: Alyson G. Wilson, David H. Olwell
: Alyson Wilson, Gregory Wilson, David H. Olwell
: Statistical Methods in Counterterrorism Game Theory, Modeling, Syndromic Surveillance, and Biometric Authentication
: Springer-Verlag
: 9780387352091
: 1
: CHF 85.40
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: Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, Stochastik, Mathematische Statistik
: English
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With the realization that many clues and hints preceded the September 11 terrorist attacks, statisticians became an important part of the global war on terror. This book surveys emerging research at the intersection of national security and statistical sciences. In it, a diverse group of talented researchers address such topics as Syndromic Surveillance; Modeling and Simulation; Biometric Authentication; and Game Theory. The book includes general reviews of quantitative approaches to counterterrorism, for decision makers with policy backgrounds, as well as technical treatments of statistical issues that will appeal to quantitative researchers.

Preface6
Contents10
Game Theory12
Game Theory in an Age of Terrorism: How Can Statisticians Contribute?13
Combining Game Theory and Risk Analysis in Counterterrorism: A Smallpox Example18
Game-Theoretic and Reliability Methods in Counterterrorism and Security32
Biometric Authentication50
Biometric Authentication51
Towards Statistically Rigorous Biometric Authentication Using Facial Images54
Recognition Problem of Biometrics: Nonparametric Dependence Measures and Aggregated Algorithms87
Syndromic Surveillance104
Data Analysis Research Issues and Emerging Public Health Biosurveillance Directions105
Current and Potential Statistical Methods for Monitoring Multiple Data Streams for Biosurveillance112
Evaluating Statistical Methods for Syndromic Surveillance144
A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Syndromic Data for Biosurveillance176
Modeling195
Modeling and Simulation for Defense and National Security196
Modeling and Parameterization for a Smallpox Simulation Study200
Approaches to Modeling the Concentration Field for Adaptive Sampling of Contaminants during Site Decontamination215
Secure Statistical Analysis of Distributed Databases236
Statistical Evaluation of the Impact of Background Suppression on the Sensitivity of Passive Radiation Detectors261
Index279