Abstract #300256

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300256
Activity Number: 195
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #300256
Title: How Can Statisticians Contribute to Homeland Security?
Author(s): Stephen Younger*+ and Jack Riley*+ and David L. Banks*+ and Alan F. Karr*+ and Cynthia Z. F. Clark*+ and Clifford H. Spiegelman*+
Companies: Defense Threat Reduction Agency and RAND Corporation and Duke University and National Institute of Statistical Sciences and U.S. Census Bureau and Texas A&M University
Address: MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6217, 1700 Main St., PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407-2138, 1027 Wintergreen Terrace, Rockville, MD, 20850-1006, PO Box 14006, Rtp, NC, 27709-4006, 6628 McLean Court, McLean, VA, 22101-4001, 10528 Dogwood Trail, College Station, TX, 77845-6744,
Keywords: bioterrorism ; counterterrorism ; cyberterrorism ; homeland security ; national security ; transportation security
Abstract:

This panel will discuss the statistical issues that arise in counterterrorism efforts and describe activities in various federal statistical programs. Speakers will address topics in transportation, health, record linkage, biometrics, infrastructure protection, and border security, drawing on statistical tools such as discriminant analysis, variable selection, pattern matching, and mathematical epidemiology. The panel format will ensure that the presentations are current, will be as open as the security permits, will examine areas where statisticians can contribute, and will provide topics and issues for audience discussion. Each panelist will present no more than 10 minutes on his/her topic. This limit will be strictly enforced, so that the remaining time can be devoted to discussing statistical ideas that cross from one area of homeland security to another. Panelists: David Banks, addressing Bioterrorism; Cliff Spiegelman, addressing Transportation Security; Cynthia Clark, addressing Record Linkage & Confidentiality; Alan Karr, addressing Cyberterrorism; Stephen Younger, addressing Infrastructure Protection; and Jack Riley, addressing Statistical Issues in Border Security.

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