This book introduces a constructivist approach to the study of terrorism and shows how
language in the media affects our perceptions of'terrorists' and how particular constructions …

It is often important to rapidly detect an increase in the incidence rate of a given disease or
other medical condition. It has been shown that when disease counts are sequentially …

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is the best face recognition method. This research
suggests PCA for fingerprint and signature recognition. Simple image processing transforms …

We present general methodology for sequential inference in nonlinear stochastic state-
space models to simultaneously estimate dynamic states and fixed parameters. We show …

The paper presents a method for syndromic surveillance of an epidemic outbreak due to an
emerging disease, formulated in the context of stochastic nonlinear filtering. The dynamics of …

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that US forces need more-effective
techniques and procedures to conduct counterinsurgency. They will most likely face similar …

This paper concerns container shipping transportation viewed as an interdependent security
system. The methodological background is the use of game-theory in the investigation of …

We study a simultaneous move game with two players: a terrorist and a state where the latter
installs facilities that provide support in case of a terrorist attack. While the state installs the …

Critical infrastructure protection becomes increasingly a major concern in governments and
industries. Besides the increasing rates of cyber-crime, recent terrorist attacks bring critical …

Critical infrastructure and contemporary business organizations are experiencing an
ongoing paradigm shift of business towards more collaboration and agility. On the one hand …