Award Abstract #0114499
Collaborative Research: Aviation Access Control Security Systems

NSF Org:	CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Initial Amendment Date:	September 12, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	June 30, 2006
Award Number:	0114499
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Cerry M. Klein CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	September 1, 2001
Expires:	August 31, 2007 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$253743
Investigator(s):	Sheldon Jacobson shj@uiuc.edu (Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign SUITE A CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820 217/333-2187
NSF Program(s):	SERVICE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Field Application(s):	0308000 Industrial Technology
Program Reference Code(s):	MANU, 9147
Program Element Code(s):	1787, 1465

ABSTRACT

This grant provides funding to create a mathematical framework to design effective aviation security system strategies. Aviation security protects vital national interests, as well as passengers and aircraft. Key components of an aviation security system include baggage and passenger screening devices and operations. The goals of this project are to determine: (1) how to measure the performance of aviation security systems, (2) where to deploy aviation security technology devices when designing such systems, (3) how to operate such devices optimally after they are deployed, and (4) how to quantify and optimize the resulting effectiveness of deployment and security operation strategies. The methodology will use discrete optimization models such as the knapsack problem, complexity analysis, and heuristics developed for intractable instances of the models to conduct the necessary analysis and to obtain the desired results.

The results of this research will provide a systematic approach to compare and evaluate different types of aviation security system strategies that incorporate both new and existing aviation security technologies. This approach also has the potential to be used to design and implement new aviation security system strategies capable of enhancing the level of security attainable given the security resources and technologies that are currently available or may be available in the future. Moreover, the results of this research can be used to quantify the value of new investments in different types of aviation security technologies, to determine their potential impact on enhancing aviation security at airports within the nation. Beyond aviation security, this approach may also be applied to other screening environments, such as computer security systems screening for unauthorized users and food safety systems screening for toxic levels of bacteria.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Candalino, T.J., Kobza, J.E., Jacobson, S.H..  "Designing Optimal Aviation Baggage Screening Systems using Simulated Annealing,"  Computers and Operations Research,  v.31(10),  2004,  p. 1753.

jacobson S.H., McLay, L.A., Virta, J.L., Kobza, J.E.,.  "Integer Programming Models for the Deployment of Airport Baggage Screening Security Devices,"  Optimization and Engineering,  v.6(3),  2005,  p. 339.

Jacobson, S.H., Bowman, J.M., Kobza, J.E..  "Modeling and Analyzing the Performance of Aviation Security Systems Using Baggage Value Performance Measures,"  IMA Journal of Management Mathematics,  v.12(1),  2001,  p. 3.

Jacobson, S.H., Karnani, T., Kobza, J.E..  "Assessing the Impact of Deterrence on Aviation Checked Baggage Screening Strategies,"  International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management.,  v.5(1),  2005,  p. 1.

Jacobson, S.H., Karnani, T., Kobza, J.E., Ritchie, L..  "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Device Configurations for Aviation Checked Baggage Security Screening,"  Risk Analysis,  v.26(2),  2006,  p. 297.

Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E.,.  "Authors Commentary: Aviation Security Baggage Screening Strategies: To Screen or Not to Screen, That is the Question!,"  The UMAP Journal,  v.24(2),  2003,  p. 189.

Jacobson, S.H., McLay, L.A., Kobza, J.E., Bowman, J.M..  "Modeling and Analyzing Multiple Station Baggage Screening Security System Performance,"  Naval Research Logistics,  v.52(1),  2005,  p. 30.

Jacobson, S.H., Virta, J.L., Bowman, J.M., Kobza, J.E., Nestor, J.J..  "Modeling Aviation Baggage Screening Security Systems: A Case Study,"  IIE Transactions,  v.35(3),  2003,  p. 259.

Mclay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E..  "Integer Programming Models and Analysis for a Multilevel Passenger Screening Problem,"  IIE Transactions,  v.39(1),  2007,  p. 73.

Mclay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E.,.  "A Multilevel Passenger Prescreening Problem for Aviation Security,"  Naval Research Logistics,  v.53(3),  2006,  p. 183.

Nikolaev, A.G., Jacobson, S.H., McLay, L.A..  "A Sequential Stochastic Security System Design Problem for Aviation Security,"  Transportation Science.,  v.41(2),  2007,  p. 182.

Virta, J.L., Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E..  "Outgoing Selectee Rates At Hub Airports,"  Reliability Engineering and System Safety,  v.76(2),  2002,  p. 155.

Virta, J.L., Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E..  "Analyzing the Cost of Screening Selectee and Non-Selectee Baggage,"  Risk Analysis,  v.23(5),  2003,  p. 897.


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