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The Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) is a computing platform which aims to support advanced research into national infrastructure including, but not limited to: transport, water, energy and city scale modelling.[1] DAFNI was established in 2017.[2] It brings together data, computing resources and expertise to accelerate UK infrastructure research. It now offers unique software which allows researchers to study complex infrastructure systems in cities, such a sewage systems or transportation networks.[3]

Chair of the DAFNI Strategy Board is Jim Hall.[4] He is Professor of Environmental Risks in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford,[5] a senior research fellow in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Linacre College.

Funding and Partners

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From 2017 to 2021, DAFNI was funded by an UKRI EPSRC £8m investment in the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) to provide world-leading infrastructure systems research capabilities and enhance the quality of outputs.[6] Since then, the DAFNI programme has received a £1.4m grant under EPSRC's Resource Only Strategic Equipment [7] and in March 2023 UKRI awarded £4m to STFC Scientific Computing to establish a national Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis, moving DAFNI into a new phase of operation. Further UK Government funding was received in 2024.[8]

Institutions working with DAFNI include Imperial,[9] University of Bristol,[10] Cranfield University,[11] UCL CASA [12] and Newcastle University.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "DAFNI aims high with analytics for infrastructure". UKAuthority. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ "Launch of the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) - Innovate UK Business Connect". 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ Matthews, Brian; Hall, Jim; Batty, Michael; Blainey, Simon; Cassidy, Nigel; Choudhary, Ruchi; Coca, Daniel; Hallett, Stephen; Harou, Julien J; James, Phil; Lomax, Nik; Oliver, Peter; Sivakumar, Aruna; Tryfonas, Theodoros; Varga, Liz (2023-09-01). "DAFNI: a computational platform to support infrastructure systems research". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and Construction. 176 (3): 108–116. doi:10.1680/jsmic.22.00007. ISSN 2397-8759.
  4. ^ "CES". ces.pagelizard.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  5. ^ "People | School of Geography and the Environment". www.geog.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. ^ Admin (2019-07-10). "Informed decisions". Construction & Civil Engineering magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  7. ^ Smart, Belinda (2023-08-25). "£1.4M announced for digital modelling projects that support infrastructure climate change resilience". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  8. ^ "Pilot projects will aid better and safer use of data in research". www.ukri.org. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  9. ^ "Resilience scenarios for Integrated Water Systems - £330K DAFNI funded project | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  10. ^ Bristol, University of. "August: Funding for climate change resilience project | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  11. ^ "Cranfield assesses UK aviation resilience". www.airportsinternational.com. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  12. ^ UCL (2023-06-27). "The DAFNI Hardware Fund powers CASA research on the impacts of major infrastructure projects". The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  13. ^ "Boosting the resilience of urban areas against floods". Press Office. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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