., Lustenberger, P., Sun, T., Kim, W., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Security of electricity supply indicators in a resilience context. In Cepin, M. and Bris, R. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Kalinina, A., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Uncertainty of the outflow hydrograph resulting from the break of a concrete dam. In Cepin, M. and Bris, R. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Lustenberger, P., Sun, T., Gasser, P., Kim, W., Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Hirschberg, S. and Stojadinovic, B. (2017). Potential impacts of selected natural hazards and technical failures on the natural gas transmission network in Europe. In Cepin, M. and Bris, R. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Spada, M., Boutinard, P., Burgherr, P. and Giardini, D. (2017). Comparative risk assessment of hydrogen accidents in Europe. In Cepin, M. and Bris, R. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A., Eckle, P. and Pannatier, Y. (2016). Accident risk assessment of refineries depending on configuration and geographic location. In Walls, L., Revie, M., Bedford, T. (Eds.): Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Marelli, S. and Sudret, B. (2016). A Bayesian hierarchical modelling for hydropower risk assessment. In Walls, L., Revie, M., Bedford, T. (Eds.): Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK.
Burgherr, P., Spada, M., Kalinina, A. and Page, P. (2015). Regionalized risk assessment of accidental oil spills using worldwide data. In Podofillini, L., Sudret, B., Stojadinovic, B., Zio, E. and Kröger, W. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability Complex Engineered Systems. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. doi: 10.1201/b19094-12
Hirschberg, S., Benighaus, C., Burgherr, P., Evans, K., Kant, M., Kissling, E., Renn, O., Rudolf Von Rohr, P., Scheichinger, B., Schenler, W., Spada, M., Stauffacher, M., Treyer, K., Wiederkehr, R. and Wiemer, S. (2015). Chapter 10: Conclusions. In Hirschberg S., Wiemer S. and Burgherr P. (Eds.): Energy from the Earth. Deep Geothermal as a Resource for the Future? TA-SWISS Study TA/CD 62/2015, vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zurich, Switzerland. doi: 10.3218/3655-8
Hirschberg, S., Burgherr, P., Schenler, W., Spada, M., Treyer, K. and Bauer, C. (2015). Chapter 9: WP8: Integration. In Hirschberg S., Wiemer S. and Burgherr P. (Eds.): Energy from the Earth. Deep Geothermal as a Resource for the Future? TA-SWISS Study TA/CD 62/2015, vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zurich, Switzerland. doi: 10.3218/3655-8
Lordan, R., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Import-adjusted fatality rates for OECD countries caused by fossil fuel accidents. In Podofillini, L., Sudret, B., Stojadinovic, B., Zio, E. and Kröger, W. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability Complex Engineered Systems. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. doi: 10.1201/b19094-14
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Chapter 6.1: Accident Risk. In Hirschberg S., Wiemer S. and Burgherr P. (Eds.): Energy from the Earth. Deep Geothermal as a Resource for the Future? TA-SWISS Study TA/CD 62/2015, vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zurich, Switzerland. doi: 10.3218/3655-8
Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Tsianou, E. (2015). Comparative Risk Assessment for Fossil Energy Chains: Severe Accidents triggered by Natural Hazards. In Podofillini, L., Sudret, B., Stojadinovic, B., Zio, E. and Kröger, W. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability Complex Engineered Systems. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. doi: 10.1201/b19094-16
Burgherr, P., Giroux, J. and Spada, M. (2014). Vulnerability of energy infrastructure to intentional attacks – The interplay of resource, conflict and security. In Nowakowski, T., Młyńczak, M., Jodejko-Pieruczuk, A. and Werbińska-Wojciechowska, S. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability: Methodology and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. doi: 10.1201/b17399-206
Spada, M., Sutra, E., Wolf, S. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Accident Risk Assessment for Deep Geothermal Energy Systems. In Nowakowski, T., Młyńczak, M., Jodejko-Pieruczuk, A. and Werbińska-Wojciechowska, S. (Eds.): Safety and Reliability: Methodology and Applications. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. doi: 10.1201/b17399-208
Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S. and Spada, M. (2013). Comparative Assessment of Accident Risks in the Energy Sector. In Kovacevic, R. M., Pflug, G. C. and Vespucci, M. T. (Eds.): Handbook of Risk Management in Energy Production and Trading. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 199. Springer Science+Business Media, New York, USA. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9035-7_18
Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Sacco, T. and Burgherr, P. (2017). Risk assessment for dams of different types and purposes in OECD and non-OECD countries with focus on time trend analysis., HYDRO 2017, Sevilla, Spain. www.hydropower-dams.com/product/hydro-2017-event-proceedings/
Burgherr, P., Hirschberg, S., Spada, M. and Eckle, P. (2016). Towards a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Energy Supply: The Role of Resilience in a Holistic and Integrated Framework. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/conference-proceedings/
Lordan-Perret, R., Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Rosner, R. (2016). Qualitative Risk Assessment of Coal Combustion Residue Impoundment Closure. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/conference-proceedings/
Rosner, R., Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Lordan-Perret, R. (2016). Resilient Energy Infrastructures: Energy Security and Sustainability Implications. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/conference-proceedings/
Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Hohl, M. (2016). Towards the Validation of National Risk Assessments against Historical Observations Using a Bayesian Approach: Application to the Swiss Case. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/conference-proceedings/
Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Kalinina, A. (2015). Regionalized Risk Assessment of Accidental Tanker Spills using Worldwide Data. The 5th International Symposium on Ship Operation, Management & Economics (SOME), Athens, Greece.
Burgherr, P. and Spada, M. (2014). Comparative Risk Assessment of Energy Technologies in the Context of Energy Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Sustainability. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/about/former-conferences/idrc-davos-2014/conference-proceedings/
Hirschberg, S., Bauer, C., Burgherr, P., Cazzoli, E., Heck, T., Spada, M. and Treyer, K. (2014). Health Effects of Technologies for Power Generations: Contributions from Normal Operation, Severe Accidents and Terrorist Threat. Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM), Honolulu, USA. psam12.org/proceedings/paper/paper_546_1.pdf
Lordan, R., Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Import-Adjusted Fatality Rates for Individual OECD Countries Caused by Accidents in the Oil Energy Chain. International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/about/former-conferences/idrc-davos-2014/conference-proceedings/
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2014). Towards Extreme Consequence Accidents in Energy Sector: Are they expected based on historical observations? International Risk and Disaster Conference (IDRC), Davos, Switzerland. idrc.info/about/former-conferences/idrc-davos-2014/conference-proceedings/
Spada, M., Burgherr, P. and Hirschberg, S. (2014). Comparative Assessment of Severe Accidents Risk in
the Energy Sector: Uncertainty Estimation Using a Combination of Weighting Tree and Bayesian Hierarchical Models. Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (PSAM), Honolulu, USA. psam12.org/proceedings/paper/paper_194_1.pdf
Reports
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2021). sMCDA Tool: An interactive tool for spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. User Manual. Version 1.0. Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Linden, D., Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Becker, W. and Burgherr, P. (2021). Composite Indicator Analysis and Optimization (CIAO) Tool.
Cinelli, M., Spada, M., Zhang, Y., Kim, W., Burgherr, P. (2020). MCDA Index Tool: an interactive software to develop indices and rankings.
Spada, M., Treyer, K., Schenler, W., Burgherr, P. and Cox, B. (2019). Deliverable report on the results of sustainability assessment. Deliverable no D6.2, ALKAMMONIA: Ammonia-fuelled alkaline fuel cells for remote power applications. Brussels, Belgium
Spada, M., Burgherr, P., Cox, B., Schenler, W., Treyer, K. (2017). Socio-economic analysis of the alkaline fuel cell system: Effects for utilities and society. Deliverable no D8.03, POWER-UP: Demonstration of 500 kWe alkaline fuel cell system with heat capture. Brussels, Belgium
Kalinina, A., Spada, M., Marelli, S., Burgherr, P. and Sudret, B. (2016). Uncertainties in the risk assessment of hydropower dams. State-of-the-art and Outlook. Report RSUQ-2016-8, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villigen PSI and ETH Zurich, Chair of Risk, Safety and Uncertainty Quantification, Zurich, Switzerland. www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/baug/ibk/risk-safety-and-uncertainty-dam/publications/reports/RSUQ-2016-008.pdf
Spada, M. and Burgherr, P. (2015). Modeling frequencies and expected maximum consequences of catastrophic events in Switzerland based on historical observations. Final Report commissioned by the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP). Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Burgherr, P., Spada, M. and Kalinina A. (2014). Comparative assessment of oil spill risks for different regions and facility types. Final Report commissioned by BP International Ltd. Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Fäh, D., Wiemer, S., Edwards, B., Poggi, V., Roten, D., Grolimund, R., Spada, M., Schechinger, B., Tormann, T. and Wössner, J. (2014). Earthquake Strong Motion Research Report. In Research and Experience Report – ENSI-AN-9157. Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), Brugg, Switzerland.
Fäh, D., Wiemer, S., Edwards, B., Poggi, V., Roten, D., Grolimund, R., Spada, M., Schechinger, B. and Wössner, J. (2013). Expertengruppe Starkbeben Report. In Research and Experience Report – ENSI-AN-8779. Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), Brugg, Switzerland.
Fäh, D., Wiemer, S., Edwards, B., Poggi, V., Roten, D., Grolimund, R., Spada, M. and Wössner, J. (2012). Expertengruppe Starkbeben Report. In Research and Experience Report – ENSI-AN-8301. Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), Brugg, Switzerland.