2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security

  HST 2009  

MAY 11 - 12, 2009

WESTIN HOTEL - WALTHAM, MA - GREATER BOSTON

2009 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security

Program Agenda

 

Monday, May 11, 2009

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Registration

Continental Breakfast

7:45 AM

Posting of the Colors and the National Anthem

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Color Guard and Len Long

8:00 – 9:30 AM

Welcome and Keynote Session

Chair – Lennart Long, ARA

Welcome:

Conference

Len Long – Chair, HST ’09 Conference

 

Curtis Wood – Executive Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Criminal History Systems Board

 

Mayor Jeanette A. McCarthy – City of Waltham, Massachusetts

Keynote

Rear Admiral Richard Gurnon, USMS – President, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Invited Plenary Speakers:

William Hagan – Acting Deputy Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

Richard Kikla – Director of Transition, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

 

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Break/Poster Session
   
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Plenary Session

Technical Program Chair – Israel Soibelman, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Invited Speakers:

Starnes Walker – Director of Research, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

Doug Maughan – Program Director, Cyber Security, R&D, S&TD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Edward J. Turano, PhD – Director, Nuclear Technologies; Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Track Overviews:

 

WMD Detection Track

Randall Weidman – Director of Counter Nuclear Terrorism, DOE, NNSA

   
 

Border & Maritime Track

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG
Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division
DHS S&T Directorate

 

   
 

Counter IED Track

Ruth Doherty – Program Executive Officer, C-IED, U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
Science & Technology Directorate

   
 

Disaster Response Track

Steven Hunt – Technical Lead, Space Systems Analysis, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

   
 

Critical Infrastructure Protection Track

Sean McGurk – Director, Control Systems Security Program, NCSD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 – 3:00 PM Technical Sessions
   
Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Cyber Infrastructure Architecture and Experience

Chair – Rob Cunningham, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Invited Talk:

Sean McGurk, Director of Control Systems Security, DHS

 

The Design and Analysis of High Availability Networks

David A. Garbin, Joseph E. Knepley Jr.; Noblis

 

Bondolier: Identifying and Auditing Optimal Security Configuration for Servers and Workstations Used in Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

Jason Holcomb, Digital Bond, Inc.

 

One Size Does Not Fit All: 10 Years of Applying Context Aware Security

Michael Bailey, University of Michigan

 

Communication Pattern Anomaly Detection in Process Control Systems

Alfonso Valdes, Steven Cheung; SRI International

 

Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Physical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Jim Costa, Sandia National Labs

Mobile System for Fingerprinting and Mapping of Blood- Vessels across a Finger

Samson Mil'shtein, M. Baier, C. Granz; University of Massachusetts, Lowell

 

Perimeter Security at San Fransisco International Airport: Leveraging Independent, Existing Systems to Form and Integrated Solution

Ann S.  Barry, Ross & Baruzzini Inc.; Kim Dickie, San Fransisco International Airport

 

Evaluation Methods for Water Distribution Network Early Warning Systems for Use on Military Bases

Dan Kroll, Hack World Headquarters; Mark Ginsberg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Karl King, Hach Co.

 

Demonstration of Swarming Control of Unmanned Ground and Air Systems in Surveillance and Base Protection

John A. Sauter, Robert S. Mathews, Kris Neuharth, New Vectors Division of TTGSI; Joshua S. Robinson, John Moody, Augusta Systems; Stephanie Riddle, NAVAIR

 

Secure Sensor Networks for Public Safety Command and Control Systems

Laurent Gomez, Annett Laube, Cedric Ulmer; SAP Labs France

 

Application of Adaptive Wireless Sensor Organizations to Secure Spatial Domains

Eric Matson, Anthony Smith; Purdue University

 

Track:

Border & Maritime

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG

Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division

DHS S&T Directorate

Session:

Wide Area Persistent Surveillance

Chair – Kim Warren, MITRE

"PARSEC, an Application of Probabilistic Case Based Reasoning to Maritime Surveillance"

James White, Daniel Bostwick, Jacob Goldstein, Thomas Stephenson, Sean Stomsten, Jorge Tierno, Michelle Torelli, BAE Systems

 

Coyote UGS Sensor System: A mutable Persistent Surveillance System for Diverse and Adapting Border Threats

Kent Colling, Eric Holland, Innovative Wireless Technologies

 

Surveillance of the 200 nautical mile EEZ using High Frequency Surface Wave Radar in Association with a Spaced-based AIS Interceptor

Tony Ponsford, Raytheon Canada Systems; Ian A. D'Souza, COM DEV Ltd.; T. Kirubarajan, McMaster University

 

Ground Moving Indication and Tracking from Airborne Platforms

Daniel J. Sego, The Boeing Company

 

Acoustic Detection of Low Flying Aircraft

Richard Nielsen, The Boeing Company

 

Track:

Counter IED

Chair – Ruth Doherty, DHS, S&T

Session:

Fundamentals and Assurance in Trace Detection

Chair – Rod Kunz, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Sampling Phenomenology and Advancements for Trace explosives Detection

Richard T. Lareau, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

 

The Internal Fluid Mechanics of Explosive Trace Detectors using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Mathew Staymates, Wayne Smith, Greg Gillen; National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

Transportation Security Laboratory Non-Contact and High Volume Sampling Efforts

Stefan R. Lukow, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

 

Portable Vapor Generator for the Calibration and Test of Explosive Detectors

Bogdan V. Antohe, Scott Ayers, Donald J. Hayes, David B. Wallace, Michael E. Grove, Mark Christison; MicroFab Technologies, Inc.

 

Gelatin-based vapor verification samples for trace vapor detectors

Jessica L. Coleman, Greg Gillen, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

Novel Analysis of Black Powder by Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Herbert H. Hill, C.L. Crawford, K.M. Roscioli, W.F. Siems, Washington State University, Department of Chemistry; H. Boudries, R.J. Reda, GE Homeland Security

 

Track:

WMD Detection

Chair – Randall Weidman, DOE, NNSA

Session:

Nuclear Standoff/Portable Detection, Diagnostic and Forensic Technologies: Gamma Emphasis

Chairs – Anu Bowman DHS; Ray Flesner, DOE

Low Count Anomaly Detection at Large Standoff Distances

David M. Pfund, Kenneth D. Jarman, Brian D. Milbrath; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Soris - A Standoff Radiation Imaging System

Scott Zelakiewicz, Ralph Hoctor, Adrian Ivan, William Ross, Michael Wittbrodt, Brian Milbrath, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

A Stand-off Imager for the Location and Identification of Nuclear Threat Materials

David Ramsden, J. Engdahl, A.J. Bird, D.J. Clark; CTO, Symetrica Inc.

 

Pedestrian Radiation Detection with Spatial Mapping

Timothy Ashenfelter, Tom McCullough, Remote Sensing Lab - Andrews

 

Wavelet Spectral Filtering Techniques for Operational Gamma Spectroscopy

Timothy Ashenfelter, Tom McCullough, Ding Yuan; Remote Sensing Laboratory

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Networking Break/Poster Session

   

3:30 – 5:30 PM 

Technical Sessions

   
Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Video Analytics and Analysis and Prevention of Cascading Consequences

Chair – Rae Zimmerman, NYU

An Assessment of the Video Analytics Technology Gap for Transportation Facilities

Jason Thornton, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

 

VIAssist: Visual Analytics for Cyber Defense

John Goodall, Applied Visions Inc.

 

Smart Sensing and Tracking with Video and Mote Sensor Collaboration

Sadyie Guler, intuVision Inc.; Timothy Cole, Northrop Grumman IT/TASC

 

Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region Public Safety Network (PSNet) Initiative

Don Denning, City of Boston; Chuck Wade, Interisle Consulting Group

 

Blocking Blackouts on the Cascading Pathways

DeTao Mao, University of British Columbia; Jose R. Marti, University of British Columbia

 

Analyzing Cascading Effects within Infrastructure Sectors for Consequence Reduction

Rae Zimmerman, Carlos E. Restrepo, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

 

Track:

Disaster Response

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Session:

Interoperability and Field Deployable Emergency Communications

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

MASCOT: Manycast Architecture for Service-Oriented Tactical Applications

Vinod M. Vokkarane, Neal Charbonneau, Ramprasad Balasubramamian, David Silva; Naval Underwater Warfare Center

 

APCO Project 25 Wireless Data Services for smaller Public Safety Agencies

Ivan Elhart, Thomas Miller III, Andrew L. Kun; University of New Hampshire

 

Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS): A Department of Homeland Security Initiative in Information Sharing

James Morentz, Science Applications International Corporation

 

Secure Satellite Communication & Beacon Tracking Device

Todd Morgan, NexGen Communications

 

Reliable Communication Links Between the Military and First Responders

Howard Segal and Robert Cleave, Space Systems Company

 

Track:

Border & Maritime

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG

Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division

DHS S&T Directorate

Session:

Nonintrusive Contraband and WMD Detection

Chair – Karen Panetta, Tufts University

Ultrasonic, Non-Invasive Classification/Discrimination of Liquid Explosives (Les) and Threat Liquids from Non-Threat Liquids in Sealed Containers

Aaron Diaz, Brian Tucker, Tony Cinson, Todd Samuel; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Decision-level Information Fusion to Assess Threat Likelihood in Shipped Containers

Justin M. Beaver, Applied Software Engineering Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ryan A. Kerekes, Jim Treadwell; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

A Wireless Sensor Data Fusion Framework for Contaminant Detection

Joshua  Kiepert, Sin Ming Loo; Boise State University

 

Harbor Shield: A New Technique for Inspection of Vessels Below the Waterline

Lynn Faulkner, Battelle Memorial Institute; William Jankowski, NUWCDIVNPT, Code 34; Matt Tattersall, NUWCDIVNPT, Code 15; Jospeh Lanza, NUWCDIVNPT, Code 15;  Richard Granger, Battelle Memorial Institute; Pamela Hurst, Battelle Memorial Institute

 

Improved Heartbeat Detector System

Richard Granger, Ryan Daly, David Bartholomew, Balaban Battelle Memorial Institute; Mark White, Geovex Security Inc.; William Dress, Lightfleet Corp.

 

Track:

Counter IED

Chair – Ruth Doherty, DHS, S&T

Session:

Risk and Threat Analysis

Chair – Carey Rappaport, Northeastern University

Digital Image Correlation: A Measurement Tool for the Study of Explosive Effects

Mark W. Nansteel, Battelle Memorial Institute; Charles Chih-Tsai Chen, Transportation Security Laboratory

 

Potential IED Threat Systems (PITS)

Hua Li, Diane Yang, Rafael Alonso; SET Corporation

 

Probabilistic Model Checking for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Detection System Using Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Network

Ming-jye Sheng, MITRE Corporation

 

Securing Transportation Systems form High Explosive Threats

Lee G.  Glascoe, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Charles Noble; John Reynolds

 

A Standoff Detection Countermeasure Architecture to Prevent Explosives Attacks at Large Public Events

Nick Lombardo, Christa Knudson; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Signatures Analysis Systems Prototype

Dennis G Perry, Sim-G Technologies, LLC

 

Track:

WMD Detection

Chair – Randall Weidman, DOE, NNSA

Session:

Nuclear Standoff/Portable Detection, Diagnostic and Forensic Technologies: Neutron Emphasis

Chair – Joel Rynes, DHS; Bart Ebbinghaus

Measurement Uncertainty of Ion Mobility Spectrometry Reduced Mobility Values for Improved Explosives & Chemical Warfare Agent Detection

Herbert H. Hill; Washington State University, Department of Chemistry

 

Comparison of Two Solid-State Photomultipler-based Scintillation Gamma - Ray Detector Configurations

Christopher  Staples, Erik Johnson,  Paul Linsay, Eric Chapman, Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay, James Christian; Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc.

 

Imaging and Spectroscopy of Fission Neutrons with the FNIT Experiment

Richard S. Woolf,  Peter Bloser, Ulisse Bravar, Jason S. Legere, John R. Marci, Mark L. McConnell, James M. Ryan, Joshua R. Wood, UNH Space Science Center; Benoit Pirad, University of Bern

 

Neutron Imaging Camera

Georgia Denolfo, Stanley Hunter, Jason Link, Seunghee Son, NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center; Noel Guardala, Bob Stark NSWC/Carderock Division

 

Advanced Active Interrogation Sources for Remote Detection of Special Nuclear Material

John O'Malley, James Threadgold, Aled Jones, Gemma Weston, Mark Owen, Stacey Robertson, Sam Cullen, Peter Adsley AWE; Stephen Quillin

 

Novel Fast Neutron Counting Technology for Efficient Detection of Special of Special Nuclear Materials

N. Sullivan, D. Gorelikov, H. Klotzsch, P. de Rouffignac, K. Saadatmand, K. Stenton, D.R. Beaulieu, A.S. Tremsin; Arradiance Inc.

 

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Poster Session I

(Note: The Poster Session will be on display both days)

   
Track: WMD Detection

A Compton Telescope for Remote Location and Identification of Radioactive Material

Peter F. Bloser, Jason S. Legere, Shirley M. Dame, Mark L. McConnell, Ulisse Bravar, James M. Ryan; UNH Space Science Center

 

Tensioned Metastable Fluid Nuclear Particle Detectors - Transformational Impact on the World of Radiation Detection & Homeland Security

Brian C. Archembaul, J. Lapinskas, J. Wang, R.P. Taleyarkhan; Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering

 

Tensioned Metastable Fluid Detectors for Optimal Active Interrofation of Special Nuclear Materials

J.A. Webster, A. Sansone, B. Archambault, J. Lapinskas, R.P. Taleyarkhan; Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering

 

Neutron Spectroscopy via Unfolding for Tension Metastable Fluid Detectors

Tom Grimes, R.P. Taleyarkhan, Y. Xu; Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering

 

MCNPX Simulations to Support the Development of Active Interrogation Techniques for the Detection of SNM

Mark Owen, G. Weston, J. O'Malley, S. Robertson; AWE

 

Portable Raman Instrument for Rapid Bioagent Identification

Marie Lesaicherre, GE Security Homeland Protection

 

Real-Time Biological Agent Sensor

Royston Carter, William Chadsey; Bio Warn LLC

 

Toxic Plume Source Localization in Urban Environments Using Collaborating Robots

William Agassounon, Robert Welsh, Textron Systems Corporation; William Spears, Dimitri Zarzhitsky, Diana Spears, University of Wyoming

 

Track: Counter IED

Applying Generative Analysis to Homeland Security: Lessons Learned

Tobi Bergeron-Hill, Phillip Barry, Michael Tierney; The MITRE Corporation

 

Novel Standoff Detection Mechanisms Incorporating Continuous Wave Terahertz Technology

Andreia Charos, Caroline Gerhardt, Princeton Nanotechnology Systems, Inc., Stephen L. Ostrow, SC&A, Inc.

 

Novel Fluorescent Polymer for Trace Explosive Detection

Robinson Anandakathir, Abhishek Kumar, Jayant Kumar; Center for Advanced Materials, University of Massachusetts Lowell

 

Multi-Layer Simulation for Analyzing IED Threats

John Sauter, H.Van Dyke Parunak, NewVectors Divison of TTGSI; Jacob Crossman, Soar Technology

 

Track: Disaster Response Track

A Prototype National Emergency Deployment System

 

Second Generation Hazmat Cam Wireless Tactical Video System for Hazardous Response

Kevin L. Young, Idaho National Laboratory

 

Subterranean First Responder and Evacuation Sensor and System Fusion

Sue McLaughlin, Paul S. Ruwaldt, Transportation Security Laboratory

 

Disaster Response Intelligent System (DRIS) for Emergency Response

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University and Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Joy Parikh, Radiance Technologies

 

Defining True Interoperability to Achieve Nationwide Incident Management Preparedness

Dan Farfan, KinetX Inc.

 

Track: Critical Infrastructure Protection Track

Simulating and Evaluating Blast Effects on Critical Infrastructure Assets

Lyle G. Roybal, Robert F. Jeffers, Kent E. McGillivary, Tony D. Paul, Idaho National Laboratory; Ryan Jacobson, University of Wyoming

 

Responsibility and Decision Making Transfer in Public Safety and Security Emergencies - A Case Study of School Shooting

Jukka Ojasalo, Tuomas Turunen; Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Hanna-Miina Sihvonen, University of Kuopio, Finland

 

6:30 – 9:00 PM

Welcome Reception and IEEE 125th Anniversary Celebration

 

Speaker – William Kiczuk, Technical Director - Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and Director - Strategic Architecture

(RSVP is required with conference registration)

 

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

7:00 – 7:45 AM

Registration

Continental Breakfast

7:45 – 9:30 AM

Plenary Business Session

Chair – Karen Krause, Raytheon

 

Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, U.S., DHS, S&T

"Opportunities for the Private Sector"

 

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Break/Poster Session
   
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Technical Session
   

Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair, Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Threat/Risk/Consequence Assessment

Chair – Tom Longstaff, JHU APL

Using an All Hazards Approach to Assess the Readiness of a Critical Infrastructure Protection Program

Jonathan Pollet, Joe Cummins, Red Tiger Security

 

Impact of Intelligence on Target-Hardening Decisions

Chen Wang, Vicki M. Bier, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Counter Terrorism Functions to Enhance Critical Infrastructure Resilience against CBRNE Terrorism

Ilja M. Bonsen, IB-Consultancy

 

AZALIA: and A to Z Assessment of the Likelihood of Insider Attack

Matt Bishop University of California Davis; Deb Frincke, Frank Greitzer, Pacific Northwest National Labs; Carrie Gates, CA Labs

 

State/Local CIP Risk Analysis - First Results and Emerging Trends in the Data

David Daniels, Bryan Ware Digital Sandbox Inc.

 

Track:

Disaster Response

Chair, Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Session:

Incident Management Systems

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

CRET: A Crisis Response Evaluation Tool to Improve Crisis Preparedness

Sandeep K.S. Gupta, Tridib Mukherjee, Arizona State University

 

Crisis Management - A Case Study on Mumbai Terrorist Attack

Manisha Shekhar, Dr. M.C. Saxena College of Eng. & Technology

 

HumanID in Composable Capability on Demand

Keith J. Miller, Gail Hamilton, The MITRE Corporation

 

Federation of Authoritative Disaster Models with Incident Management Constructive Simulation

Tim Beck, Scott Gebhardt, Dale Moyer, Lockhead Martin Simulation; Donna Djordjevic, Marilyn Hawley, Michael Goldsby, Sandia National Laboratories

 

Project Responder: Responder Requirements for Homeland Security Technologies

Michelle Royal, SAIC; Amy K. Donahue, University of Connecticut

 

Integrating Disparate Data Sources and Evaluating Real-time Information to Support Emergency Response, Situational Awareness and Incidental Management

David Braig, Anthony Intorelli, BAE Systems

 

Track:

Border & Maritime

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG

Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division

DHS S&T Directorate

Session:

People Screening

Chair – Kim Warren, MITRE

A Distributed Efficient Face Image Screening and Retrieval with Disguised and Varying-Facial Expressions

Dalila M. Megherbi, Yi Miao, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

 

Biometric Sensor Image Fusion for Identity Verification: A Case Study with Wavelet- Based Fusion Rules and Graph Matching

Dakshina Ranjan Kisku, Dr. B. C., Roy Engineering College; Ajita Rattani, University of Cagliari; Phalguni Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Jamuna Kanta Sing, Jadavpur University

 

Active Millimeter-wave Standoff and Portal Imaging Techniques for Personnel Screening

David M. Sheen, Douglas L. McMakin, Thomas E. Hall, Ronald H. Severtsen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Use of Embedded Modeling, Simulation, and Learning Management Capabilities for Improved Readiness, Adaptability, and Decision Support for Border Security and First Responders

William C. Beavin, Willaim J. Bezdeck, Richard J. Shannon, The Boeing Company

 

Track:

Counter IED

Ruth Doherty, DHS, S&T

Session:

Stand-Off Detection Technologies

Chair – Rod Kunz, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Experimental Results for Standoff Detection of Concealed Body-worn Explosives Using Millimeter-wave Radar and Limited View ISAR Processing

Justin Fernandes, Carey Rappaport, Jose Angel Martinez-Lorenzo, Gordon Censsis, Northeastern University; Manfred Hagelen, FGHAN-FHR

 

Terahertz Air Photonics for Standoff Explosive Detection

Xi-Cheng Zhang, Jianming Dai, Xiaoyu Guo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

Stand-Off Detection of Trace Explosives by Infrared Photo-Thermal Imaging

Chris Kendziora, Micheal Papantonakis, Stanley V. Stepnowski, R. Andrew McGill Naval Research Laboratory; Mathew Rake, Nova Research; Jennifer Stepnowski, Noca Research; Robert Furstenburg National Research Council

 

Self-channeling of Femtosecond Laser Pulses as an Efficient and Rapid Tool for Standoff Detection of Energetic Materials

Martin Richardson, Matthieu Baudelet, Townes Laser Institute; Maichael Sigman, National Center for Forensic Science

 

The Canine Mass Transit Remote Sensor

David Hernandez, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security / Transportation, Security Laboratory

 

Track:

WMD Detection

Chair – Randall Weidman, DOE, NNSA

Session:

Chemical & Biological

Chair – Gerald Larocque, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Detecting Infectious Biological Contaminants on Aircraft - Is it Feasible?

G. Hwang, The MITRE Corporation

 

Analysis of Detection Systems for Outdoor Chemical or Biological Attacks

Garrett E. Barter, Liston K. Purvis, Nerayo P. Teclemariam, Todd H. West;  Sandia National Laboratories

 

Distributed Sensing for Chemical and Biological Defense

Adam Norige, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

 

Information Fusion for CB Defense Applications: Challenge and Opportunity

Jerome J. Braun, Yan Glina, Austin Hess, Timothy J. Dasey, Edward C. Wack, MIT

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 – 3:00 PM Technical Sessions
   
Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Cyber-Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Tom Longstaff, JHU APL

Cyber-Infrastructure Uses for the NIST and NSRL

Douglas White, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

Generating Configuration for Missing Traffic Detector and Security Measures in Industrial Control Systems based on the System Description Files

Hadeli Hadeli, Ragnar Schierholz, Markus Braendle, Cristian Tuduce, ABB Switzerland

 

Identifying Network Attacks from a Social Perspective

Lindsay Hopper, Ronald Hopper, Phillip Womble, Cyber Defense Laboratory, Western Kentucky University

 

Audio and Video Processing to Enhance Homeland Security

Mark Maybury, The MITRE Corporation

 

A Physical Security Information Management Engine for DHS

Hugo Fruehauf, John Mai, Vialogy

 

Using Risk Quantification Techniques to Evaluate Critical Infrastructure Security Designs

Kegan Kawano, Industrial Defender

 

Track:

Disaster Response

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Session:

Situational Awareness (Personnel, Resources, Physical Situation)

Chair – Karen Panetta, Tufts University

Situational Awareness for First Responders: Evaluation of the BIMS Field Trial

Marcel Van Der Lee, Josine van de Ven, TNO Defense and Security

 

Information Interoperability for Disaster Response

Len Seligman, Barbara Blaustein, Peter Mork, Ken Smith, The MITRE Corporation

 

Dynamic Decision Support for Emergency Responders

Jill L. Drury, Gary L. Klein, The MITRE Corporation; Mark S. Pfaff, Indiana University Indianapolis; Loretta D. More, Pennsylvania State University

 

Probabilistic Attack Reconstruction and Resource Estimation in "Reload: Scenarios”

Jaideep Ray, T. Boggs, D.M. Gay, Sandia National Labs

 

From the Conceptual to the Concrete - Using Data to Manage and Plan for National Disasters

David Canavan, Canavan Associates; Eric Jahn, Brian Sokol, Stephen Hunt

 

Track:

Border & Maritime

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG

Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division

DHS S&T Directorate

Session:

Data Fusion, Threat Characterization, Information Collection and Decision Support Technology

Chair – Kim Warren, MITRE

GeoSpatial Data Analysis for DHS Programs

Eric Stephan, John Burke, Carrie Carlson, Dave Gillen, Cliff Joslyn, Bryan Olsen, Terence Critchlow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Confluence Knowledge Based Decision Support in Complex Missions

Piali De, Engineering Fellow; Daniel Jenning, David Sperry, Raytheon Company

 

Applying Service-oriented Architecture Principles to Homeland Air Defense Situational Awareness

Steven Campbell, James Flavin, Douglas Marquis, Loius Hebert, Curtis Heisey, Edward Campbell, Cynthia Mclain , MIT Lincoln Laboratory

 

An Edge-Based Approach to Image Fusion of Images via Reconstruction Estimation

Shahan Nercessian, Karen Panetta, Tufts University; Sos Agaian, University of Texas at San Antonio

 

International Border Management Systems: Analysis Tools

Ruth Duggan, Sandia National Laboratories Elaine Hinamn-Sweeney, International Security Systems Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories

 

GIS - Enabled Maritime Awareness System (GMAS)

James Tsai Georgia Institute of Technology; Page Siplon, Logistics Innovation Center

 

Track:

Counter IED

Chair – Ruth Doherty, DHS, S&T

Session:

Advanced Concepts in Non-Invasive Inspection

Chair – Carey Rappaport, Northeastern University

Active Motion Imaging: Improving Screener Performance at the Security Checkpoint

Mark McCarthy, Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc.

 

Real Time Explosives Detection Based on One-Dimensional Nanoporous Photonic Crystal Infiltrated with Emissive Sensory Organic Materials

I.A. Levitsky, Y.B. Park, Emitech Inc.

 

A Miniaturized Robot-Borne X-Ray Backscatter System for Standoff Imaging of IEDs and Other Threats

William J. Baukus, American Science and Engineering, Inc.

 

Track:

WMD Detection

Chair – Randall Weidman, DOE, NNSA

Session:

Advanced IT Support and Risk/Consequence Analysis

Chair – Bart Ebbinghaus, Ray Flesner, DOE

Weapons of Mass Destruction Technology Evaluation and Training Range

Kevin L. Young, Idaho National Laboratory

 

A Network Control Theory Approach to Virus-Spread Mitigation

Sandip Roy, Yan Wan, Ali Saberi, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University

 

Detection of Radioactive Source by Wireless Sensor Networks

Hui Liu, Yingwei Yao, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Illinois at Chicago

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Networking Break/Poster Session

   

3:30 – 5:30 PM 

Technical Sessions

   
Track:

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Chair – Sean McGurk, U.S. DHS

Session:

Cyber-Infrastructure Protection: The Big Picture

Chair – Tom Longstaff, JHU APL

Protection of the U.S. Infrastructure against Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI)

William Radasky, Metatech Corporation

 

Evaluating the Risk of Cyber Attacks on SCADA Systems via Petri Net Analysis with Application to Hazardous Liquid Loading Operations

Ryan M. Layer, David R. Zaret, Kevin Z. Snow, Mathew H. Henry, Johns Hopkins University

 

Agent - Based Modeling for the Development of Optimal Defensive Architectures

Jim Gansemer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Comparing Apples and Oranges: How to Select the Most Probable Targets

George Markowsky, University of Maine

 

Text Analytics for Homeland Security Technology Development

Wayne Smith, Ryan Barth, DDL Omni Engineering LLC

 

Track:

Disaster Response

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Session:

Modeling Simulation and Training Tools

Chair – Steve Hunt, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Emergency Relocation: Population Response Model to Disasters

Leticia Cuellar, Nicolas Hengartner, Deborah Kubicek, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Anders Hannson, Ericsson

 

Modeling & Simulation Techniques for Maritime Security

James F. Leathrum, Old Dominion University; Reejo Mathew, Thomas W. Mastaglio, MYMIC LLC

 

Employing Modeling and Simulation for Disaster Response Scenario Analysis

Corey Lofdahl, BAE Systems, Advanced Information Technologies

 

Improving Emergency Responder Situational Awareness for Incident Command Systems (ICS) Using Critical Information Management, Simulation, and Analysis

Daniel O. Rice, Senior Scientist, TSE, Inc.

 

Rapid Scenario Building and Optimization for Simulation-based Exercises

Azad M. Madni, Carla C. Madni, Intelligent Systems Technology, Inc.

 

Track:

Border & Maritime

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG

Deputy Director, Borders & Maritime Security Division

DHS S&T Directorate

Session:

Tunnel Detection

Chair – Karen Panetta, Tufts University

Unmanned Tunnel Exploitation

Ed Doray, Directorate of Interagency Coordination; David Horner, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

 

Creation of Void Detection Robot for Subsurface Void Detection

Stacy S. Wilson, Esa Paaso, Laxmi Gurung, Jack Wallace, Western Kentucky University

 

Tunnel and Subsurface Void Detection and Range to Target Measurement

Phillip B. West, Idaho National Laboratory

 

Track:

WMD Detection

Chair – Randall Weidman, DOE, NNSA

Session:

Cargo Screening and Security

Chair – Bart Ebbinghaus and Ray Flesner, DOE

Monte Carlo Analysis of Pulse Neutron Based Cargo Interrogation System

Alexander P. Barzilov, Ivan Novikov, Brian Cooper, Western Kentucky University

 

The Handling of K-Edge effects in the Multiple Isotope Material Basis Set (MIMBS) Method of Isotope Identification

Robert J. Estep, Douglas R. Mayo, Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence and Effective-Z Determination in Non-Intrusive Cargo Screening

Alexi Klimenko, William Bertozzi, Stephen Korby, Robert Ledoux, Passport Systems Inc.

 

The Development of Large-area Plastic Gamma-ray Spectrometers

David Ramsden, C. Burt, M. Dallimore, CTO, Symetrica Inc.

 

Radiation Scanning Methods for Ship-to-Rail Intermodal Cargo Containers

Barbara Reichmuth, Randal Taira, Paul Stansbury, Thomas F. Sanquist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence for Remote Detection and Other Applications at AWE

Stacey Robertson, J. O'Malley, S. Quillen, P. Adsley , S. Cullen, AWE

 

Special Session:

DHS Standards and T&E Initiatives

(Organized by DHS Science and Technology Directorate and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office)

 

Moderator – Julian Hill, Assistant Director for System Engineering and Evaluation, DNDO.

DHS Engagement with Standards Development Organizations: Development of Standards for Homeland Security

Bert Coursey, Director, Standards, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division

 

Independent Test & Evaluation (IT&E) Transportation Security Lab

Susan F. Hallowell, Ph.D., Director, Transportation Security Laboratory

 

DNDO Test and Evaluation

Walt Dickey, Deputy Assistant Director for Test and Evaluation, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

 

The SAVER Program

John J. Pennella, SAVER Program Manager, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division

 

The GRaDER Program

Caroline B. Purdy, Ph.D., Principal Dep Asst Director for Systems Engineering and Evaluation, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

 

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Poster Session

(Note: The Poster Session will be on display both days)

   
Track: WMD Detection

A Compton Telescope for Remote Location and Identification of Radioactive Material

Peter F. Bloser, Jason S. Legere, Shirley M. Dame, Mark L. McConnell, Ulisse Bravar, James M. Ryan; UNH Space Science Center

 

Tensioned Metastable Fluid Nuclear Particle Detectors - Transformational Impact on the World of Radiation Detection & Homeland Security

Brian C. Archembaul, J. Lapinskas, J. Wang, R.P. Taleyarkhan; Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering

 

Tensioned Metastable Fluid Detectors for Optimal Active Interrofation of Special Nuclear Materials

J.A. Webster, A. Sansone, B. Archambault, J. Lapinskas, R.P. Taleyarkhan; Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering

 

Neutron Spectroscopy via Unfolding for Tension Metastable Fluid Detectors

Tom Grimes, R.P. Taleyarkhan, Y. Xu; Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering

 

MCNPX Simulations to Support the Development of Active Interrogation Techniques for the Detection of SNM

Mark Owen, G. Weston, J. O'Malley, S. Robertson; AWE

 

Portable Raman Instrument for Rapid Bioagent Identification

Marie Lesaicherre, GE Security Homeland Protection

 

Real-Time Biological Agent Sensor

Royston Carter, William Chadsey; Bio Warn LLC

 

Toxic Plume Source Localization in Urban Environments Using Collaborating Robots

William Agassounon, Robert Welsh, Textron Systems Corporation; William Spears, Dimitri Zarzhitsky, Diana Spears, University of Wyoming

 

Track: Counter IED

Applying Generative Analysis to Homeland Security: Lessons Learned

Tobi Bergeron-Hill, Phillip Barry, Michael Tierney; The MITRE Corporation

 

Novel Standoff Detection Mechanisms Incorporating Continuous Wave Terahertz Technology

Andreia Charos, Caroline Gerhardt, Princeton Nanotechnology Systems, Inc., Stephen L. Ostrow, SC&A, Inc.

 

Novel Fluorescent Polymer for Trace Explosive Detection

Robinson Anandakathir, Abhishek Kumar, Jayant Kumar; Center for Advanced Materials, University of Massachusetts Lowell

 

Multi-Layer Simulation for Analyzing IED Threats

John Sauter, H.Van Dyke Parunak, NewVectors Divison of TTGSI; Jacob Crossman, Soar Technology

 

Track: Disaster Response Track

A Prototype National Emergency Deployment System

 

Second Generation Hazmat Cam Wireless Tactical Video System for Hazardous Response

Kevin L. Young

 

Subterranean First Responder and Evacuation Sensor and System Fusion

Sue McLaughlin, Paul S. Ruwaldt, Transportation Security Laboratory

 

Disaster Response Intelligent System (DRIS) for Emergency Response

Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University and Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Joy Parikh, Radiance Technologies

 

Defining True Interoperability to Achieve Nationwide Incident Management Preparedness

Dan Farfan, KinetX Inc.

 

Track: Critical Infrastructure Protection Track

Simulating and Evaluating Blast Effects on Critical Infrastructure Assets

Lyle G. Roybal, Robert F. Jeffers, Kent E. McGillivary, Tony D. Paul, Idaho National Laboratory; Ryan Jacobson, University of Wyoming

 

Responsibility and Decision Making Transfer in Public Safety and Security Emergencies -A Case Study of School Shooting

Jukka Ojasalo, Tuomas Turunen; Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Hanna-Miina Sihvonen, University of Kuopio, Finland