Bioterrorism. Mathematical modeling applications in homeland security.

Review of "Bioterrorism: Mathematical modeling applications in homeland security" by H. T. Banks and C. Castillo-Chavez

According to the ISCID Encyclopedia of Science and Philosophy, "Bioterrorism is a type of terrorism that employs the use of biological agents to achieve its goals" [1]. This has been a hot topic in the United States since the mysterious anthrax letters of fall 2001 [2]. Mathematical models of viral transmission and control are important tools for assessing the threat posed by deliberate release...

Bioterrorism, Homeland Security, and the Food Supply

Let me express my appreciation for the honor of delivering today the 2002 D. W. Brooks lecture. It is perhaps fitting that here at one our country's oldest institutions of higher learning we will be discussing one of our country's newest threats. Before proceeding, however, let me add a caveat necessary for those of us who work for the federal government. The views you will hear today do not ne...

Mathematical Methods for Terahertz Interrogation in Biomedical Imaging and Homeland Security Applications

1 Project Description The past decade has seen a plethora of activity in the field of Terahertz imaging. The timing is mainly due to the recent development of highly efficient Terahertz generation and detection devices [17] which allow more researchers to have access to experimentation; the popularity is due to the wide range of applications the technology applies to, and the phenomenal success...

Sensor Placement for Urban Homeland Security Applications

We simulated a sensor network that detects and tracks the release of harmful airborne contaminants in an urban environment. The simulation determines sensor placement in that environment. The effort required integration of models from computational fluid dynamics (CFDs), combinatorial optimization, and population mobility dynamics. These CFD models, coupled with population mobility models, faci...

Homeland Security