| Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
| 8:00 - 8:20 a.m. |
Welcome and Student Day Overview
Stephanie Willett, Director of Education, Office of University Programs |
| 8:20 – 9:20 a.m. |
Panel 1: Aviation Security
- Aaron Elkins, University of Arizona, Vocal Analysis Software for Rapid Security Screening: Validity and Credibility Assessment Potential (363 KB)
- Shelly McArdle, University of Southern California, National responses to September 11 over time; Analyzing changes in Emotions, Behaviors, and Beliefs (285 KB)
- Limor Eger, Boston University, Study of Material Discrimination Using Multi-Energy X-Ray Computed Tomography for Explosives Detection (373 KB)
- Zachary Sun, Boston University, A Non-Rotational Approach to Computer Tomography (724 KB)
- Ziyan Wu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Full- Scale Airport Security Checkpoint Surveillance using a Camera Network (1.16 MB)
Moderator: Charles Sitkoff, Program Coordinator, DHS S&T Office of University Programs |
| 9:20 - 9:40 a.m. |
Greenfield Aviation Security
- Aaron Elkins, University of Arizona
- Christopher Lawless, University of Edinburgh
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| 9:45 - 11:20 a.m. |
Career Fair
- Science & Technology Directorate Human Capital Office
- United States Secret Service
- Transportation Security Administration
- Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute
- United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center
- Chemical Security Analysis Center
- National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Transportation Security Laboratory
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| 11:20 – 12:20 p.m. |
Panel 2: Maritime Security
- Talmor Meir, Stevens Institute of Technology, Decisions learning algorithm for acoustic vessel classification (870 KB)
- Angelica Sogor, University of Miami, Aiding in the Prevention of Terrorist Attacks in the Hudson River Through Detection of Small Vessels with UHF Radar (243 KB)
- Abish Malik, Purdue University, Coast Guard Search and Rescue Visual Analysis (856 KB)
- Jessica Spicer, University of Arkansas, Mitigating Risk in Multi-Modal Perishable Commodity Supply Chain Networks (360 KB)
- Andreas Graber, University of Miami, A study of Small Vessel Threats using Acoustic and Electro-optic Technologies (1.9 MB)
Moderator: Andrew Welch, University Programs Branch, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary |
| 12:20 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Panel 3: Surface Transportation Security
- Thomas Montz, Louisiana State University, Integration of Household Decisions Making with dynamic Transportation Modeling to Evaluate Hurricane Evacuation (751 KB)
- Yu Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Consequence Assessment for Complex Food Transportation System Facing Catastrophic Disruptions (373 KB)
- Brent Meins, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Novel Structural Control for Multi-Hazard Protection (309 KB)
- Lance Fiondella, University of Connecticut, Optimal Deployment and Protection of High-Speed Rail (163 KB)
- Qixing Wang, University of Connecticut, A Many to Many Game Theory Approach to Measuring Transportation Network Vulnerability (1.35 MB)
Moderator: Thomas Kowalczyk, DHS S&T Office of University Programs |
| 2:40 - 3:40 p.m. |
Panel 4: Surface Transportation Security
- Latisha Clark, Texas Southern University, Analysis of Hazardous Material Incidents in the Gulf Coast Region: A Case Study of Houston, Texas (1.35 MB)
- Adel Elsaid, North Carolina State University, Vibration Based Damage Detection of Scour in Coastal Bridges (723 KB)
- Cary Caruso, North Carolina State University, In Situ Device for Assessment of scour potential of non-cohesive sediments at depth (569 KB)
- Joseph Holland, Mississippi State University, Disruptions to Rail-Impact Analysis and Decision Support (DRIADS) (1.97 MB)
- Mahdi Khalilzad, North Carolina State University, Deformation-Based Limit States for Earth Embankments (1.15 MB)
Moderator: Justin Yates, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| 3:40 - 3:55 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:55 – 5:00 p.m. |
Panel 5: Multi-modal Transportation Security
- Nathan Twyman, University of Arizona, Non-invasive Screening for Concealed Information (4.43 MB)
- Shehzad Afzal, Purdue University, Visual Analytics Decision Support Environment for Epidemic Modeling and Response Evaluation (487 KB)
- Burak Cavdaroglu, Rensseleaer Polytechnic Institute, MUNICIPAL: A Decision Technology to Support Mitigation, Response, and Restoration Decisions (1.03 MB)
- Chen Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Optimal Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Uncertain Terrorist Preferences with Emphasis on Transportation (3.40 KB)
- Hugh Medal, University of Arkansas, Infrastructure Protection and Prepositioning of Supplies for Disaster Relief (360 KB)
- Brian Piper, North Carolina State University, Decision Modeling for Optimizing Investments in Transportation Infrastructure Systems Vulnerable to Natural Hazards (1.69 MB)
Moderator: Stephanie Willett, Director of Education, DHS S&T Office of University Programs |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. |
Poster Setup |
