2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security
(With Technical Assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate)

May 12 - 13, 2008
Westin Hotel, Waltham, MA
Greater Boston


Monday, May 12, 2008

7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 AM  Welcome and Keynote Session
Session Chair: Lennart Long, Applied Research Associates

Welcome Remarks:

Lennart Long – Chair Steering Committee

Ambassador Henry Cooper – Conference Chair

Brig. General (Ret.) Phil Stowell – Technical Program Chair

Kevin M. Burke, Secretary of Public Safety and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Keynote Talk:

Dr. John Marburger – Science Advisor to the President, Director of the Office of Science and Technology

“Nuclear Defense Research & Development – A Road Map for Interagency Coordination”

 

9:30 – 10:00 AM Networking and Coffee Break
   
10:00 – 12:00 Noon Plenary Session

 

Robert Hooks – Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and Biodefense, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs

“Developing technologies to support the Homeland Security Mission”
 

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

“The DHS S & T Research Enterprise”

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 1: Nuclear and X-ray Detection Technology
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Session Chair: Bill Baukus, American Science & Engineering

 

All-Laser-Driven, MeV-Energy X-Ray Source for Detection of SNM

Sudeep Banerjee, Nathan Powers, Vidya Ramanathan, Nathaniel Cunningham, Nate Chandler-Smith, Shouyuan Chen, Bradley Shadwick and Donald Umstadter, University of Nebraska, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Randy Vane, Dave Schultz, Jim Beene, and Sara Pozzi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

Megavolt Computed Tomography for Air Cargo Container Inspection

J. Bendahan, Walter Garms, GE Homeland Protection, Inc.

 

Energy Calibration Algorithms for the Multiple Isotope Material Basis Set (MIMBS) Isotope Identification Method

Robert J. Estep, Benjamin A. Sapp, Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

Exploring RF Transmissions from Discharge-Based Micromachined Radiation Detectors

Christine K. Eun and Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

 

Detectors for Radiological Source Localization in Multi-Lane Traffic Environments

Sean M. Robinson, Robert C. Runkle, Kevin K. Anderson, David M. Pfund, Ken D. Jarman, James S. Chung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Demonstration of the RadTrac Source Detection and Tracking System

R.B. Vilim and R. Klann, Argonne National Laboratories

 

1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: Risk Assessment & Response
Session 2: Intelligence and Risk Assessment
Track Chair: Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates
Session Chair: Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates

 

A Dynamic Decision Support System for Addressing Terrorist Transfer Threats

Richard Adler, Decision Path, Inc.

Jeff Fuller, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.

 

Multi-Attribute Networked Terrorism Identification System (MANTIS): A neural Paradigm for Fighting the Jihad

Stanton S. Coerr, Naval War College

 

DS CDMA Radio Transmissions Detection

Ryszard J. KATULSKI, Jacek STEFANSKI, Gdansk University of Technology

Ryszard STUDANSKI, Polish Navel Academy

Radosław WAS, Polish Navy

 

Information Access and Distribution in a Dynamic Incident Response Environment

John Shockro, Matthew Shaw; Raytheon Corporation

 

Next Generation Data Fusion Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) System Based On MPEG7

Mark P. Pfeiffer, Marco Avila, Gerhard Backfried, Norbert Pfannerer, Juergen Riedler, SAIL LABS Technology AG

 

Discovery, Analysis and Monitoring of Hidden Social Networks and Their Evolution

Mark Goldberg, Mykola Hayvanovich, Apirak Hoonlor, Stephen Kelley, Malik Magdon-Ismail, Konstantin Mertsalov, Boleslaw Szymanski, and William Wallace, Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

Cognitive Aspects of Risk-Informed Decisions: Methodology and Tools

Igor Linkov, Martin Schultz, Jongbum Kim, Burton Suedel and Todd Bridges, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

 

1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: Infrastructure
Session 3: Perimeter Surveillance, Border Crossing Detection & Intrusion Detection
Track Chair: Craig Coy, L-3 Communications
Session Chair: Dr. Karen Panetta, Tufts University

 

Design Considerations for Intrusion Detection Wide Area Surveillance Radars for Perimeters and Borders

Walker Butler, ICx Technologies, Inc.

 

Perimeter Security on Detecting Acoustic Signature of Approaching Vehicle Using Nonlinear Neural Computation

Bing Lu, Alireza Dibazar, Theodore W. Berger, University of Southern California

 

Airport Perimeter Security: Where we've been, Where we are, and Where we're going

Ann S. Barry and David S. Mazel, Technology Service Corporation

 

New Concepts in Intrusion Detection

Norman J. Meyerhoff, Newton Sensor Analyses

 

A novel 3D Seismic Sensor for Virtual Border Application

Sever Mican, Spider Technologies Security, Ltd.

 

Protecting Military Perimeters from Approaching Human and Vehicle Using Biologically Realistic Dynamic Synapse Neural Network

Hyung O. Park, Alireza Dibazar, and Theodore W. Berger, University of Southern California

 

1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: Cyber & Software
Session 4: Software Security Legacy Systems
Track Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
Session Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.

 

Standards-based Practices for Software Assurance:  Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise

Joe Jarzombek, Department of Homeland Security

 

Report on the Security of Open Source Software

David Maxwell, Coverity, Inc.

  

A PlugN’play Platform Independent Solution That Eliminates Unauthorized Access Without the Use of Passwords or Encryption Keys

Salvatore (JT) Tuzzo, 4thDT™ Security

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM Networking and Coffee Break
   
3:00 – 5:00 Poster Session I
Poster Session Chair:  Fausto Molinet, Matrix Internationale

 

Evaluating technology investments via outcome measures vs. ROI's

John Bischoff, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani, Paul Wormeli, School of Engineering & Applied Science, George Washington University, Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute

 

Intelligent Searching using Sentence Context

Alan Chickinsky, Northrop Grumman IT/TASC

 

Communication Technology for Emergency Response and Recovery

Raheleh B. Dilmaghani and Ramesh R. Rao, University of California San Diego

 

The Anthrax Smoke Detector (ASD) as an inexpensive front end monitor

Amir Ettehadieh, Universal Detection Technology

 

Enhancing Cargo Container Security during Transportation: A Mesh Networking Based Approach

Su Jin Jim, Guofeng Deng, Sandeep K.S. Gupta, School of Cupting and Informatics, Arizona State University; Mary Murphy-Hoye, Intel Corp.

  

Achieving Unit Safety in the WebPuff Emergency Management Information System

Karen Legrand, IEM

 

On the relationship between forecast accuracy and detection performance: An application to Biosurveillance

Thomas Lotze, Galit Shmueli, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Program, University of Maryland

 

Improving Watchlist Screening by Combining Evidence from Multiple Search Algorithms

Keith J. Miller and Mark Arehart, MITRE Corporation

  

Bioevent Detection via Fusion of Disparate Data

Paul Picciano, Aptima, Inc.; Robert McCormack, Aptima, Inc.

 

Rapid Optimisation of Cell-Temperature and Dispersion Field Strength Interactions In Differential Mobility Spectrometry For The Detection Of Putrescine and Cadaverine

C. L. P Thomas, Loughborough University, UK

 

Using Two-Way Datacasting to Deliver Real-Time Public Safety Information

Scott Valcourt, Pushpa Datla, Kent Chamberlin, Benjamin McMahon, University of New Hampshire

 

Performance analysis of highly available ad hoc Surveillance Networks Based on Dropped Units

Christian M. Wietfeld, Andreas Wolff, Sebastian Subik, Technische Universitat, Germany

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 5: Detection and Identification of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM)
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Session Chair: Lennart Long, Applied Research Associates

 

A Direction Sensitive Neutron Detector

Steven Ahlen, Boston University

 

Muon Tomography for the Detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Substances in Containers

M. Benettoni, P. Checchia, D. Fabris, F. Gonella, G. Nebbia, M. Pegoraro, S. Pesente,

E. Torassa, INFN Sezinoe di Padova

G. Bonomi, A. Zenoni, Universita di Brescia, INFN Sezinoe di Pavia

P. Calvini, S. Squarcia, Universita di Genova, INFN Sezinoe di Genova

A. Dainese, F. Gasparini, U. Gasparini, M. Lunardon, A.T. Meneguzzo, M. Morando, S. Moretto, P. Ronchese, S. Vanini, G. Viesti, G. Zumerle, INFN Sezinoe di Padova, Universitat di Padova

 

Prospects of Neutronic Technology for Multi-threat Detection

Philippe Le Tourneur, EADS Sodern

 

Recent Progress from LLNL in Detecting Weapons and Other Contraband with Nuclear Photo-Absorption

Jason Pruet, C. Barty, C. Hagmann, F. Hartemann, M. Johnson and D. McNabb, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Development of a Real-Time Fast Neutron Imaging Telescope (FNIT) for the Detection of Special Nuclear Material (SNM)

Richard S. Woolf, Ulisse Bravar, Jason S. Legere, John R. Macri, James M. Ryan, University of New Hampshire

 Procheta Mallik, University of Glasgow

 Benoit Pirard ,University of Bern

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 6: Mass Spectroscopy Optical & Other Chemical Core Detection and Identification Technology
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Session Chair:  Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration

 

Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Detection of Contraband in Shipping Containers without Impeding Movement of Containers Through Ports

Charles S. (Steve) Harden and Joseph C. Harden, ConSearch, LLC

 

Functionalized Sorbent Membranes for use with Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Bernadette Higgins, Duane Simonson, R. Andrew McGill, Viet Nguyen, Stanley Stepnowski, Rekha Pai, US Naval Research Laboratory;

Jennifer Stepnowski, Matt Rake, NOVA Research, Inc.

 

Miniaturized Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (IMMS) with secondary electrospray ionization (SESI) for explosive and chemical warfare agent detection

Christina Crawford, Prabha Dwivedi, Maggie Tam, William F. Siems, Andrew Goodin and Herbert H. Hill, Jr., Department of Chemistry Washington State University

 

An Electronic Nose for Detecting Hazardous Chemicals and Explosives

Pradeep U. Kurup, University of Massachusetts Lowell

 

Microfabricated Gas Chromatograph for Trace Analysis

Rekha S. Pai, David R. Mott, R. Andrew McGill, Bernadette A. Higgins, and Duane L. Simonson; Naval Research Laboratory; Jennifer L. Stepnowski, NOVA Research, Inc.

 

External Second-Gate Fourier Transform Ion Mobility Spectrometry: A handheld Spectrometer with Chip-based Data Acquisition and Control

Edward E. Tarver, ETARAN Instruments, Inc.

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: Risk Assessment & Response
Session 7: Information Sharing
Track Chair:  Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates
Session Chair: Dr. Joe Marr

 

Network Based Information Sharing Between Emergency Operations Centers

Richard Chipman, Roger Wuerfel, Science Applications International Corporation

 

System Integration and Information sharing for the Emergency Response Systems of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Zhang (Jack) Ji, Beijing Harmony Technology Company

 

Hybrid Multidimensional Relational and Link Analytical Knowledge Discovery for Law Enforcement

CA Joslyn, D Gillen, J Burke, and T Critchlow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

R Fernandes, M Damante, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Developing a Web-Based Mapping Application for Public Access to Emergency Management Information Using Open Source Tools

John M. Morgan, III, Towson University

 

Secure Homeland Analysis and Reporting Environment (SHARE)

Randy Smith, Brandon Dixon, David Brown,, The University of Alabama

Maury Mitchell, Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center

 

State of the Art Information Sharing Initiative Demonstrates Multi-Vendor RMS Interoperability among 25 Law Enforcement Agencies

Peter J. Rosamilia, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: Cyber & Software
Session 8: Software Security Awareness and Training
Track Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
Session Chair: Scott Matsumoto, Cigital, Inc.

 

How to tackle security issues in large existing/legacy systems while maintaining development priorities

Djenana Campara and Nikolai Mansourov, KDM Analytics

 

The Insider Threat in the Software Development Life Cycle

Karen Mercedes Goertzel, Booz Allen Hamilton

 

The Software Security Landscape

Robert A. Martin, Mitre Corporation; Sean Barnum, Cigital, Inc.

 

A Self-Awareness Strategy Using System Level Diagnosis In CMP/IP Based Architectures

B. Rucinska, T. Kochanski, A. Rucinski and H. Spaanenburg, University of New Hampshire

 

Jamming Steganography using Steganography: Prevention of Data Exfiltration using Steganographic Techniques

Keith D. Bertolino and Ravi Sundaram, Northeastern University

 

Systematic Scanning for Malicious Source Code

S. Tucker Taft, SofCheck, Inc.

 

6:00 – 9:00 PM Welcome Reception and Poster Session II
Poster Session Chair:  Fausto Molinet, Matrix Internationale

 

Emergency Response Planning and Training through Interactive Simulation and Visualization with Decision Support

Bruce Donald Campbell, Huseyin Onur Mete, Thomas A. Furness, Suzanne Weghorst, Zelda B. Zabinsky, Industrial Engineering HITLab, University of Washington

 

A Compton Telescope for Remote Location and Identification of Radioactive Material

Jason S. Legere, Justin Baker, Ulisse Bravar, John R. Macri, James M. Ryan, Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire)

 

Wireless Medical Sensor Networks in Emergency Response: Implementation and Pilot Results

Tia Gao, Chris Pesto, Leo Selavo, Aid Networks

Yin Chen, JeongGil Ko, Jong Hyun Lim, Andreas Terzis, Andrew Watt, Johns Hopkins University

James Jeng, The Burn Center at Washington Hospital Center

Bor-rong Chen, Konrad Lorincz, Matt Welsh, Harvard University

 

Toward a Four-Dimensional, Real-Time, Information-Sharing and Visualization System

Phillip Weisberg, University of Maryland, Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory

 

Crime Information Extraction from Police and Witness Narrative Reports

Chih Hao Ku, Alicia Iriberi and Gondy Leroy, School of Information Systems and Technology Claremont Graduate University

  

Novel Trace Chemical Detection Technologies for Homeland Security

Amy E. Staubs and Matthew S. Matyjaszczyk, Tyco/Scott Health and Safety, A Division of Tyco Safety Products

 

Line Scanner for Biometric Applications

S. Mil'shtein, J. Palma, C. Liessner, M. Baier, A. Pillai, A. Shendye, Advanced Electronic Technology Center, ECE Dept. UMASS Lowell

 

Wide Range Compact Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors for Ubiquitous CBRNE Detection Deployment

Stephen L. Ostrow, SC&A, Inc;  Mikael Lindstam, Serstech AB;  Richard Skibo, Princeton Nanotechnology Systems, Inc.

 

From Desktop to Field: Deploying Visual Incident Analysis for Law Enforcement

William A. Pike, Richard May, Bob Baddeley, Rick Riensche, Daniel Best, Katarina Younkin,   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

William Pottenger, Rutgers University

 

A Review of Human Signatures in Urban Environments Using Seismic and Acoustic Methods

James M. Sabatier and Alexander Ekimov, The University of Mississippi, National Center for Physical Acoustics

 

CORRIDOR - Comprehensive Risk Reduction Indicator Data Operations Reporter

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

  

Inter-Lan Socket Connection Manager (ILSCM)

Jim Valdivia, Southeastern Computer Consultants, Inc. (SCCI)

John Gray, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

 

Monitoring/Verification using DMS: TATP Example

Manuel Manard, Dept. of Homeland Security; Stephan Weeks, Kevin Kyle, U.S. Department of Energy Special Technologies Laboratory (Operated by National Security Technologies, LLC)

 

RadSrc: Calculating Gamma-ray Signatures from Aged Mixtures of Heavy Nuclides

Douglas Wright, Tom Gosnell, Jeff Gronberg, Larry Hiller, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

 Intelligent Fence Intrusion Detection System: Detection of Intentional Fence Breaching and Recognition of Fence Climbing

Ali Yousefi, Alireza A. Dibazar, and Theodore Berger, University of Southern California

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome and Keynote Session

 

Welcome Remarks:

Karen Krause – Marketing Chair, IEEE HST 08

Keynote Talk:

Gregory Bialecki, Undersecretary, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

“Commonwealth’s Strategic Roadmap for the Massachusetts Defense and Homeland Security Industrial Base”

 

8:15 – 9:30 AM Business Panel
Honorary Panel: Dr. Thomas A. Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer
Chair and Moderator:  DHS, Science & Technology Directorate
Panel Organizer:  Karen Krause, PSSG, LLC

 

The business panel features organizations serving as technology commercialization catalysts in the homeland security market.  More details, click here.

 

Panelists:

Dr. Thomas Cellucci, Chief Technology Commercialization Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

Overview of DHS S&T, DHS S&T Investment Priority Areas, and How DHS S&T Fosters Technology Commercialization in the Homeland Security Market

 

Patrick Ciganer, Executive Vice President, IC Support, In-Q-Tel

Overview of In-Q-Tel’s Investment Priority Areas, Investment Process, and How In-Q-Tel Fosters Technology Commercialization in the Homeland Security and Defense Markets

 

Ralph E. Taylor-Smith, General Partner, Battelle Ventures, Battelle Ventures Investment Priorities for Emerging Security Technologies

 

Arthur Robert, Industry Director, Defense & Renewable Energy Technologies, Massachusetts Office of Business Development, Massachusetts Economic Development Agency

Overview of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Economic Development Initiatives Available to Technology Innovation Community to Foster Homeland Security Technology Commercialization

 

Dennis Treece, Colonel, US Army (retired), Director of Corporate Security, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), Boston MA;  Director, Massport Transportation Security Center of Excellence (CSE)

Overview of Massport CSE as a Technology Proving Ground for the Refinement and Adoption of Aviation, Port, and Surface Transportation Security and Public Safety Technologies

 

Robert Seelandt, Partner Manager State and Local, MetaCarta Inc.

 

9:30 – 10:00 AM Networking and Coffee Break
   
9:30 – 11:30 AM Poster Session III
Poster Session Chair:  Fausto Molinet, Matrix Internationale

 

Point Threat Detection Untilizing a Dynamically Distributed Sensor Network

Osmo Anttalainen, Janne Pitkanen, Environics Oy of Finland; Gary Carriveau, Environics Oy

 

Identifying Technology Gaps in Hazardous Materials Operations

Jill L. Drury, Jonathan Arambula, Sarah Kuhn, Mark Micire, Holly A. Yanco, The University of Massachusetts Lowell

  

A Case Study on Data Interoperability for License Plate Recognition

Gregory Harman, DropFire, Inc.

 

Developing Critical/Dynamical Area Security with Dual-Surveillance/Radial-Ring Configured Networks

Li-Yen Hsu, Department of Aviation Management, China Institute of Technology

 

The Use of ID Reader-Authenticators in Secure Access Control and Credentialing

Theodore Kuklinski, and Bruce Monk, AssureTec Systems

 

Situational Awareness and Visual Analytics for Emergency Response and Training

Ross Maciejewsi, SungYe Kim, Deen King-Smith, Karl Ostmo, Nick Klosterman, Aravind K. Mikkilineni, David S. Ebert, Edward J. Delp, Timothy F. Collins, Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Highest Performance Explosives Trace Portal using Mass Spectrometry

Chris J. McBee, Jack A. Syage, Karl A. Hanold, Syagen Technology, Inc.

 

Incident Scene Mobility Analysis

Klara Nahrstedt, Ying Huang, Wenbo He, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Whay C. Lee, Motorola Labs

 

Recovery of the Periorbital Signal and its Application in the Detection of Deceit

D. Shastri, P. Tsiamyrtzis, and I. Pavlidis, University of Houston

 

Raising the Bar for Hardware Security - Physical Layer Security in Standard CMOS

Craig Rawlings, Kilopass Technology Corporation

 

Particle/Vapor Explosives Sampler/Concentrator for Detecting the Full Range of Explosives Threats

Alan K. Junor, Paul T. Chaney, Jack A. Syage, Syagen Technology, Inc.

 

Systems Engineering Solution for Technology Deployment to Combat Complex Threat Scenarios in the Homeland

Michael Tierney, Samar K. Guharay, David Colella, Garry Jacyna, Philip Barry, Matthew Koehler, Brian Tivnan, Tobin Bergen-Hill, The MITRE Corporation

 

Energy-Efficient Target Monitoring in Wireless Sensor Networks

Deepti Jain and Vinod M. Vokkarane, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

 

Seeking Shelter: Towards a Multi-Agent Based Simulation of a School Lockdown Scenario

Lawrence D. Welch, Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University

 

Cosmic-Ray Background Generator (CRY) for Monte Carlo Transport Codes

Douglas Wright, Chris Hagmann, David Lange, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Integrated Knowledge Management System (IKMS)

Tarek Zaki, George Bizzigotti, Raymond Corbo, Hans Carlson, Ahmed Hafez, Daniel Whitford,  Noblis

 

10:00 – 12:00 Noon Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 9: Chemical & Biological Agent Detection and Identification
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky,Transportation Security Administration
Session Chair: Ed Tarver, ETARAN Instruments, Inc.

 

Highly Sensitive Organic Sensors for Rapid and Reversible Toxic Chemical Vapor Detection

Ariya Akthakul, Natalia Maklakov, Joel White, CogniScent, Inc.

 

Sensor Alert Verification for Incident Operational Response (SAVIOR)

Richard Czerwinski, George Carayannopoulos, Michael Switkes and Robert Ponte, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

The Totally Optical Vapor Analyzer (TOVA) Open Path Chemical Sensor for Facility Protection

S. Keith Holland and Gabriel Laufer, Avir Sensors

 

Detecting infectious and biological contaminants on aircraft - Is it feasible?

Grace M. Hwang, Anthony DiCarlo and Gene Lin, The Mitre Corporation

 

Compact, Spark-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy-Based Trigger for Hazardous Bioaerosol Detection

D. Sonnenfroh, K. Galbally-Kinney, M. Hinds, D. Paulsen, and R. Wainner, Physical Sciences, Inc.,

A. Bauer, University of Denver

 

Fast and Accurate Chemical/Biological Agent Detector based on Mass Spectrometry

Matthew D. Evans, Syagen Technology, Inc.

 

10:00 – Noon Track: Risk Assessment & Response
Session 10: Incident Response & Operational Situational Awareness
Track Chair: Joe Smith Applied Research Associates
Session Chair: Captain Howard Mintz, Newton Police Department

 

In Situ Warning System to Provide Building Structural Health for Emergency Responders

Daniel M.  Bock, Keehoon Kim, Physical Optics Corporation

 

Emergency Data Awareness: Sharing Under Stress

Larry Budnick, Raytheon Company

 

Facilitating Communication for First Responders Using Dynamic Distributed Constraint Optimization

Alan Kaplan, Michael Mitkus, James Sim, Drakontas LLC  

Robert Lass, and William Relgi, Drexel University

 

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

James W. Morentz, Science Applications International Corporation

 

Advanced 3-D Locator Indoor Positioning for Firefighters and Other First Responders

Steve Rounds, Sr., L-3 Communications/Interstate Electronics Corporation

 

Interoperable Role-Based Single Sign-On-Access to Distributed Public Authority Information Systems

Christian M. Wietfeld, Kai Daniel and Thang Tran, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany

 

10:00 AM  – 12 Noon Track: Infrastructure
Session 11: Tunnel and Acoustic Detection Technology
Track Chair: Craig Coy, L-3 Communications
Session Chair: Brig. General (Ret.) Phil Stowell, Applied Research Associates

 

Border Crossing Detection and Tracking through Localized Image Processing

Aaron Greenblatt, Dr. Karen Panetta, Tufts University, Dr. Sos Agaian, University of Texas, San Antonio

 

Real-Time System for Stand-Off Measurement of Structural Stability

Wayne C. Hasse, Philippe E. Monin, Malcolm S. MacGregor, Zachary S. Haase, Richard F. Young

Summitt Safety, Inc.

 

An investigation into the efficacy of keystroke analysis for perimeter defense and facility access

Christopher S. Leberknight, George R. Widmeyer, and Michael L. Recce,

New Jersey Institute of Technology

 

Overview of the Operation for the Proposed Locomotive Worker Identification with Cameras

Sidney E. Martin, Northeast Maritime Institute

 

A Study on the Passive Detection of Clandestine Tunnels

James M. Sabatier and Ghaith M. Matalkah, The University of Mississippi,

National Center for Physical Acoustics

 

10:00 – Noon  Track: Cyber & Software
Session 12: Attack Resistant Secure Software Development
Track Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
Session Chair: Scott Matsumoto, Cigital, Inc.

 

Applying ROI Analysis to Support SOA Information Security Investment Decisions

Kevin Buck, Prasanta Das, Diane Hanf, The MITRE Corporation

 

Integrating Static Analysis Into a Secure Software Development Process

David Kleidermacher, Green Hills Software, Inc.

 

Virtual Cyber-Security Testing Capability for Large Scale Distributed Information Infrastructure Protection

Perry Pederson, Priority 5; David Lee, Guoqiang Shu, Dongluo Chen, Zhijun Liu, Na Li, Lifeng Sang, Ohio State University

 

Creating the Secure Software Testing Target List

Robert A. Martin, Mitre Corporation, Sean Barnum, Cigital, Inc.

  

Internet Attack Traceback - Cross-validation and Pebble Tracing

Fang Yu and David Lee, Ohio State University

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
   
1:00 – 3:00 PM  Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 13: High Explosives & Explosive Devices Detection (ED) Technology
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Session Chair: Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates

 

Standoff LIBS and Raman Measurements of Energetic Materials using a Single UV Excitation Laser

Edwin L. Dottery, Robert D. Waterbury, Jeremy Rose, Alakai, Inc.; Avishekh Pal, Dennis K. Killinger, University of South Florida

 

Vapor Generator for the Calibration and Test of Explosive Detectors

Donald Hayes, Bogdan Antohe, David Taylor, David Wallace, Michael Grove & Mark Christison, MicroFab Technologies, Inc

 

Detection of Explosives using nanofibrous membranes

Abhishek Kumar, Ignaty Leshchiner, Subhalakshmi Nagarajan, Ramaswamy Nagarajan and Jayant Kumar, Center of Advanced Materials University of Massachusetts, Lowell

 

Application of Laser Ion Mobility Spectrometry (LIMS) to Explosive Detection

J. Spannhake, C. Oberhuttinger, H. Oberpriller, M. Kessler, J. Goebel, U. Martin, G. Muller, EADS Innovation Works

 

A Neutron Interrogation based Vehicle Borne IED Detection System for Checkpoint Security

D. Strellis,  T. Gozani, Rapiscan Systems Neutronics and Advanced Technologies Corporation

 

Terahertz Standoff Detection of Homemade Explosives and Toxic Chemicals

Stephen L. Ostrow, SC&A, Inc; Richard Skibo, Princeton Nanotechnology Systems, Inc.

  

1:00 – 3:00 PM  Track: Risk Assessment & Response
Session 14: Operational Interoperability and Field Communications Technology
Track Chair: Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates
Session Chair: Ted Kochanski, University of New Hampshire

 

The Role For PSXG In An Advanced Communications Architecture For Disaster And Emergency Response

Brad Bernthal and Nancy Jesuale, Colorado Law School

 

Interoperable Satellite Commuinications

Jim Corry, Mobile Satellite Ventures

 

The Quad Cities Pilot: A Blueprint for Integrated Communications Optimized for Local Government Emergency Response Operations

Brian Rodriguez and J. Leland Langston, Raytheon Company

 

SFINKS: Secure Focused Information, News, and Knowledge Sharing

Tatyana Ryutov; Tatiana Kichkaylo; Robert Neches, Michael Orosz, University of California Information Sciences Institute

 

A Software Based Implementation of an APCO Project 25 Compliant Packet Data Transmitter

Eric R. Ramsey, W. Thomas Miller, III, and Andrew L. Kun, University of New Hampshire

 

Coordinating the Global Information Grid Initiative with the NG9-1-1 Initiative

Michael Schmitt, Idaho National Laboratory

 

Information Sharing for Emergency Response

Gurminder Singh, Naval Postgraduate School

 

1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: Infrastructure
Session 15: Access Screening Document Authentication and Biometrics
Track Chair:   Craig Coy, L-3 Communications
Session Chair: Dr. Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

 

Eagle-Eyes: A System for Iris Recognition at a Distance

Faisal Bashir, Pablo Casaverde, David Usher, Marc Friedman, Retica Systems, Inc.

 

Advances in X-ray Backscatter Imaging Systems for Personnel Screening

Bill Baukus, American Science and Engineering, Inc.

 

Real Time Text and Language Independent Speaker Identification with a Reconfigurable Wireless Network of Acoustic Sensors

Maurizio Bocca and Heikki N. Koivo, Control Engineering Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK)

 

Exploiting Random Patterns of Optically Readable Materials to Ensure Authentication of Documents, Media and Substrates

Jay Fraser, Tracer Detection Technology Corp.

 

A New Concept of Airport Security Screening

Yesna O. Yildiz, Douglas Q. Abraham, Analogic Corporation; Sos Agaian, University of Texas San Antonio; Karen Panetta, Tufts University

 

Fingerprint Recognition Algorithms for Full Partial and Fingerprints

S. Mil'shtein, A. Pillai, A. Shendye, C. Liessner, M. Baier, Advanced Electronic Technology Center, ECE Dept. UMASS Lowell

 

1:00 – 3:00 PM Track: Cyber & Software
Session 16: Network Security Focus on SCADAs
Track Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
Session Chair:  Dr. Jerry Larocque, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

 

Space Division Multiple Access Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks

Abdallah El Moutia & Kia Makki and Niki Pissinou , Florida International University

 

Critical Infrastructure and Control Systems Security: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Ryan Ellis, University of California, San Diego

 

Control System Cyber Incident Reporting Protocol

Simon Hennin, Raytheon Network Centric Systems

 

Suite B Cryptography for Securing the Critical Infrastructure

Robert R. Jueneman, SPYRUS, Inc.

 

Idaho National Laboratory Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Intrusion Detection System (SCADA IDS)

Michael Milvich and Jared Verba, Idaho National Laboratory

 

Performance Analysis of Dual -Homed Fault-Tolerant Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

Nidhi Jain, Vinod M. Vokkarane, University of Massachusetts

Jianping Wang, University of Hong Kong 

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM  Networking and Coffee Break
   
3:00 – 5:00 PM Poster Session IV
Poster Session Chair: Fausto Molinet, matrix Internationale

 

Using Generative Analysis for Homeland Security: Modeling the Possibilities and the Probabilities

Philip Barry, Matthew Koehler, Garry Jacyna, Tobin Bergen-Hill, Michael Tierney, Mitre Corporation

 

Device independent information sharing during incident response

David Goughnour, Robert T. Durbin, Jr., ElanTech, Inc.

 

Miniaturized Hybrid Sensor for Multiple Threats Detection

S. K. Guharay, A. Mariano, C. Bradshaw, The Mitre Corporation

 

Gamma Vector Camera: A Gamma Ray and Neutron Directional Detector

Munther M. Hindi, Lee Klynn, and Howard Demroff, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center

 

Neutron Imaging Camera

Georgia DeNolfo, Sam Floyd, Stanley Hunter, John Krizmanic, Jason Link, Seunghee Son; NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Noel Guardala, Marlene Skopec, Bob Stark, NSWC/Carderock Division

   

Second Life: Limits of creativity or cyber threat

Sujoyini Mandal and Ee-Peng Lim, International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research S. Rajaratnam School for International Studies Nanyang Technological University, China

 

Directional Radiation Detection Technology Development at the DOE Remote Sensing Laboratory

Lance McLean, Remote Sensing Laboratory - Andrews

 

Automatic Detection of Potential Threat Objects in X-ray Luggage Scan Images

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

 

Model Program for Public Water System Homeland Security

Paul J. Pearce, Nova Biologicals, Inc

  

Infrastructure Security via Randomization: A Game Theoretic Model and its Application at the Los Angeles International Airport

James Pita, Manish Jain, Fernando Ordóñez, Christopher Portway, Milind Tambe, Craig Western, University of Southern California

Praveen Paruchuri, Intelligent Automation, Inc.

Sarit Kraus, Bar-llan University

 

Denial of Control: Implications of Denial of Service Attacks in Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

Zachary D. Tudor, George Mason University; Marty Edwards, Idaho National Laboratory;

Mark G. Fabro, Lofty Perch

 

Rapid and Reversible Toxic Chemical Vapor Detection Using Solid-state, Dye-labeled DNA-based Sensors

Andrew Walker, Ariya Akthakul, Joel White, CogniScent, Inc

 

Physical Access Protection using Continuous Authentication

Roland Yap, Terence Sim, Geraldine Kwang, National University of Singapore

Rajiv Ramnath, Temasek Laboratories

 

Partial Multimedia Encryption with Different Security Levels

Yicong Zhou, Karen Panetta, Tufts University; Sos Agaian, University of Texas, San Antonio

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: CBRNE Transport
Session 17: Cargo Systems & Misc. Transportation Security Identification of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM)
Track Chair: Dr. Lyle Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Session 5 Chair: Len Long, Applied Research Associates

 

Defense CBRNE Threat-Detection Systems for Transportation Security

Marion G. Ceruti, Richard Waters, Pam Boss, Ritesh Patel, Stuart H. Rubin, Charles Datte, Scott McGirr and Thomas Stark, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

 

A Wireless Electronic Monitoring System for Securing Milk from Farm to Processor

Lindsay Hopper, Chris Thompson, Suraj Alexander, William Crist, Fred Payne, Tim Stombaugh, Phillip Womble, Jon Paschal, Ryan Moore, Brian Luck, Nasrin Tabayehnejab, Applied Physics Institute, Western Kentucky University

 

CBRN Decontamination using a Large-Area Cold Plasma Applicator

Gregory Konesky, K-Plasma, Ltd.

 

National Food and Agriculture Sector Transportation and Movement Model and FASTRANS

Michael Orosz, University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute

Neville Clarke, D.J. Kwiatkowski, Texas A & M; John Hoffman, Shaun Kennedy, David Wray, University of Minnesota

 

Advancements in the PROTECT Early Warning Crisis Management System

Anthony J. Policastro, Peter Mottur, Jamie Edgar, Jon Cooper, Doug TuthillSmiths Detection-Livewave, Inc.

Gordon Lurie, David Brown and Steven Tschopp, Argonne National Laboratory

 

A More Efficient and Effective Way to Check for CBRNE in Air Cargo

Dennis Treece, Massachusetts Port Authority

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: Risk Assessment & Response
Session 18: Modeling & Simulation
Track Chair: Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates
Session Chair: Ted Kochanski, University of New Hampshire

 

Software Solutions for Healthy Sector’s Response to Medical Surge Requirements New England Center for Emergency Preparedness

Stan J. Kuzia Jr., Global Emergency Resources LLC

Olan A. Johnston, The New England Center for Emergency Preparedness

Christine A. Tolis, The New England Center for Emergency Preparedness

 

Real-Time Massive Data Simulation And Visualization Project

Sujal Bista, Michael L. Pack, University of Maryland, College Park Center for Advanced Transportation Technology

 

A Modeling Framework for Evaluating Effectiveness of Smart-Infrastructure Crises Management Systems

Sandeep K.S. Gupta, Tridib Mukherjee, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Arizona State University

 

Fast Modeling of Urban Plume Transport for Emergency Response and Preparedness

Hsi Na (Sam) Lee, U. S. Department of Homeland Security/Science &Technology Environmental Measurements Laboratory

 

Analysis of Satellite Ais Communication Interface Implementation

Marcin Waraksa, Jerzy Zurek, Gdynia Maritime University

Rafal Niski, National Institute of Telecommunications

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: Infrastructure
Session 19: Sensor Nets & Video & Anomaly Detection
Track Chair: Craig Coy, L-3 Communications
Session Chair: Dr. Karen Panetta, Tufts University

 

A Surveillance System for the Recognition of Intent within Individuals and Crowds

Charles J. Cohen, Katherine Scott, Cybernet Systems Corporation

Frank Morelli is with U.S. Army Research Laboratory

 

Associating Moving Objects Across Non-Overlapping Cameras: A Query-by-Example Approach

Isaac Cohen, Yunqian Ma, Ben Miller, Honeywell, ACS Labs

 

The Intelligent Island: Using COTS Equipment to Monitor an Island

George Markowsky, University of Maine

 

Monolithic visible to SWIR imaging arrays using Germanium Photodetectors

Conor Rafferty, Clifford King, Bryan Ackland, J.H. O’Neill, Ingvar Aberg, TS Sriram, A. Mackay, R. Johnson, NoblePeak Vision

 

CitySense: An Urban-Scale Wireless Sensor Network and Testbed

Rohan Narayana Murty, Geoffrey Mainland, Ian Rose, Matt Welsh, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Abhimanyu Gosain, Josh Bers, BBN Technologies

 

Information Architecture for Threat Detection Systems 

M. Curran Schiefelbein, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

 

3:30 – 5:30 PM Track: Cyber & Software
Session 20: Attack Resistant Secure Software Development, Testing, Verification and Validation
Track Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
Session Chair: Steve Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.

 

A New Security Sensitivity Measurement for Software Variables

Xueqi Cheng, Nannan He, and Michael S. Hsiao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech

 

Software and CyberSecurity: Attack Resistant Secure Software Development

Survivable Distributed Communication Services (DCS)

Nathaniel J. Fuller, Space and Naval Warfare System Center (SPAWARSYSCEN)

Greg Simco, Nova Southeastern University

 

A New Hybrid Static/Run-Time Secure Memory Access Protection

Nannan He, Xueqi Cheng, Michael S. Hsiao, Virginia Tech

 

Towards a High Assurance Multi-level Secure PC for Intelligence Communities

David Kleidermacher, Green Hills Software, Inc.

 

Comparison of Zernike and Tchebichef Moments For Image Tampering Detection Sensitivity and Watermark Recovery

S. M. Elshoura & D. B. Megherbi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell