DIMACS/CCICADA/DHS Student Conference on Discrete Mathematics: One Way to Exciting Careers in Homeland Security

July 15, 2011
CoRE Auditorium, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:

Robert Hochberg, Discrete Teaching, hochberg at discreteteaching.com

Valerie DeBellis, Discrete Teaching, debellis at discreteteaching.com

Tami Carpenter, DIMACS/CCICADA, tcar at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Gene Fiorini, DIMACS/CCICADA, gfiorini at dimacs.rutgers.edu

This conference is hosted by CCICADA and DIMACS and supported by grant #HSHQDC-10-C-00175 from the Department of Homeland Security, Office of University Programs.

Workshop Program:

 7:00 am       Bus leaves Hostos Community College Hostos

 8:30 am       Bus arrives Rutgers University; CoRE Building Rutgers University

 8:30 -  9:00  Registration and continental breakfast CoRE lobby

 9:00 -  9:30  Welcome, Fred Roberts, Director
               CCICADA
               The Homeland Security Center of Excellence at Rutgers University
               CoRE Auditorium

 9:30 -  9:40  Move to next session CoRE Bldg. Morning session:
               concurrently in DIMACS seminar room, conference room, and lounge

 9:40 - 10:50  CCICADA Graduate Student Parallel Sessions:

               Going Places with Math, Science, and Engineering
               Andrew Rodriguez, Industrial and Systems Engineering

               Doodling and Other Important Applications of Graph Theory
               Charlie File, School of Communication & Information

               Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: An Algorithmic Approach to Fair
               Cake-Splitting
               Brian Thompson, Computer Science

11:00 - 12:00  Keynote Speaker: Michael Moriarty, FEMA Deputy Regional Administrator
               CoRE Auditorium

12:00 -  1:00  Lunch at DIMACS/CICCADA - 4th Floor Lounge

 1:00 -  2:00  Afternoon session: concurrently in DIMACS seminar room, conference room, and in the engineering building

               Parallel Sessions:

               CrIME: Criminal Investigation through Mathematical Examination
               Gene Fiorini, Associate Director, DIMACS

               REU Panel Discussion: Why Major in a STEM Field?

               Civil Engineering Laboratory Tour

 2:00 -  2:10  Move to next session CoRE Bldg.

 2:10 -  3:10  Afternoon Plenary Session:

               Codes, Odescay, & Codigos
               Barry Tesman, Mathematics Professor, Dickinson College
               CoRE Auditorium

 3:10 -  3:15  Closing Session/ Program Evaluation CoRE Auditorium

 3:15          Board Bus outside CoRE Building

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