Protecting critical infrastructures, such as electrical power grids,
has become a significant concern for many nation states in recent
years. Increasing attention is being given to the problem of
infrastructure modeling, in order to help identify and redress
potential vulnerabilities. Understanding critical infrastructure
behavior involves modeling not only individual infrastructures, but
also the dependencies that can exist across related infrastructures.
Our research adopts a multi-dimensional approach to critical
infrastructure modeling that employs Cougaar as the central
architecture for agent-based integration of heterogeneous modeling
knowledge, both within and more importantly across
infrastructures. This paper presents an overview of our research,
describes the integration of Cougaar in the overall modeling
environment under development, and outlines our experiences with
Cougaar in the development process.