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Research receives multiyear grant from Department
of Homeland Security
Kyle Hunt, assistant professor of management science and systems, was
selected to be part of the launch of a new Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate initiative to address critical security
issues in the Arctic.
Through the ADAC-ARCTIC Center of Excellence, a consortium of
academic, industry, government, laboratory and local and indigenous commu-
nity partners led by the University of Alaska Anchorage will provide access to
rigorous research and education resources for DHS, and broader homeland
security stakeholders.
"With the changing ecosystem in the Arctic increasing risk to operational missions and the
narrowest distance between mainland Alaska and mainland Russia only about 55 miles, this
initiative will leverage the expertise within the nation's colleges and universities to help meet
homeland security needs in the complex and evolving Arctic domain," says Hunt.
Hunt's project, titled "Assessing and Mitigating Risks in the Arctic: A Multi-Stakeholder
Framework," will use mathematical techniques to determine the best way for stakeholders to
collaborate and share resources in an effort to secure the U.S. Arctic from natural disasters and
foreign adversaries. The project has secured initial funding of $200,000 per year for two years.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate will
provide ADAC-ARCTIC with $46 million over a 10-year cooperative agreement period.
Undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Management will join Hunt and
collaborator Jun Zhuang, Morton C. Frank Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in
the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
N E W S A B O U T FA C U LT Y A N D T H E I R R E S E A R C H
Hunt
