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Homeland and International Security
Washington University has a number of internationally recognized experts and researchers on terrorism and homeland security who can address issues including intelligence, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, target identification, and many other areas of concern related to the latest news on threats to the U.S. Faculty associated with the University's Center for Security Technologies may be of particular interest to you as they are strongly committed to security in their research and academic initiatives. Please use the links below to identify and contact an expert source for assistance in your reporting. If you'd like help in setting up an interview, please contact Tony Fitzpatrick at WUSTL public relations (314) 935-5272 / tony_fitzpatrick@wustl.edu or Debra Caruso at DJC Communications (212) 907-0051 / debrajcaruso@aol.com.
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Gregory Magarian
Professor of law
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Magarian is a leading expert in the areas of election law, the electoral system, free speech, the First Amendment and constitutional law. He is the author of a number of articles including the forthcoming "Substantive Media Regulation in Three Dimensions" (George Washington Law Review).
Expertise: election law, First Amendment, third parties, free speech, law and religion, church-state law, media regulation, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-3394
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gpmagarian@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Christopher Gill
Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
Gill received his doctorate from Washington University. He is widely published and holds research interests in real-time, fault-tolerant, secure, and embedded middleware hybrid static/dynamic resource management, adaptive and reflective distributed systems, distributed object computing, real-time ...
Expertise: middleware, cybersecurity, changing environments, real-time behavior
Direct contact: (314) 935-7538
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cdgill@wustl.edu
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Ronald S. Indeck
DAS Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Indeck earned his doctorate from the University of Minnesota. His research involves magnetic and optical components and systems, especially in the areas of information technology and security. He is working with extremely high density magnetic recording systems, fast searching of massive databases, ...
Expertise: object verification, public surveillance, magnetic information storage systems, magnetism
Media assistance: (314) 935-5272 / dlutz@wustl.edu
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Neil M. Richards
Associate Professor of Law
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Richards is available to comment on issues related to the Supreme Court, the First Ammendment, privacy law, and Constitutional law. A former law clerk for Chief Justice of the United States William H. Rehnquist, Richards' research focuses on present-day and historical questions of free speech and privacy ...
Expertise: Constitutional law, First Amendment, Supreme Court and the Constitution, privacy law, press and the Constitution
Direct contact: (314) 935-4794
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nmrichards@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Pratim Biswas
Chariman of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering; the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor
Biswas received his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology, has published extensively in his field and served on many international organizations and conferences. His research interests include aerosol science and engineering, nanoparticle technology, air quality engineering, combustion, materials ...
Expertise: aerosol science, nanoparticle technology, air quality engineering, combustion, material processing for environmental technologies, environmentally benign processing, environmental nanotechnology, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5482
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pratim.biswas@seas.wustl.edu
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Unrest in Russia
Russia views U.S. missile defense in Poland as antagonistic, says expert
Aug. 22,
2008 --
Russia's leaders and its population tend to view current developments in Poland through the lens of a basic Russian national narrative that focuses on Russia as a target of invasion by foreign enemies, claims James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis. Wertsch was interviewed on this subject and on the Georgia/Russian conflict recently on KMOX radio. The interview is available here.
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Networking, managing information for the military
Novel network is proposed for Department of Defense
Aug. 6,
2008 --
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| WUSTL's Patrick Crowley is proposing a novel network for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to manage information better simultaneously in real-time. |
Patrick Crowley, a WUSTL computer architect, intends to design a new kind of network for the Department of Defense (DoD) to facilitate real-time information in the field so that every foot soldier, commander, tank and transport vehicle is networked. Crowley will use the WUSTL programmable network platform that can scale real-time information sharing over several orders of magnitude, from a handful of interconnected platforms to thousands and tens of thousands. He hopes to facilitate better information sharing in the military.
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Research!America
Samuel Stanley named global health research ambassador
July 11,
2007 --
Samuel Stanley, vice chancellor of research, has been named an Ambassador in Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. Stanley is now one of 50 of the nation's foremost global health experts who have joined forces to increase awareness about the critical need for greater U.S. public and private investment in research to improve global health.
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Military use of robots increases in U.S.
Xinhua News Agency (China)
and 2 others
Aug. 5,
2008 -- Robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, with predictions that as much as 30 percent of the U.S. Army will be robotic by 2020. Two WUSTL scientists, Bill Smart and Doug Few, are on the cutting edge of this new wave of technology.
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Drug Informant Fights Deportation
NPR Day to Day
Feb. 8,
2008 -- A Nigerian immigrant here facing deportation says he's going to be tortured and killed if he is, in fact, sent back home. Frank Enwonwu was caught smuggling heroin 22 years ago. Since then he's lived the dangerous life of an informant for federal drug authorities.
He claims part of the deal was a promise to allow him to stay in the U.S. and escape revenge from the Nigerian drug dealers. Professor Stephen Legomsky, an immigration law expert at Washington University in St. Louis, comments.
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U.S. to Deploy Proven Technology on Borders
NPR - Morning Edition
Sept. 22,
2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security today awards a multi-billion dollar contract to beef up border security. The anticipated winner is Boeing. Despite the aerospace giant's background, Boeing's border security plan is less high tech than you might expect.
WUSTL computer science professor Robert Pless comments on surveillance technology. He is assistant director of WUSTL's Center for Security Technologies.
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Bush has hits, misses in annual speech
CBS News online
and 32 others
Jan. 27,
2006 -- WUSTL presidential rhetoric specialist Wayne Fields comments on President Bush's annual State of the Union address and looks back on his previous speeches.
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2nd Hussein Trial Defense Lawyer Slain
Los Angeles Times
Nov. 9,
2005 -- Gunmen killed a second defense lawyer in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on Tuesday, throwing the controversial proceedings into greater turmoil and casting new doubt on the credibility of the tribunal.
WUSTL law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who helped train Iraqi jurists, comments.
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CIA leak queries look at disclosure of classified data
Wall Street Journal
Oct. 21,
2005 -- Article updates the CIA leak case and suggests that Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald may be piecing together a case that White House officials conspired to leak various types of classified material in conversations with reporters -- including Ms. Plame's identity but also other secrets related to national security.
WUSTL law professor and national security law expert Kathleen Clark comments.
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Defense Department hopes to use 'AI' in terrorism war
TheState.com
and 2 others
Aug. 6,
2004 -- The war on terrorism is boosting AI research with an infusion of cash. The Defense Department hopes an elite group of AI scientists will develop more tools to help intelligence analysts find terrorists before they strike.
At an artificial intelligence conference in San Jose, Calif., last week, several groups of university researchers presented papers on work they have done in the area of counter-terrorism. WUSTL professor Bill Smart comments.
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