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Proceedings Published for 2011 DHS S&T University Summit

The Journal of Homeland Security has published the proceedings of the 2011 DHS Science Conference – 5th Annual University Network Summit, focused on Catastrophes and Complex Systems: Transportation. Thirty-seven white papers from the Summit, held March 30–April 1 in Washington, DC, are now available in a special on-line issue published on June 21, 2011 at: Homeland Security Journal DHS University Summit 2011


Audio Recordings Now Available

Audio recordings of the presentations from this year's DHS Summit are now available.


Student Posters Now Available

Posters from this year's Student Day are now linked on the Student Posters Listing page.


Student Presentations Now Available

Presentations from this year's Student Day are now linked on the Student Day Schedule page.


Presentations Now Available

Presentations from this year's Summit are now linked on the Materials page. They are linked within the agenda also.



2008 SUMMIT ARCHIVE

Audio Recordings

Below are links to the audio recordings from the 2008 DHS University Network Summit. These file require the Windows Media Player or an equivalent media player that can stream WMA files. The Windows Media Player is available for free download on the Microsoft Web site.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Welcome, Opening Keynote Matthew Clark, DHS
Jay M. Cohen, DHS Under Secretary for Science & Technology
Dr. John Marburger III
Explosives Division Plenary Panel
Title: Explosives Division

Doug Bauer, Jimmie Oxley, Mike Silevitch, Jim Tuttle

Chemical & Biological Division Plenary Panel
Title: Chemical and Biological Division and COE Alignment
Donald Bansleben, Tam Garland, Sandy Landsberg, John Seltzer

Lunch:
Introduction

Student Poster Award Presentations

Keynote: NY & NJ Port Authority


Matthew Clark

Under Secretary Jay M. Cohen

Diana Beecher, Chief Technology Officer

Command Control and Interoperability Plenary Panel
Title: Chemical & Biological Division and COE Alignment
Eduard Hovy, Joe Kielman, Richard May, Michael Tobia, Lance Valcour
 

Concurrent Panel Sessions (2:15 - 3:15 pm)

Explosives Detection

Doug Bauer, Greg Dicinoski, Jimmie Oxley, William Rhodes, Mike Silevitch

Innovative Education Environments David Ebert, Cinda Heeren, Christopher Janneck, Eric Klopfer, Tom Kowalyczyk, Isaac Maya, Mildred Ofosu, Cindy Randall, David Starkston
Mitigating & Recovering from Chemical and Biological Attacks

Don Bansleben, George Bettinger, Lance Brooks, Eiichi Tamiya, Leslie Yeo

Collaborative Research with Minority Serving Institutions Terri Adams-Fuller, David Caspi, Nina Fefferman, Asamoah Nkwanta, Edu Suarez

Data & Visual Analytics Research

Kris Cook, John Dill, Eduard Hovy, William Ribarsky, John Stasko

 

Concurrent Panel Sessions (3:30 - 4:30 pm)

Breakthrough Research in Explosives

Doug Bauer, Jimmie Oxley, Bill Rhodes, Claude Roux, Mike Silevitch

Medical Surge Capacity Gabe Kelen, Kathie McCracken, David Marcozzi

Event Modeling - Part I
Event Modeling - Part II

Tim Carpenter, Tam Garland, Andy Jaine, John Seltzer

Biological Threat Characterization Kevin Anderson, Steve Bennett, Diane Berry, Chuck Haas, Sandy Landsberg, Tomoya Saito

DHS Scholars & Fellows: The Best and the Brightest

Lindsey Holmstrom, Stuart Lee, Michael Metzger, Azedah Namvar, Tom O'Sullivan

Transitioning Research into Usage to Support of Regional Needs Bruce Baicar, David Ebert, Richard May, William Pottenger

 

Lessons Learned from Natural and Terrorist Emergencies in the UK since 2000

 

John Tesh, Deputy Director for Capabilities, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, UK Cabinet Office

 

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Welcome, Opening Keynote

Borders and Maritime Security Division Plenary Panel
Title: Borders & Maritime Security Division

NOTE: The Keynote and first panel session are in the same audio file

Matthew Clark, DHS
Dennis Schrader, FEMA

Rowdy Adams, Michael Bruno, James Gaines, Jeanne Lin, Jay Nunamaker, Jose Riojas, Roy Wilkins,

Human Factors Division Plenary Panel
Title: Analyzing & Assessing Terrorist Threats
Gary LaFree, Mark Mansour, Magnus Ranstorp, Sharla Rausch, Allison Smith

Infrastructure Protection and Geophysical Science Division Plenary Panel
Title: IGD Activities & Needs from University Centers of Excellence

Guy Barber, Chris Doyle, Mary Ellen Hynes, Mike Matthews, Gavin Smith

Keynote: Homeland Security and Academic Research in the UK
Sir Keith O’Nions, UK, Director General of Science and Innovation

International Panel - International Homeland Security Challenges
Title: International Homeland Security Challenges & Research Opportunities

Anthony Ashley, Fook Kay Lee, Marco Malacarne, Lilia Ramirez, Shinichi Mizumoto, Bengt Sundelius

Risk Assessment Plenary Panel
Title: Multi-Dimensional Risk – Multi-Discipline Collaboration
Steve Bennett, Adam Rose, Bob Ross, Detlof Von Winterfeldt
 

Concurrent Panel Sessions (2:45 - 3:45 pm)

Research on Community Resilience Around the World

Michael Dunaway, Louise Lemyre, Lorraine Mazerolle, Fran Norris, Allison Smith

Infrastructure Protection Activities & Needs from University COE (Audio file also includes Infrastructure panel from next time slot) John Fortune, Mary Ellen Hynes, Jimmie Oxley, Mike Silevitch, Gavin Smith

Emergency Preparedness & Response Activities and Needs from University COE

Gabe Kelen, Jalal Mapar, Beverly Raphael, Garry Stevens, Satoshi Tadokoro

Maritime Domain Awareness: Security Challenges Worthy of Research Dan Boger, Peter Crouch, Theo Gemelas, David Throckmorton

Risk Sciences - Case Studies in Innovative Multi-Disciplinary Risk Analysis

Alison Jones, Chloe Squires, Detlof Von Winterfeldt, Henry Willis

 

Concurrent Panel Sessions (4:00 - 5:00 pm)

Infrastructure & Geophysical Division Activities and Needs from University COE (Audio file also includes Infrastructure panel from earlier time slot) Warren Edwards, Mary Ellen Hynes, Mike Matthews, Kathie McCracken, Gavin Smith

Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Activities and Needs from University COE

James Coolahan, Josh Epstein, Gerry Frazier, Charles Hutchings, Kurt Peterson

Port Security Chuck Brownstein, Rich Cooper, Theo Gemelas, Scott Glenn, Bob Knetl, David Olive, Don Phillips

Real World Applications of Student Research Projects

Part I - Audio
Part II - Audio

Kelly Matthews, Praveen Paruchuri

   
Closing Comments Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider, US Department of Homeland Security