PNNL’S Community Science & Technology (Virtual) Seminar Series

Implementing a Vision to Create and Deploy the Airport Risk Assessment Model

This presentation will review a vision enabled by our sponsor, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and established by working closely with our partner stakeholders (e.g., TSA) for a tool that quantifies the risk from terrorist threats at U.S. airports and then optimally deploys resources to reduce this risk. This tool is called the Airport Risk Assessment Model (ARAM). This presentation will also outline the methods for quantifying key risk components, along with resource effectiveness. Finally, we will discuss potential extensions of ARAM to other domains.

About the Speaker: Nick Betzsold is a Data Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research focuses on risk assessment and mitigation as well as big data analytics and visualizations. Nick holds an M.S. in Data Science from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Applied Statistics and Analytics from Brigham Young University.

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About the Community Science and Technology Seminar Series
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. For more information about this seminar and upcoming seminars, call (509) 375-6871.