DAY 1, March 30th, 2011
| Panel 1 | TITLE: | The Role of Transportation in the Spread of Disease | |
| SUMMARY: | In an increasingly connected world, many traditional boundaries to the spread of disease have dissolved. This panel will explore how cross-border and interregional transportation systems contribute to the global spread of disease from three unique perspectives. | ||
| LEADER: | Grace Mei-Hua Hwang MITRE Corporation | ||
| SCRIBE: | John Korah University of Texas at El Paso, NCBSI | ||
| PANELISTS: | Jürgen Richt Kansas State, CEEZAD |
Transportation: A Key Force in Spreading and Preventing Animal Diseases | |
| Katherine Waters University of Minnesota, NCFPD |
Transportation as an Attack Vector: The Role of Education in Preventing the Spread of Catastrophic Diseases | ||
| Jon Parker Johns Hopkins University, PACER |
The Inter-region Epidemic Dynamics Model | ||
| Panel 2 | TITLE: | Agricultural Supply Chain Vulnerabilities and Solutions | |
| SUMMARY: | Critical agricultural supply chain systems that deliver food and medicines remain vulnerable to disruption from both man-made and natural threats. This panel will address those vulnerabilities and will identify potential solutions that aim to ensure minimal disruption in the event of disaster. | ||
| LEADER: | Tammy Beckham, Texas A&M University, FAZD | ||
| SCRIBE: | Heather Simmons, Texas A&M University, FAZD | ||
| PANELISTS: | Michael Orosz University of Southern California, FAZD |
FASTRANS: Food and Agriculture Sector Movement and Marketing Tracking System – The Next Phase | |
| Claire Andreasen Iowa State, CEEZAD |
Partnerships to Ensure Transport of Eggs and Egg Products during Catastrophic Disease Outbreak | ||
| Alan Erera Georgia Institute of Technology, NCFPD |
Models to Assess Supply Chain Cost Impacts of Disruptions to Freight Transportation | ||
| Panel 3 | TITLE: | Balancing Commerce and Security: Threat Identification Methods and Promising Security Initiatives | |
| SUMMARY: | There is often a perceived conflict between freedom of economic activity and the need for increased security. This panel will explore the use of risk assessment, threat analysis, and economic modeling to build tools to compare the cost/benefit and effect on commerce of alternative security initiatives. | ||
| LEADER: | Paul Kantor, Rutgers University, CCICADA | ||
| SCRIBE: | Samrat Chatterjee, University of Southern California, CREATE | ||
| PANELISTS: | Brian Jenkins Mineta Transportation Institute, NTSCOE |
Refining Terrorist Threat Analysis | |
| Fred Roberts Rutgers University, CCICADA |
The Urban Area Commerce and Security Analysis | ||
| Stephen Hora University of Southern California, CREATE |
Portfolios of Counterterrorism Security Measures | ||
| Panel 4 | TITLE: | Balancing Commerce and Security: Technical Challenges in Cost-Benefit Analysis, Simulation Modeling, and Stakeholder Involvement | |
| SUMMARY: | As a complement to Panel 3, this panel will explore the use of mixed simulation and computational/mathematical (economic) models to connect micro-level individual behavior to macro-level economic consequences of security initiatives. | ||
| LEADER: | Isaac Maya, University of Southern California, CREATE | ||
| PANELISTS: | Adam Rose University of Southern California, CREATE |
Benefits and Costs of Counterterrorism Security Measures in an Urban Area | |
| Renee Graphia Joyal Rutgers University, CCICADA |
Soliciting Stakeholder Groups and Eliciting Security Decision-Making Processes | ||
| Tayfur Altiok Rutgers University, CCICADA |
Simulation Modeling for Urban Area Commerce and Security Initiatives: Complexities and Challenges | ||
| Panel 5 | TITLE: | Data Driven Solutions for Preventing Cross-Border Terrorist Attack | |
| SUMMARY: | To combat an increasingly exploitive and clever adversary, the homeland security enterprise requires sophisticated tools and analytical frameworks. This panel will examine the use of empirical data and case studies to shape border security processes and models. | ||
| LEADER: | Gary LaFree, U. of Maryland, START | ||
| SCRIBE: | Mary Daughtrey, U. of Maryland START | ||
| PANELISTS: | Jay Nunamaker University of Arizona, BORDERS |
Indentifying Terrorists at Border Crossings: Deriving Cues from Case Studies for Informed Interrogation at Land and Air Borders | |
| Brent Smith University of Arkansas, START |
Characteristics of Border Crossings and Border Crossers Involved in American Terrorism | ||
| Victor Asal University at Albany, SUNY |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: What Factors Make It More Likely That Terrorist Organizations Will Target Transportation Systems | ||
| Panel 6 | TITLE: | Novel Information Technology Solutions to Pervasive Issues in Homeland Security | |
| SUMMARY: | Advanced computing holds the promise of solving numerous homeland security challenges, particularly in cases involving data and communication gaps. This panel will include three presentations which discuss the use of advanced computing and algorithms to address such problems. | ||
| LEADER: | Trent DePersia, Deputy Director, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS | ||
| SCRIBE: | Alyssa Mangino | ||
| PANELISTS: | David Ebert Purdue University, VACCINE |
Predictive Interactive Visual Analytics for Planning, Response, and Resiliency | |
| Carl Crawford Csuptwo LLC, ALERT |
Facilitation of Third-Party Development of Advanced Algorithms for Explosive Detection | ||
| Eugene Fink Carnegie Mellon University, CCICADA |
Application of Machine Learning and Crowd Sourcing to Detection of Cybersecurity Threats | ||
DAY 2, March 31th, 2011
| Panel 7 | TITLE: | The Role of Social Media in Understanding and Managing Complex Catastrophic Events | |
| SUMMARY: | Harnessing real-time social media information in the event of a disaster could prove valuable to first-responders and the homeland security enterprise. This panel will explore the use of social media in the wake of a catastrophe and will discuss the potential benefits and shortcomings of relying on online venues such as Twitter and Facebook for high-value information. | ||
| LEADER: | Alexander Siedschlag, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna | ||
| SCRIBE: | Andrea Jerkovic, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna | ||
| PANELISTS: | Hayley Watson University of Kent |
Social Media, Transport Chaos and a Volcanic Ash Cloud | |
| John Preston Cass School of Education, University of East London |
Multiple Attacks on Transport Infrastructure: an Interdisciplinary Exploration of Social Networking Technologies upon Real-Time Information Sharing, Response, and Recovery | ||
| Eduard Hovy University of Southern California, CCICADA |
Continuous Geospatial Monitoring of Catastrophic Natural Disasters Using Twitter | ||
| Panel 8 | TITLE: | The Role of Transportation in Community- and Individual-level Resilience | |
| SUMMARY: | Understanding how and when citizen responders use transportation systems in response to a disaster plays a critical role in developing effective response and recovery plans. This panel will discuss how the homeland security enterprise can best prepare the general public to effectively use transportation systems in the event of a disaster. | ||
| LEADER: | Michael Bruno, Stevens Institute of Technology, MIREES | ||
| SCRIBE: | Leonid Lantsman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice | ||
| PANELISTS: | William Wallace Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NCDIEM |
Transportation and the Social Resiliency of a Community | |
| Brian Sauser Stevens Institute of Technology, MIREES |
Modeling the Influence of Zeroth Responders on the Resilience of a Transportation System | ||
| Thomas Montz Louisiana State University, NCDIEM |
Integration of Household Decision Making with Dynamic Transportation Modeling to Evaluate Hurricane Evacuation | ||
| Panel 9 | TITLE: | Transportation Infrastructure Analysis and Damage Assessment | |
| SUMMARY: | Securing the nation's critical transportation infrastructure requires fast and accurate assessments of structural integrity and damage. This panel features three novel technologies and methods that address this critical need. | ||
| LEADER: | John Fortune, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS | ||
| SCRIBE: | Bill Plott, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS | ||
| PANELISTS: | Robert Abercrombie Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Complex Structure Failure Forewarning System | |
| Andrzej Nowak University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
Risk Analysis for Bridges | ||
| Lee Glascoe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Development and Application of a Fast-Running Tool to Characterize Shock Damage on Structures | ||
| Panel 10 | TITLE: | Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Pre- and Post-Event | |
| SUMMARY: | When disaster strikes, infrastructure owners and emergency managers need to know if a bridge will hold or a dam will crack. Researchers on this panel are discovering better ways of finding out, including quicker methods of predicting and assessing damage to bridges and dams from explosions or natural disasters. | ||
| LEADER: | Mary Ellen Hynes, Director of Research, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS S&T Directorate | ||
| SCRIBE: | Denise Kruse, Support Contractor, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS S&T Directorate | ||
| PANELISTS: | James O'Daniel Engineer Research and Development Center |
Underwater Explosion Bubble Jetting Effects on Infrastructure | |
| Eric B. Williamson University of Texas, Austin |
Simplified Procedure for Evaluating the Response of Bridge Columns Subjected to Blast Loads | ||
| Richard Christenson University of Connecticut, NTSCOE |
Rapid and Robust Evaluation of Bridge Load-Carrying Capacity Post-Disaster | ||
| Panel 11 | TITLE: | The Role of Transportation Systems in Large-Scale Event Evacuation | |
| SUMMARY: | Although most event venues maintain highly sophisticated building evacuation procedures, many of these plans fail to address the high-levels of coordination, communication and planning required to evacuate outlying areas. This panel will address the common challenge of coordinating the safe and rapid evacuation of a venue in the event of an emergency. | ||
| LEADER: | Mike Matthews, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS | ||
| SCRIBE: | Emily Saulsgiver | ||
| PANELISTS: | Yi-Chang Chiu University of Arizona |
Developing Traffic Evaluation Strategies for Large-Scale Public Events | |
| Jeffrey Wojtowicz Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
The Role of Transportation in Responding to a Catastrophe at a Planned Special Event | ||
| Scott Parr Louisiana State University |
Utility of a Transit-Signal Priority for No-Notice Urban Emergency Evacuation | ||
| Panel 12 | TITLE: | The Role of Transportation Systems in Regional Evacuation Models | |
| SUMMARY: | Coordinating regional evacuation efforts remains one of the most important functions of the homeland security enterprise. This panel will present three studies which address this critical function and provide suggestions on how evacuation plans can be designed most efficiently. | ||
| LEADER: | Herb Engle, Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, DHS | ||
| SCRIBE: | Vinayak Dixit, Gulf Coastal Center for Evacuation and Network Resilience | ||
| PANELISTS: | Brian Wolshon Louisiana State University |
Regional Scale Multimodal Evacuation Planning and Analysis | |
| Yi-Chang Chiu University of Arizona |
Evaluating Regional Contra-Flow and Phased Evacuation Strategies: Central Texas Case Study | ||
| Eva Kassens – Noor Michigan State University |
Planning Against Hazards for a Resilient and Sustainable Community Through Adaptive Transportation Systems | ||
DAY 3, April 1st, 2011
| Panel 13 | TITLE: | Risk and Opinion: Assessing the Impact of Transportation Counterterrorism Policies | |
| SUMMARY: | Designing effective counterterrorism strategies requires consideration of the potential impact of a policy on both the general public and adversaries. The first two presentations will address the nexus of counterterrorism policy effectiveness and public opinion. The final two presentations will explore the use of modeling to study strategic interactions between terrorists and transportation systems. | ||
| LEADER: | Heather Rosoff, CREATE | ||
| SCRIBE: | Heather Rosoff, CREATE | ||
| PANELISTS: | William Burns Decision Research, CREATE |
Public Response to Recent Terrorist Attacks in the US: A Longitudinal Look | |
| Robin Dillon-Merrill Georgetown University |
Examining Divergent Beliefs and Values in the Policy Debate over Full-Body Airport Screening Technology | ||
| Richard John University of Southern California, CREATE |
Modeling Effects of Counterterrorism Initiatives on Reducing Adversary Threats to Transportation Systems | ||
| Jun Zhuang University of Buffalo, CREATE |
Technology Evolutionary Games in Complex Transportation Systems in the Face of Adaptive Adversaries | ||
| Panel 14 | TITLE: | Threat Recognition and Prevention | |
| SUMMARY: | This panel will provide diverse perspectives on novel methods to identify and prevent terrorist related disasters before they occur. Panelists will discuss many of the fundamental challenges faced when attempting to identify potential threats, as well opportunities to fine-tune detection methods. | ||
| LEADER: | Michael Silevitch, Northeastern University, ALERT | ||
| SCRIBE: | Mariah Nobrega, Northeastern University, ALERT | ||
| PANELISTS: | Douglas B Boyd TeleSecurity Sciences Inc |
Automatic Threat Recognition Solutions for Security Imaging | |
| Richard Moore Massachusetts General Hospital, ALERT |
An Application of Radiological Methodologies for the Assessment of Whole Body Screening | ||
| Jimmie Oxley University of Rhode Island, ALERT |
A Comprehensive View of Explosive Attack Prevention | ||
| Panel 15 | TITLE: | Risk, Network, and Data Driven Approaches to Assess Vulnerability of Transportation Systems | |
| SUMMARY: | Given the complex interconnected nature of the Nation’s transportation systems, attacks on one node have the potential to cause far-reaching impact. This panel will address a variety of approaches to assess and mitigate risks to transportation systems, particularly highlighting the interconnectedness and unique security vulnerabilities of existing surface transportation systems and planned High-Speed Rail (HSR) networks. | ||
| LEADER: | Rod Diridon, Mineta Transportation Institute, NTSCOE | ||
| SCRIBE: | Michael Accorsi, University of Connecticut, NTSCOE | ||
| PANELISTS: | Michael Greenberg Rutgers University, NTSCOE/CCICADA |
A Set of Blended Risk-Based Decision Support Tools for Protecting Passenger Rail-Centered Transit Corridors Against Cascading Impacts of Terrorist Attacks | |
| Nicholas E. Lownes University of Connecticut, NTSCOE |
Network Vulnerability and High-Speed Rail | ||
| Bruce Butterworth Mineta Transportation Institute, NTSCOE |
The Use of Empirical Data in Mitigating the Risks of Catastrophic Terrorist Attacks | ||
| Panel 16 | TITLE: | Challenges and Innovations in Risk Assessment for the Homeland Security Enterprise | |
| SUMMARY: | Risk assessment is at the core of planning, response, and recovery efforts across the Homeland Security Enterprise, providing quantitative and qualitative measures from which decisions about resource allocation for risk mitigation can be prioritized. This panel will provide a forum for discussion of innovative ideas related to assessing risk and will address how risk assessment can be used to prioritize targets for protection and resources allocation. | ||
| LEADER: | Debra Elkins, Office of Risk Management and Analysis, DHS | ||
| SCRIBE: | John Lickfett, University of Chicago | ||
| PANELISTS: | Douglas Himberger University of Chicago |
Seaborne Attack Impact at Transportation, Energy, and Communications Systems Convergence Points in Inland Waters | |
| Henry H. Willis RAND Corporation, CREATE |
Setting Priorities for Protecting Transportation Systems | ||
| Samrat Chatterjee University of Southern California, CREATE |
Development of Risk-Based Preventative Radiological/Nuclear Detection Resource Allocation Decisions | ||
| Panel 17 | TITLE: | System Optimization for Mitigation, Response and Recovery | |
| SUMMARY: | Efficiency gains may often play a critical role in mitigation, response, and recovery efforts. This panel highlights some of the most promising system optimization projects from across the homeland security enterprise. | ||
| LEADER: | Thomas Wakeman, Stevens Institute of Technology, MIREES | ||
| SCRIBE: | Angelica Sogor, University of Miami | ||
| PANELISTS: | Heather Nachtmann University of Arkansas, NTSCOE |
The Inland Waterway Transportation System’s Role in Response and Recovery | |
| Christos Cassandras Boston University |
Optimizing the Transportation System’s Response Capabilities | ||
| Blaine Fahey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, CCICADA |
Disaster Relief Safe Routing Software | ||
| Ali Mostashari Stevens Institute of Technology, MIREES |
Architecting Cognitive Port Processes and Port Resilience | ||
| Panel 18 | TITLE: | Modeling Risk and Disruptions on Transportation Networks | |
| SUMMARY: | This panel will highlight three key projects using modeling techniques to explore applications of risk analysis, simulation, and sensor data integration to surface transportation security. | ||
| LEADER: | Jack Aherne, Transportation Security Administration | ||
| SCRIBE: | Carol Lewis, Texas Southern University | ||
| PANELISTS: | Jeffrey Short American Transportation Research Institute |
Assessing the Impact of Major Interstate System Disruptions on Freight Movement Using GPS Data from Commercial Vehicles | |
| Adel Sadek University of Buffalo |
Advanced Transportation Simulation Modeling for Transportation System Evaluation and Management during Emergencies | ||
| Alexei Kolesnikov Towson University |
Risk Analysis: Toxic Materials Transportation Security | ||
