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The WSS2010 Scientific Committee invites you to submit abstracts for the 2nd International Conference on WaterSide Security. The audience of the conference will include researchers, technology developers, military and civilian security providers, industry, strategic planners, and operation analysts.

 

 

Submission of Abstracts is now CLOSED

 

 

Conference topics

 

Papers should fall into three main waterside security categories and a variety of topics:

 

Emerging technologies

  • Surveillance sensors (above water and underwater)
  • Small boat detection, tracking, and monitoring
  • Detection and disposal of improvised explosive devices (pier, hull, seafloor)
  • Sensor and information fusion
  • Performance evaluation
  • Boat stopping
  • Warning devices
  • Barriers
  • Non-lethal weapons
  • Integrated systems
  • Layered defence
  • Non-lethal response options
  • Concepts of use and optimization
  • Technology gaps

Drivers and constraints on new technology

  • Quantitative threat and risk analyses
  • Cost-benefit studies
  • Sustainable operations
  • Regulations and standardization
  • Business case
  • Insurance issues
  • Emerging requirements
  • Guiding strategies and paradigms (local, national, international)
  • Military and civilian issues

Integration of new technologies

  • Modelling and simulation
  • Table-top exercises
  • Serious gaming
  • Measures of performance
  • Human factors

Important dates

 

Early registration deadline
3 September 2010

 

Full papers due:

30 September 2010

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Nato Undersea Research Centre (NURC)