NSF Award Search: Award # 0114499

Award Abstract # 0114499

Collaborative Research: Aviation Access Control Security Systems

NSF Org:	CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
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
End Date:	August 31, 2007 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$253,743.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $211,743.00 FY 2002 = $42,000.00
History of Investigator:	Sheldon Jacobson (Principal Investigator) shj@illinois.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 506 S WRIGHT ST URBANA IL US 61801-3620 (217)333-2187
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 506 S WRIGHT ST URBANA IL US 61801-3620
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	13
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	Y8CWNJRCNN91
Parent UEI:	V2PHZ2CSCH63
NSF Program(s):	PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, SERVICE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
Primary Program Source:	app-0101 app-0102
Program Reference Code(s):	9147, MANU
Program Element Code(s):	146500, 178700
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.041

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., 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., 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., 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

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