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Project Presentations
The presentations listed below are partial or interim results of work funded by the SERRI Program which is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under an Interagency Agreement with the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). The views and conclusions contained in these presentations are those of the projects participants and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of DHS, DOE, or the SERRI Program.

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A Thermal Face Recognition System for Security Applications by Face Pattern Words (Alcorn State University - Dr. Yufeng Zheng)
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A Novel Thermal Face Recognition Approach Based on Orientation Code (SPIE Student Chapter, University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico) - 17 Nov 2011)
A Brief Survey on Multispectral Face Recognition and Multimodal Score Fusion
Assimilation of NEXRAD radial Winds in a Regional Mesoscale Model and the Use of a Lagrangian Model to Estimate the Transport and Dispersion of Gases/Particles Over the Southern US ( - )
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Assimilation of NEXRAD Radial Velocity Data to Enhance Mesoscale Modeling of Dispersion near New Orleans - Presentation for the 90th AMS Annual Meeting on January 17-21, 2010
Biosensor Research (Middle Tennessee State University - Dr. Andrienne Friedli)
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Nanoimprinted Organosilicates for Sensing Explosive Vapors (2009 TLSAMP Presentation)
Development of an Integrated Simulation Tool for Predicting Disastrous Flooding, Water Contamination, Sediment Transport and their Impacts on the Environment (University of Mississippi - Dr. Yafei Jai)
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Estimation of Manning's Roughness Coefficient Distribution for Hydrodynamic Model Using Remotely Sensed Land Cover Features
Validation of CCHE2D Model Using Digital Image Processing Techniques and Satellite Imagery
Evaluation of a T-Wall Section in New Orleans Considering 3D Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling of Flow Circulations and Mass Transport in Lake Pontchartrain (Presentation given at the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2010, Providence, RI, 16-20 May 2010)
GIS of National Response Center's (NRC) Chemical Incident Database (Presentation to the 2011 Mid-South Area Engineering and Science Conference, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, May 3, 2011)
Visualization of Urban Area Flood Simulation in Realistic 3D Environment (Presentation for 2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress (EWRI 2011), Palm Springs, CA, 22-26 May 2011)
Development and Applications of Flood Modeling Capabilities
Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Kit (DMARK) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Hamilton Hunter)
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DMARK - Damage Mitigation and Recovery Kit (Demo Presentation to TN Homeland Security District 7 - April 2010)
DMARK - A Mobile Platform fo rAutomating Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA)
Disruptions to Rail – Impacts Analysis and Decision (Mississippi State University - Dr. Bethany Stich)
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Using Economic Modeling to Identify the Economic Disruption of Katrina: A Comparative Analysis of REMI - Presentation by Jody Holland and Bethany Stich at the Katrina Conference in Long Beach, MS (June 2010)
Flood Proof Commercial and Fortified Residential Construction for Neighborhood-scale, Mixed used Buildings (Mississippi State University - Dr. David Perkes)
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Dry Floodproofing in Commercial Construction in Coastal Area: Future Role in Flood Mitigation (Presentation to the National Floodplain Managers Association on September 8, 2011)
Increasing Community Disaster Resilience through Targeted Strengthening of Critical Infrastructure (Mississippi State University - Dr. Isaac L. Howard)
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Use of Warm Mix Technology to Facilitate Long Haul Distances & Emergency Paving (Presentation for the MS Engineering Society, March 2012, Jackson, MS)
Warm Mix Asphalt Research at MSU (Presentation for the Mississippi Quality Asphalt 2012 Conference - 7 & 8 February 2012)
Innovative Levee Strengthening and Testing under Full-Scale Overtopping Conditions (Jackson State University - Dr. Farshad Amini)
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Performance of Three Innovative Levee Strengthening Systems under Full-Scale Overtopping Testing (Presentation for the ERDC Dams Sector R&D Workshop, Vickburg, MS - 31 January - 1 February 2012)
Integrated Visual Application of the Rapid Levee Condition Assessment Model: A Tool for Water Resource Infrastructure Protection (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. David Patrick)
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Integrated Visual Application of the Rapid Levee Condition Assessment Model (LevCAT): A Tool for Water Resource Infrastructure Protection (Presentation for the ERDC Dams Sector R&D Workshop, Vickburg, MS - 31 January - 1 February 2012)
LevCAT: A Web-Based GIS Tool for Efficient Assessment of Flood-Control Levees
Investigation of a Surge and Wave Reduction by Vegetation (University of Mississippi - Dr. Weiming Wu)
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Wave Attenuation by Saltmarsh Vegetation During Tropical Storm Lee (Presentation for the State of the Coast Conference, New Orleans, LA)
Levee Assessment via Remote Sensing (Mississippi State University - Dr. James Aanstoos)
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Characterizing Mississippi River Levee Segments Using Soils and Geologic Data (Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, April 2011)
Application of Omni-Directional Texture Analysisto SAR Images for Levee Land Slide Detection
Levee Assessment via Remote Sensing (Presentation for the ERDC Dams Sector R&D Workshop, Vickburg, MS - 31 January - 1 February 2012)
Detection of Slump Slides on Earthen Levees Using Polarimetric SAR Imagery
Mississippi Groundwater, Surface Water, and Dam Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment (University of Mississippi - Dr. Robert Holt)
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Mississippi Groundwater, Surface Water, and Dam Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment
Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration After a Large Scale Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. David Butler & Dr. Edward Sayre)
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Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration after a Large Scale Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina
Evacuation from Southern Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina (Presentation for the Association of American Geographers 2012 Conference - 28 February 2012)
Perceptions of Hurricane Katrina: Community-Level Recovery in Coastal Mississippi Counties (Presentation by Michael Webb for the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) Annual Conference, April 2012)
The Media Spill: Perceptions of the Media Reporting of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Presentation by Candace Forbes for the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) Annual Conference, April 2012)
Multi-Fidelity Tools for Blast Analysis in Urban Environments (Mississippi State University - Dr. David Thompson)
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DHS Computational Airblast Workshop (August 25-26, 2010)
Nano-Enhanced and Bio-Inspired Composite Materials for Mitigation and Protection of TIH Railcars and Stationary Tanks against High Power Impact (University of Mississippi - Dr. Ahmed Al-Ostaz)
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Concrete as Hierarchical Structural Composite Material
Nano-Particle Reinforced Composites for Critical Infrastructure Protection (University of Mississippi - Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng)
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Design Parameters Governing Performance of Low Rise RC Frame Structures Subjected to Extreme Loadings
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Concrete and Its Constituent Materials: From Nano to Continuum
CMU Infill Wall Blast Simulation for Optimizing Performance of Nano-Particle Enhancement of Energy Absorption and Debris Mitigation
A Hybrid Particle-Lattice Model for Dynamic Fracture Problems
Particle Modeling of Crack Propagation in Materials at Macroscopic Level
Blast Resistance of CMU Infill Walls Retrofitted with Nano-Structured Materials
Parametric Evaluation of Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Nylon 6,6 Nano Composites Using Molecular Dynamic Approach
Use of Nano-Particle Enhanced Composites to Reduce Blast Vulnerability
Effect of strain rates on energy absorption of exfoliated graphite platelet and cloisite nanoclay reinforced vinyl ester nanocomposites
CMU Infill Wall Blast Simulation for Optimizing Performance of Nano-Particle Enhancement of Energy Absorption and Mitigation Debris
Particle Modeling for Blasting Simulations
Dynamic Mechanical analysis of graphite platelets and nanoclay Reinforced vinyl ester and MWCNT reinforced nylon 6,6 nanocomposites
Blast and Impact Resistant Composite Structures for Navy Ships
Blast Resistant of Concrete Structures
Blast Resistance of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Walls Retrofitted with Nano Reinforced Elastomeric
Punch-shear Response of Nanoclay and Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites under Low
Creep and Stress Relaxation Modeling of Nanoclay and Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl ester
Blast Resistance of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Walls Retrofitted with Nano Reinforced Elastomeric
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Graphite - Vinyl Ester Nanocomposite and Its Constitutents
Low velocity punch-shear response of nanoclay and graphite platelet reinforced vinyl ester, laminated face sheets, and sandwich composites
Punch-shear Characteristics of Nanoclay and Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl Ester Plates, Laminated Face Sheets and Sandwich Composites under Low-Velocity Impact
Shock response and finite element modeling of nanoclay and graphite platelet reinforced vinyl ester nanocomposites
Blast and Impact Resistant Composite Structures for Navy Ships
Punch-shear and Ballistic Energy Absorption Characteristics of Nano-reinfoced Panels, Laminated Face Sheets and Sandwich Composites
Multi-hazard Evaluation of Steel Frame Subsystem Stability Considering Damage Mapping from Extreme Lateral Loading
Nano-Particle Reinforced Polymer for Blast Protection of Unreinforced Masonry Wall: Laboratory Blast Load Simulation and Design Models
Fire Resistance Modeling for Nano-Particle Reinforced Composites Designed for Blast Protection
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Graphite –Vinyl ester Nanocomposite and its Constituents
Nano Materials and Their Applications - Materials by Design
Nano Materials by Design - Molecular Dynamics Emphasis
Rapid Repair of Levee Breach (Engineering Research and Development Center - Dr. Donald T. Resio)
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DHS S&T All Hands Presentation on the RRLB Project by William Laska (Program Manager)
Regional Emergency Planning Model for Coastal Populations: Creating Emergency Response Networks in High Risk, Vulnerable Locations (Mississippi State University - Laura Meyers)
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Understanding the Public's Protective Action Decisions from Weather Warnings (Presentation to the National Weather Association Conference, October 15-20, 2011, Birmingham, AL)
Regional Emergency Planning Support for Emergency Managers (Presentation to the Mississippi Civil Defense Emergency Management Association (MCDEMA), November 14-17, 2011, Hattiesburg, MS)
Integrated Warning Teams (Presentation for Workshop at the 2012 National Hurricane Conference , 26-30 March 2012)
Integrated Warning Tool Model - Community Evaluation (Presentation to National Weather Service Integrated Warning Team Workshop, 15 March 2012)
Severe Weather Survey Analysis
Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response (Western Carolina University - Laura Meyers)
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Disaster Planning and Resiliency - Clemson University Disaster Summit - October 2009
Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles (University of Florida - Dr. Forrest Masters)
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Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles - AAWE Presentation (August 2010)
Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles - ARMA Presentation (August 2010)
SERRI Residential Roof Covering Oversight Committee Kickoff Meeting (2 September 2010)
Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles - ARMA Presentation (March 2011)
Ongoing Research at the University of Floriday Directed Towards the Wind Resistance of Asphalt Roof Shingles - Presentation for the 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering - Amsterdam, Netherlands (10-15 July 2011)
Ongoing Research at the University of Floriday Directed Towards the Wind Resistance of Asphalt Roof Shingles - Presentation for 2011 RICOWI Meeting (20 October 2011)
Wind Uplift Resistance of Asphalt Shingles (Dany Romero's Thesis Defense for Master's of Science in Civil Engineering, 17 February 2012)
Considering the Directionality Factor in ASCE7 (ATC & SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference
Semantics-Driven Knowledge Discovery System for Wide Area Monitoring of Electric Power Grid (Mississippi State University - Dr. Nicholas Younan)
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Improved State Estimation and Development of Real Time Wide Area Monitoring and Control Test Bed
Self-Describing and Controllable Power Grid
Engineering the Future Power Grid with Increased Security Measures
State Estimation and Contingency Analysis for Extreme Operational Issues
Wide Area Monitoring Using Common Information Model and Sensor Web
Simulation-Based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE) (University of Mississippi - Dr. Mustafa Altinakar)
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Decision-Support System for Dam Failure Scenarios
Numerical Simulation-Based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructure Security (DSS-WISE) - Technical Guidance Committee Meeting - Washington, DC - 17 March 2010
Modeling & Simulation for Water-based Pollutants in Preventative & Consequence Management Situations
Web-Based Implementation of Fast Dam Break Flood Modeling Capabilities
Two-Dimensional Flood Modeling and Consequence Analysis for Water Infrastructural Security and Flood Emergency Management
Simulation-Based Decision- Support System for Water Infrastructure Security (Presentation for the ERDC Dams Sector R&D Workshop, Vickburg, MS - 31 January - 1 February 2012)
Specification, Validation and Verification of Imagery Products for Disaster Management and Response (University of Mississippi - Dr. Greg Easson)
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Water Resources Vulnerability Assessment Tool: Background, Theory, and Examples
Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting (University of Mississippi - Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng)
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New Orleans Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting
Blast and Impact Resistant Composite Structures for Navy Ships
Numerical Study of Erosion-proof of Loose Sand in an Overtopped Plunging Scour Process - FLOW3D
Subsystem Instability Conditions in Steel Frames Associated with Extreme Laterial Loading
Wave Propagation Prediction in Homogeneous Materials Using Hybrid Lattice Particle Modeling
Three Dimensional Analysis of T-type Floodwall in New Orleans
2-D Numerial Simulations of I-Wall for Retrofitting Design of Flood Protection Systems in New Orleans
Experimental Evaluation of Erosion Behavior of New Orleans Levee Materials
Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting (ASCE North Mississippi Branch Monthly Meerting, 2 March 2010, Southhaven, MS)
Effects of Soil Parameters on Erosion Behavior of New Orleans Soils (Presentation for the ASCE-EMI 2010 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010)
Evaluation of I-Wall in New Orleans with Calibrated Soil Parameters (Presentation for the ASCE-EMI 2010 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010)
3-D Assessment of a T-Wall System in New Orleans (Presentation for the ASCE-EMI 2010 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010)
Erosion Control by Ground Modification (Presentation for the ASCE-EMI 2010 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010)
Prediction of Field Erosion Depth for New Orleans Levee Soils (Presentation for the ASCE-EMI 2010 Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 8-11, 2010)
Hurricane Damage on Flood Protection System and Multidisciplinary Countermeasure (ASCE-EMI 2011, 2-4 June 2011, Northeastern University, Boston, MA)
Implementation of the Anisotropic Elastoplastic Model in FLAC-3D and Its Application in the Numerical Simulation of New Orleans Levees and Floodwall Section (ASCE-EMI 2011, 2-4 June 2011, Northeastern University, Boston, MA)
Implementation of the Anisotropic Elastoplastic Model in FLAC3D and its Application in the Numerical Simulation of New Orleans Levees and Floodwall Section
Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting
Bridging Techniques for I-Wall System to Mitigate Local Failure (Presentation prepared for the USSDAMS 2012, New Orleans, LA, April 2012)
Enhancing Erosion Resistance of Levee by Ground Modification (Presentation prepared for the USSDAMS 2012, New Orleans, LA, April 2012)
uctural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting (Presentation for the ERDC Dams Sector R&D Workshop, Vickburg, MS - 31 January - 1 February 2012)
War Games for Flood Emergency Managers (University of Mississippi - Dr. Mustafa Altinakar)
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Faster-than-Real-Time Operational Flood Simulation using GPGPU Programming (Seminar Presentation for the DHS Dams Sector Group on 22 April 2010)
Faster-than-Real-Time Operational Flood Simulation using GPGPU Programming (Seminar Presentation for the National Weather Service on 19 April 2010)