14th-16th OCTOBER 2025
BRINDISI, ITALY

Frederic Petit

Frederic Petit

  • Project Officer
  • European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy

    Frédéric Petit is a Project Officer at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the Unit on Space, Connectivity, and Economic Security, where he conducts R&D activities in critical entities’ protection and resilience and the development of frameworks and tools to inform resilience enhancement strategies and policies.
    Before taking this role at the JRC in 2023, Frédéric was Principal Infrastructure Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory, United States, for 13 years, where he led the development of decision-analysis methodologies for assessing the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. He has been actively engaged in the development, implementation, and education (training and communication) of risk assessment methodologies for various critical infrastructures, critical functions, and critical entities for more than 20 years.
    Frédéric holds a particular interest in developing risk and emergency management approaches that will enable a better understanding of both socio-technical and environmental risks and will also account for the needs of the public while promoting regional and community resilience. He is an internationally recognized expert in infrastructure interdependencies and co-author of the standard operating procedure used by U.S. government agencies to better understand and incorporate these complex relationships into their assessment programs.
    Frédéric earned a Ph.D. and an M.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada, an M.Sc. in Earth Sciences / Environment from the Université du Québec à Montréal in Canada, and an M.Sc. in Earth Sciences from Joseph Fourier University in France. He serves as Associate Editor for the International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection and is a member of the editorial board of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Infrastructure Systems.

    Sessions

    • Developing and Implementation of Risk Assessments and Emergency Management within CER and NIS2

      Developing and implementing Risk Assessments under CER and NIS2 necessitates identifying critical infrastructure and entities and assessing all relevant hazards and threats, including natural induced disasters like floods and earthquakes and man-made incidents. Integrated governance ensures these assessments inform robust resilience planning and emergency management frameworks. It is important to establish clear responsibilities, communication protocols, and coordinated actions across sectors to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions caused by both cyber and physical events, ensuring continuity of essential services.

    • Emerging Threats against CI/CE

      The threats to critical infrastructure and entities continue to evolve. Cyberattacks are becoming more elaborate, threat of terrorism activities are on the increase, natural induced disasters worsen due to the changing weather patterns, and new threats like drone attacks and AI misuse emerge. This constant shift demands continuous updates to security measures. How can we identify, monitor and manage their potential damage?