ADSA25 Presentations
Carey Rappaport – Welcoming Remarks
Carl Crawford – Setting the Stage
Laura Parker – Protecting Soft Targets and Crowded Spaces -Engaging the Research Community
Sonya Proctor – Protecting Surface Transportation
Ali Fadel – DHS S&T Activities on Soft-Target Protection
Brian Michael Jenkins – Terrorism and Sophisticated Crime
James Alan Fox – Mass Shootings
Gina Ligon – NCITE’s (DHS Center of Excellence) Perspective on Protecting Soft Targets
Jacob Ludes – What Worried This High School Principal?
Ari Friedman – Securing Jewish Institutions
David Fannon – Architectural Design for Protecting Soft Targets
Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin – Balancing Stakeholder Needs for Protecting Schools
Jennifer Hesterman – Humans Are the Weakest Link in Security – But Also Could Be the Greatest Asset!
Jeremy Wolfe – Being a Night Watchman When Protecting Soft Targets – Dealing with Rare Events
David Anderson – Optimizing Multi-Layered Security Screening
Brandon Behlendorf – Validating Adaptive Behavior Models of Adversaries for Risk Assessment
Wendy Riggs-Smith – Active Shooter Drills at Logan Airport
Rabbi Wesley Kalmar – Balancing Stakeholder Needs for Protecting Synagogues
Lisa Dolev – Qylur’s Experiences with Venue Protection
Michael Ellenbogan – Evolv’s Experiences with Venue Protection
Andrew Foland – Leidos’ Products for Protecting Soft Targets
Ajay Subramanian – Radar-based Threat Detection for Soft Target Applications
Matthew Merzbacher – Black Box AI and DHS Systems
Robert Hanson – Modeling and Simulation for Improved School Safety
Harry Martz – Summary and Next steps
Richard Dempers – Streamlining Security Equipment Tenders
Richard Dempers – Open Architecture for Airport Security Systems Status update
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