1 The National Research Center for Border Security and Immigration (BSI)

2 DHS Center of Excellence Network Competitively-selected by DHS S&T Led by major universities in collaboration with public and private-sector partners Brings together leading experts from intersecting fields to conduct critical research Develop research and technologies to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism

3 Current COEs Risk and Economic Analysis– USC Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease – Texas A&M Food Protection and Defense – U. Minnesota Study and Responses to Terrorism –U. Maryland Microbial Risk Assessment – Michigan State Study of Preparedness & Catastrophic Events – Johns Hopkins Border Security and Immigration – U. Arizona, UT-El Paso Explosives Detection, Northeastern, U. Rhode Isl. Maritime, Island, and Port Security –U. Hawaii, Stevens Natural Disasters and Emergency Management – UNC, Jackson State Transportation Security – Texas Southern, Tougaloo, U. Connecticut

4 BSI Partners

5 Mexican and Canadian Affiliates COLEF ITESM CONACyT Canadian Mounted Police Research Centre National Research Council Carleton University Univ. British Columbia

6 Industry Affiliates

7 National Labs Sandia Los Alamos Brookhaven

8 BSI Projects Technical Projects Detection Networks Fusion Risk Policy Projects Population Immigration Governance Law

9 BSI Technical Projects Detection Interviewing techniques for rapid and secondary screening Biometrics High Risk Vehicle Identification Networks Optical Sensor Networks C3 Interoperability Extended Lifetime Sensor Networks Localization and Tracking Multi-sensor Networks Electromagnetic Imaging

10 BSI Technical Projects Fusion Cross-Jurisdictional Data and Record Matching Sensor Information Integration Decision Support and Resource Allocation False Alarm Rate Reduction Risk Decision Framework Readiness Assessment and Maturity Model Risk Monitor Resource Allocation

11 BSI Policy Projects Population Estimates of Unauthorized Population Visa Overstay Estimates Migrant Flows and Determinants Immigration Immigrant Assimilation Economic Impact of Immigration Policies Migrant Impacts on Criminal Justice System State Level Enforcement Policies

12 BSI Policy Projects Governance Multi-Agency Coordination and Review Central-American Gangs and Political Violence Local Law Enforcement International Trade and Security Law: Cross-Center Project Civil Rights and Liberties

13 ASU Projects Joint Risk Assessment and Mitigation International Governance Extra-Territorial Law Enforcement International Gangs Data Fusion and False Alarm Rate Reduction

14 BSI Management Team  Dr. Jay Nunamaker – Director and P.I.   Regents Professor and Director of the Center for Management of Information  Dr. Elyse Golob -- Executive Director   Director, Office of Economic and Policy Analysis

15 BSI Team - Advisory Committees Federal Coordinating Committee Strategic Advisory Board Technical Advisory Board Border Stakeholder Groups

16 BSI For additional information, contact: D Rick van Schoik