Homeland Security Technology Challenges: From Sensing and Encrypting to Mining and Modeling

by Giorgio Franceschetti, Marina Grossi

Overview

Over the past decade, homeland security (HS) has taken on paramount importance in our society. At the technical level, homeland security involves sensor networks and the preprocessing of data, the handling of sensitive data with secure and safe procedures, and the design, modeling and simulation of complex HS systems. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this timely resource presents a thorough overview of these technical facets of Homeland Security (HS). Professionals learn how to store, encrypt and mine sensitive data. Further, the book shows how data is transmitted and received along wired or wireless networks, operating on electromagnetic channels. This unique, cutting-edge resource covers the field's most critical topics, from embedded wireless sensor networks, tapping the vehicle grid for homeland security, and visual detection of humans… to single-database private information retrieval, sensing through walls, and stopping cars and mobiles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596932890
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Series:	Artech House Intelligence and Information Operations
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Giorgio Franceschetti is a full professor at the University Federico II, Napoli, Italy, an adjunct professor at UCLA, and a distinguished visiting scientist at JPL. Dr. Franceschetti is the author/editor of several books and has published over 160 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals of recognized standards.

Marina Grossi is chief executive officer of SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, leader in defense electronics and air traffic control systems.

Table of Contents

The Homeland Security Scenario
Embedded Wireless Sensor Networks
Visual Detection and Classification of Humans, Their Pose and Their Motion
Mining Data Bases and Data Streams
Single-Database Private Information Retrieval: A Survey
Tapping The Vehicle Grid for Homeland Security
Channel Model for Sensor Networks in the Urban Scenario
Large Systems' Modeling and Simulation
A Novel Through-The-Wall Imaging Sensor
Stopping Cars and Mobiles: Prototype Experiments