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Uncertainty-sensitive heterogeneous information fusion : assessing threat with soft, uncertain, and conflicting evidence / Paul K. Davis, Walter L. Perry, John S. Hollywood, Davis Manheim.

Title
Uncertainty-sensitive heterogeneous information fusion : assessing threat with soft, uncertain, and conflicting evidence / Paul K. Davis, Walter L. Perry, John S. Hollywood, Davis Manheim.
Author
Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Publication
  • Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Perry, Walt L.
  • Hollywood, John S., 1973-
  • Manheim, David
  • Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
  • Rand Corporation, issuing body.
  • United States. Office of Naval Research sponsoring body.
Description
xxv, 142 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
Summary
"An element of thwarting terrorist attacks is observing suspicious individuals over time with such diverse means as scanners and other devices, travel records, behavioral observations, and intelligence sources. Such observations provide data that are often both complex and "oft" -- i.e., qualitative, subjective, fuzzy, or ambiguous -- and also contradictory or even deceptive. Analysts face the challenge of heterogeneous information fusion -- that is, combining such data to form a realistic assessment of threat. This report presents research on various heterogeneous information fusion methods and describes a research prototype system for fusing uncertainty-sensitive heterogeneous information. The context is counterterrorism, for both military and civilian applications, but the ideas are also applicable in intelligence and law enforcement."--[back cover].
Subject
  • Terrorism > Statistical methods
  • Criminal behavior, Prediction of > Statistical methods
Note
  • "RR-1200-NAVY""--Cover page 4.
  • "RAND National Security Research Division"
  • "Prepared for the Office of Naval Research"
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes blbliographical references (page 135-142).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Concepts, Methods, and a Research Platform -- Creating Synthetic Data : Vignettes for Testing -- Simple and Bayesian Fusion Methods -- The Maximum Entrophy / Minimum Penalty Fusion Method -- Illustrative Analysis -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
ISBN
  • 9780833092779
  • 0833092774
OCLC
  • 936349598
  • SCSB-9932885
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library