Past Theses - Center for Infrastructure Defense
Past Theses
Past Theses
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Recent Graduates
- Wigal, Jacob, 2023, "Optimizing Last Mile Delivery of Disaster Relief Supplies for Oahu, Hawaii", Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
- Goodell, Felicia, 2023, "Emergency Fuel Distribution for Disaster Relief on Marine Corps Base Hawaii", Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
- Husemann, Tate, 2022, "Last-mile Points of Distribution: Optimal Disaster Relief for Windward Oahu and Marine Corps Base Hawaii", Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
- Jones, Amanda, 2021, "Mission-Informed Evacuation Models for Naval Station Newport and Aquidneck Island", M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
- Moeller, Brian, 2020, "Synthetic Network Generation and Vulnerability Analysis of Internet Infrastructure Systems in the U.S. Virgin Islands", M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, 'Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
- Borgdorff, Andrew, 2020, "Measuring and Modeling Potable Water Demand in the U.S. Virgin Islands", M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2020.
- Wine, William, 2020, "Analyzing Cell Phone Network Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands", M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2020.
Energy (Electricity, Oil, Gas)
- Ileto, Jason V., 2011, "Improving Resiliency of the Petroleum Supply Chain for the Hawaiian Islands", M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2011, [Advisor: R. Dell].
- Rose, Robert W., 2007, "Defending Electrical Power Grids," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2007, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
- Ang, Chee Chien, 2006, "Optimized Recovery of Damaged Electrical Power Grids," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2006, [Advisor: J. Salmeron & R.K. Wood].
- Brown, Patrick S., 2005, "Optimizing the Long-Term Capacity Expansion and Protection of Iraqi Oil Infrastructure," (U) M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2005, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Carnal, David D., 2005, "An Enhanced Implementation of Models for Electric Power Grid Interdiction," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2005, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Alvarez, Rogelio E., 2004, "Interdicting Electrical Power Grids," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2004, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
- Stathakos, Dimitrios, 2003, "An Enhanced Graphical User Interface for Analyzing the Vulnerability of Electrical Power Systems to Terrorist Attacks," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2003, [Advisor: J. Salmeron & R.K. Wood].
Emergency Planning and Evacuation
- Yuhas, Timothy C., 2011, "Escape from the Delta: Preparation and Evacuation for Catastrophic Flooding in California Emergency Management Agency Region IV," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2011, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Farlow, Charles R., 2011, "Prepositioning for Flooding in the Sacramento Region," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2011, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
- Langford, William P., 2010, "A Space-Time Flow Optimization Model for Neighborhood Evacuation," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2010, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Heidtke, Curtis L., 2007, "Reducing the "Gap of Pain": A Strategy for Optimizing Federal Resource Availability in Response to Major Incidents," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2007, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
Maritime, Port, and Border Security
- Pfeiff, Daniel M., 2009, "Optimizing Employment of Search Platforms to Counter Self-Propelled Semi-Submersibles," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2009, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Abdul-Ghaffar, Ahmad M., 2008, "Optimal Employment of Port Radar and Picket Ships to Detect Attacker Speedboats: A Defender-Attacker Optimization Model to Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2008, [Advisor: G. Brown]
- Pulat, Halil, 2005, "A Two-Sided Optimization of Border Patrol Interdiction," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2005, [Advisor: G. Brown].
Transport and Logistics
- Onuska, Joshua J., 2012, "Defending the Pittsburgh Waterways against Catastrophic Disruption," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2012.
- de la Cruz, Constantino F., 2011, "Defending the Maritime Transport of Cargo for the Hawaiian Islands," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2011, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Babick, John P., 2009, "Tri-Level Optimization of Critical Infrastructure Resilience," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2009, [Advisor: M. Carlyle].
- Bencomo, Luis A., 2009, "Modeling the Effects of a Transportation Security Incident on the Commercial Transportation System," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2009, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Pidgeon, Edward D., 2008, "Modeling the Effects of a Transportation Security Incident Upon the Marine Transportation System," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2008, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Tean, Ee Shen, 2006, "Optimized Positioning of Pre-Disaster Relief Force and Assets," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2006, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
- Derbes, H. Dan, 1997, "Efficiently Interdicting a Time-Expanded Transshipment Network," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 1997, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Loh, Kok-Hua, 1991, "Modeling Strategic Strikes Against Transportation Networks," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 1991, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
Communications and Internet
- Crain, J. K., "Assessing the Resilience of the Global Undersea Cable Infrastructure," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, June 2012
- Nicholas, Paul J., 2009, "Optimal Transmitter Placement in Wireless Mesh Networks," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2009, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Barkley, T., 2008, "An Attacker-Defender Model for IP-Based Networks," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2008, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Shankar, Arun, 2008, "Optimal Jammer Placement to Interdict Wireless Network Services," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2008, [Advisor: D. Alderson].
- Olson, Allen S., 1998, "Classifying PSTN Switching Stations: A National Security Agency Application," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 1998, [Advisor: G. Brown, R.K. Wood & N. Curet].
Food and Agriculture
- Alexander, Robert G., 2011, "Ensuring Resiliency in the Milk and Dairy Industry in California," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2011, [Advisor: N. Dimitrov].
Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Lugo, Manuel X., 2008, "Deceptive Tactics for Protecting Cities Against Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2008, [Advisor: J. Salmeron].
- Squires, R., (2007), "Interdicting a Smuggled Nuclear Warhead," (U), MS Thesis in Operations Research, NPS, December 2007
- Sundberg, Jeffrey P., 2007, "U.S. Chemical Warfare Stockpile Vulnerability : Effects to Local Infrastructure From a Chemical-Agent Release," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2007, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Skroch, Eric M., 2004, "How to Optimally Interdict a Belligerent Project to Develop a Nuclear Weapon," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2004, [Advisor: G. Brown].
Military Applications
- Engel, Ryan S. 2011. "Game theory, probabilistic risk, and randomized strategy: the rulebook revisited with emphasis on Coast Guard Mission Space," M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. December 2011. [Advisor: David Alderson]
- Scherer, Scott D., 2009, "Game-Theoretic Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Planner (Heuristic-Based, Fully Excel Capable)," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2009, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Thomas, Adam J.,2008, "Tri-level Optimization for Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Planning, " M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2008, [Advisor: G. Brown & R.K. Wood].
- Repass, Lawrence M., 2006, "Optimal Stationing of Radar Pickets and Anti-Ballistic Missile Defenders for Long Range Surveillance and Tracking (LRS&T) and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Operations," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2006, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Koprowski, Peter M., 2005, "Interdicting a Force Deployment: Two-Sided Optimization of Asset Selection, Lift Scheduling, and Multi-Commodity Load Planning," (U) M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2005, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Oh, Dong Hwan, 2005, "Delaying a Convoy," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2005, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Diehl, Douglas D., 2004, "How to Optimize Joint Theater Ballistic Missile Defense," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2003, [Advisor: G. Brown].
- Lee, Dong Keun, 1991, "Optimal Routing of Military Convoys Through a Road Network," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 1991, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
Theory
- Dixon, Cory A., 2011, "Assessing Vulnerabilities in Interdependent Infrastructures Using Attacker-Defender Models," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2011, [Advisors: D.L. Alderson and W.M. Carlyle].
- San Martin, Pablo Alvarez, 2007, "Tri-Level Optimization Models to Defend Critical Infrastructure," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 2007, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Erken, Ozgur, 2002, "A Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for the Network Diversion Problem," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2002, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Uygun, Adnan, 2002, "Network Interdiction by Lagrangian Relaxation and Branch-and-Bound," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. June 2002, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Bingol, Levent, 2001, "A Lagrangian Heuristic for Solving a Network Interdiction Problem," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2001, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Akgun, Ibrahim, 2000,"The K-Group Maximum-Flow Network-Interdiction Problem," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 2000, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Balcioglu, Ahmet, 2000, "An Algorithm for Enumerating the Near-Minimum Weight s-t Cuts of a Graph," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. December 2000, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Limsakul, Piya, 1999, "Iterative Algorithms for Two-Person Zero-Sum Games," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 1999, [Advisor: A. Washburn & J. Eagle].
- Boyle, Michael R., 1998, "Partial-Enumeration for Planar Network Interdiction Problems," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 1998, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Cormican, Kelly James, 1995, "Computational Methods for Deterministic and Stochastic Network Interdiction Problems," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. March 1995, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].
- Steinrauf, Robert L., 1991, "Network Interdiction Models," M.S. Thesis in Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. September 1991, [Advisor: R.K. Wood].