Game Theory in the Service of Aviation Security

Dr. Milind Tambe’s new book, includes a chapter by Erroll Southers, Managing Director of  TAL Global’s Counter-Terrorism & Infrastructure Protection Division. The chapter: “LAX Terror Target: the History, the Reason, the Countermeasure” describes the pilot project leading to the innovative research transition program known as ARMOR (Assistant for Randomized Monitoring Over Routes).

ARMOR  is a game theoretic model developed at LAX and since deployed to protect infrastructure across the nation. This is a return on investment for Congress and the American people, demonstrating the value of interdisciplinary responses to the threat of terrorism.

The book is available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Security-Game-Theory-Algorithms-Deployed/dp/1107096421

About the book:
Game theory provides a sound mathematical approach to deploy limited security resources to maximize their effectiveness. This book distills the forefront of this research to provide the first and only study of long-term deployed applications of game theory for security for key organizations such as the Los Angeles International Airport police and the U.S. Federal Air Marshals Service.