Operations research techniques are extremely important tools for planning airline
operations. However, much of the technical literature on airline optimization models is highly …

Operations research has had a long and distinguished history of work in emergency
preparedness and response, airline security, transportation of hazardous materials, and …

GPUs have been proven very effective for structured applications. However, emerging data
intensive applications are increasingly unstructured-irregular in their memory and control …

Passenger screening is an important component of aviation security that incorporates real-
time passenger screening strategies designed to maximize effectiveness in identifying …

This article studies how to identify strategies for mitigating cyber-infrastructure
vulnerabilities. We propose an optimization framework that prioritizes the investment in …

Passenger prescreening is a critical component of aviation security systems. This paper
introduces the Multilevel Allocation Problem (MAP), which models the screening of …

This research uses a location analysis approach for selecting aircraft alert sites for the
defense of important national areas of interest identified by the US Department of Defense …

Passenger screening is a critical component of aviation security systems. This paper
introduces the sequential stochastic security design problem (SSSDP), which models …

This model examines the role of intelligence gathering and screening in providing airport
security. We analyze this problem using a game between the government and a terrorist. By …

Security inspections are becoming a commonplace activity in locations ranging from airports
to museums and shopping malls. Theses inspections can result in significant operational …