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most citedEmergence of scale-free blackout sizes in power grids

36 citations · 36 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.soc-ph2026

Heavy tails in dynamic flow networks: Universal explanation of their emergence

Agnieszka Janicka, Fiona Sloothaak, Maria Vlasiou +1

Overload-induced cascading failures can cause extreme disruptions in a wide range of networked systems, such as power grids, transportation networks, or financial systems. Empirica…

physics.soc-ph2025

Emergence of Scale-Free Traffic Jams in Highway Networks: A Probabilistic Approach

Agnieszka Janicka, Fiona Sloothaak, Maria Vlasiou +1

Traffic congestion continues to escalate with urbanization and socioeconomic development, necessitating advanced modeling to understand and mitigate its impacts. In large-scale net…

math.PR2024

Scale-free cascading failures: Generalized approach for all simple, connected graphs

Agnieszka Janicka, Fiona Sloothaak, Maria Vlasiou

Cascading failures, wherein the failure of one component triggers subsequent failures in complex interconnected systems, pose a significant risk of disruptions and emerge across va…

math.PR2023

Failure behavior in a connected configuration model under a critical loading mechanism

Fiona Sloothaak, Lorenzo Federico

We study a cascading edge failure mechanism on a connected random graph with a prescribed degree sequence, sampled using the configuration model. This mechanism prescribes that eve…

math.OC2022

After-sales services during an asset's lifetime: collaborative planning of system upgrades

Fiona Sloothaak, Alp Akçay, Matthieu van der Heijden +1

We consider a physical asset consisting of complex systems, where the systems may require upgrades during the lifetime of the asset. In practice, the asset owner and system supplie…

physics.soc-ph2020★ 36 cited

Emergence of scale-free blackout sizes in power grids

Tommaso Nesti, Fiona Sloothaak, Bert Zwart

We model power grids as graphs with heavy-tailed sinks, which represent demand from cities, and study cascading failures on such graphs. Our analysis links the scale-free nature of…