Collaborative, Industry-Driven Research
CATIS is built around a collaborative research model where industry, academia, and policy stakeholders work together to address real-world challenges in catastrophic cyber and terrorism risk.
Research is not developed in isolation. It is shaped, prioritized, and refined through active engagement with members of the Industry Advisory Board.
Research at CATIS follows a structured, member-driven process:
Members identify key challenges, emerging risks, and priority areas based on operational needs.
These inputs are translated into research themes and problem statements.
Faculty teams develop research proposals aligned with these priorities.
Industry members review and vote on which projects are funded.
This process ensures that all research activities are aligned with real industry needs and evolving risk landscapes.
CATIS supports interdisciplinary research across a range of critical areas, including:
These areas are continuously refined based on member input and evolving industry needs.
CATIS provides multiple ways for members to engage directly in research activities:
This ensures that research remains grounded, iterative, and actionable.
CATIS is focused on producing outputs that go beyond academic publications. Research outcomes include:
The goal is to generate insights that can be directly applied within organizations and across the broader ecosystem.
Research at CATIS integrates multiple perspectives:
Understanding attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and threat landscapes that drive catastrophic risk.
Quantifying risk, pricing coverage, and designing market structures for emerging perils.
Analyzing interdependencies and cascading failures across critical infrastructure.
Applying advanced analytics to risk modeling, scenario generation, and decision support.
Evaluating frameworks for backstops, disclosure, and systemic risk governance.
Assessing evolving threat scenarios and their implications for the insurance ecosystem.
This interdisciplinary approach is essential for addressing risks that are systemic, interconnected, and evolving.
CATIS provides a neutral, structured environment where organizations can explore complex challenges collaboratively. By bringing together stakeholders across the ecosystem, the center enables: