TY - BOOK AU - Wright Brown,Cecelia AU - Peters,Kevin A. AU - Nyarko,Kofi Adofo ED - IGI eBooks. ED - IGI Global, TI - Cases on research and knowledge discovery: Homeland Security centers of excellence SN - 9781466659476 AV - HV6432.4 .C37 2014e U1 - 353.3/2740973 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pa., 17033, USA) PB - IGI Global KW - United States KW - Department of Homeland Security KW - Terrorism KW - Prevention KW - National security KW - Emergency management KW - Homeland security education KW - Information security KW - Infrastructure protection KW - Intergovernmental relations KW - Maritime security KW - Transportation security KW - Visual data analytics KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The challenges of obtaining credible data for transportation security modeling / Matt Campo, Michael Greenberg, Henry Mayer, Karen Lowrie -- The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce: a DHS National Center of Excellence in Maritime Security / Julie Pullen, Michael Bruno -- Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis: a Department of Homeland Security Data Sciences Center of Excellence / Asamoah Nkwanta, Janet E. Barber -- Detecting electronic initiators using electromagnetic emissions / Colin Stagner, Sarah Seguin, Steve Grant, Daryl Beetner -- Maritime Security Summer Research Institute / Beth Austin-DeFares, Julie Pullen, Barry Bunin -- Frienemies: assessing the interactions between Native American tribes and the U.S. government in homeland security and emergency management policy / Leigh R. Anderson -- Visual analytics for students and teachers (VAST) model at a minority serving institution: a Department of Homeland Security project for strengthening STEM teaching and learning / Timothy Akers, Kofi Nyarko, Douglas Gwynn, Willie D. Larkin -- Critical infrastructure higher education initiative / Kendal Smith -- An examination of challenges faced by first responders in the midst of disaster / Terri Adams -- DHS minority serving institution (MSI) programs: research linked to DHS Centers of Excellence (COE) / Kevin A. Peters, Nira C. Taru -- Homeland Security Information Technology and engineering (ITE) professional development training for educators in urban high schools / Cecelia Wright Brown -- Conclusion: perspectives on effective collaborative STEM research experiences linked to DHS Centers of Excellence (COE) / Kevin A. Peters, Cecelia Wright Brown, Kofi Nyarko; Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print N2 - "This book presents a series of studies and descriptive examples on the US Department of Homeland Security and related research, investigating interesting challenges and thought-provoking ideas in the fields of security science, engineering, technology, and mathematics"--Provided by publisher UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-5946-9 ER -