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REU Students Test Walkthrough Metal Detectors Used at Sports Stadiums

Undergraduate students test the accuracy of walkthrough metal detectors as part of CCICADA's homeland-security education program at Rutgers University. Their findings could make sports stadiums safer from terrorist attacks. [Read more...]

September 29, 2015

40 Experts Brainstorm Cyber Identity Solutions at Homeland Security Workshop

CyDentity “sandpit” event at CCICADA Rutgers produces 30 research project outlines for Cyber Security Division of DHS. [Read more...]

September 2, 2015

CCICADA Delivers Advanced Boat Allocation Module to US Coast Guard to Help Agency Make Best Use of its Fleet

Coast Guard Faces Big Challenge in Allocating and Sharing More than 1,500 Boats across 400 Stations CCICADA Director Fred Roberts delivers the BAM II User Manual and Guide to [Read more...]

June 24, 2015

CCICADA Receives Homeland Security Best Paper Award at the 2015 Institute of Industrial Engineering Conference and Expo

Award Given for ‘Optimal US Coast Guard Boat Allocations with Sharing’ The Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE) has selected the CCICADA research paper ‘Optimal US [Read more...]

June 22, 2015

CCICADA Helps Coast Guard Make Best Use of Scarce Resources

CCICADA’s mathematical modeling tools help the USCG make optimal use of its boats and planes to guard the nation’s coastal areas amid shrinking budgets. [Read more...]

April 17, 2015

Research into Social Media Use during Extreme Weather Events

CCICADA research into social media use during and after the Japanese Tsunami, Hurricane Sandy and Haiti Earthquake reveals a promising situational-awareness tool. [Read more...]

April 16, 2015

CCICADA’s Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions

CCICADA makes a difference through its partnerships with City College of NY, Howard University, Morgan State University, Texas Southern University, Tuskegee University and other MSIs. [Read more...]

April 15, 2015

Training New Generation of Homeland Security Researchers Is Urgent Task

CCICADA is teaching a new generation of homeland security researchers how to use big-data analytics and mathematical modeling to protect against threats. [Read more...]

April 15, 2015

CCICADA Exploring Ways to Make Sports Stadiums Even Safer

Researchers evaluating patron access and screening; inspection of vendors, service providers, and news media; and the use of credentials and smart ID cards. [Read more...]

April 9, 2015

National Effort to Protect Sports Stadium Fans Led by CCICADA

CCICADA’s online Best Practices Resource Guide can help stadium operators protect against natural and terrorist threats and obtain US Safety Act certification. [Read more...]

April 8, 2015