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• Upcoming Workshops:
  *CCICADA/DIMACS Workshop on Big Data Integration, June 20 - 21, 2013 For more information and registration information, please go to the following link: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/BigData/
  
  
• CCICADA/DIMACS Workshop on S&T Innovations in Hurricane Sandy Research Workshop held on June 5, 2013: On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, the Command, Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA) and the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) hosted a one-day workshop on the campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey under the title: Workshop on S&T Innovations in Hurricane Sandy Research (Science and Technology S & T). The workshop was organized by CCICADA research partner Professor David Mendonca, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and CCICADA Director, Professor Fred S. Roberts. Over 60 researchers, students, practitioners and other interested individuals and guests attended the event. See Full Story.
  
  
• Stadium/Arena Security SAFETY Act:
  Recognizing the work CCICADA has done in the area of analyzing stadium security processes through its strong relationship with various sports venues and other industry stakeholders, the US Department of Homeland Security, Office of SAFETY Act Implementation (OSAI) has tasked CCICADA to identify best practices and develop a resource guide for SAFETY Act Block Designation for sports venue security/counter-terrorism. See Full Story.
  
  PROJECT UPDATE: In February 2013, US DHS Deputy Under Secretary Dan Gerstein accompanied by US DHS, Office of University Programs, Director Matthew Clark visited NJ and met with the CCICADA stadium security research team and representatives from MetLife Stadium, the NY Jets and the NY Giants at MetLife stadium. CCICADA Director Fred Roberts gave a presentation on the OSAI project. The discussion was followed by a tour of the stadium including the 50 yard line and both teams' locker rooms.
  
  
• 2013 CCICADA Research Retreat Each year, faculty, students, post-doctoral associates and other researchers from the CCICADA lead and partner institutions gather at the CCICADA sponsored Research Retreat. The goal of the Retreat is to bring together those involved with CCICADA research projects and activities to present their work and network in the discussion, development and idea-sharing across the wide array of project areas and research concepts. The 2013 Retreat was held on April 18-20, 2013 on the campus of CCICADA partner, Texas Southern University in beautiful downtown Houston, Texas. Highlights were a presentation by John Dyess, Chief Admin Officer for Sheriff of Harris County and a visit to the Houston Office of Emergency Management; in both cases future collaborative projects were discussed. See Full Story
  
  
• US Coast Guard Boat Allocation Module and Fisheries Law Enforcement Projects CCICADA has and continues to work in close partnership with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) on a variety of projects involving information-based modeling and simulation and other advanced data analysis tools. Two recently completed projects that represent the strong relationship between CCICADA and the USCG are: The Boat Allocation Module (BAM) and Fisheries Law Enforcement. In both cases, CCICADA provided concrete deliverables to the USCG for implementation in their mission efforts. See Full Story
  
  PROJECT UPDATE: In January 2013, the CCICADA research team including partner researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California returned to Boston and USCG D1 to make a formal presentation to Admiral Daniel Abelle. In February 2013, the CCICADA BAM research team with USCG project partners made a presentation to USCG Admiral Mark Butt in Washington, DC.
  
  
• 2013 Bring Your Children to Work Day The children of faculty, staff and students from CCICADA, its parent Center, DIMACS and the Rutgers Football coaching staff participated in the annual Bring Your Children to Work Day program at the university on April 25, 2013. See Full Story
  
  

• CCICADA/DIMACS Workshop on Big Data Integration, June 20 - 21, 2013.
• CCICADA/DIMACS Workshop on Urban Planning for Climate Events, September 23 - 24, 2013.