Mathematical Sciences' Role in Homeland Security

Mathematical sciences play a key role in many important areas of Homeland Security including data mining and image analysis and voice recognition for intelligence analysis, encryption and decryption for intelligence gathering and computer security, detection and epidemiology of bioterriost attacks to determine their scope, and data fusion to analyze information coming from simultaneously from several sources. This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on mathematical methods and techniques for addressing these areas. The goal of the workshop is to help mathematical scientists and policy makers understand the connections between mathematical sciences research and these homeland security applications.Table of ContentsFront MatterContentsWelcome and Overview of Sessions, April 26Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, and Pattern RecognitionDetection and Epidemiology of Bioterrorist AttacksImage Analysis and Voice RecognitionOpening Remarks and Discussion, April 27Communications and Computer SecurityData Integration and FusionBusiness Week Article: Enlisting Math to Defend the Homeland by Stephen H. WildstromMathematical Sciences in Homeland Security Links