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Professor Uses Math, Science to Predict Terrorist Targets

An AP newswire article, via USA Today, reports that:

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is working on a computer model that she says can identify the targets that terrorists are most likely to hit, which would help authorities figure out how to best allocate their limited security resources.

Vicki Bier, a professor of industrial engineering and engineering physics, uses a combination of game theory and risk analysis to predict where terrorists might strike next. Her efforts are part of a collaborative three-year, $12 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

posted by Fergie @ 2/05/2006 05:13:00 PM