Bioterrorism
Subtitle
Mathematical Modeling Applications in Homeland Security
Edited by H. T. Banks and Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Globalization and the possibility of bioterrorist acts have highlighted the pressing need for the development of theoretical and practical mathematical frameworks that may be useful in our systemic efforts to anticipate, prevent and respond to acts of destabilization. "Bioterrorism: Mathematical Modeling Applications in Homeland Security" collects the detailed contributions of selected groups of experts from the fields of biostatistics, control theory, epidemiology and mathematical biology who have engaged in the development of frameworks, models and mathematical methods needed to address some of the pressing challenges posed by acts of terror. The 10 chapters of this volume touch on a large range of issues in the subfields of biosurveillance, agroterrorism, bioterror response logistics, deliberate release of biological agents, impact assessment and the spread of fanatic behaviors.
Bio
Carlos Castillo-Chavez is a Regents' Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and the School of Life Sciences, and he serves as the co-director of the Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center. He studies the dynamics of complex systems at the intersection of ecology, epidemiology and the social sciences.
