Award Abstract #0534183
Workshop: Behavioral Aspects of Security

NSF Org:	BCS Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	May 25, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	May 25, 2005
Award Number:	0534183
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Richard Kay BCS Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences SBE Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
Start Date:	June 1, 2005
Expires:	May 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$54270
Investigator(s):	Mark Frank mfrank83@buffalo.edu (Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Rutgers University New Brunswick 3 RUTGERS PLAZA NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 732/932-0150
NSF Program(s):	PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1392

ABSTRACT

Increasing concern with security issues in the world has led to greater interest in improving the technology and methods available for detecting deception. Under direction from Congress, the NSF and the Office of Science Technology Policy are facilitating a series of six workshops to address current and future research on the science and technology of security evaluations. This workshop focuses on identifying and interpreting behavioral clues in detecting deception including developing procedures for measuring behavioral variables and how technology may aide this process. Prior to the workshop, invited participants will communicate with each other through the exchange of a series of questions and answers via email. The workshop PI will serve as the pre-workshop email discussion leader and facilitator. The workshop will bring approximately 16 leading experts and practitioners together for two days in June 2005 at the NSF to continue the discussion begun via email. Both small group and large group discussions will be used to focus the ideas and experiences of the participants to outline the key issues and research questions that will underlie a series of proposed research directions. Participants will also address the ethical, legal and privacy concerns of current research. A final report will be prepared summarizing presentations and views of the workshop participants and the resulting research agenda.

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