Publications

Selected research

Peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, and applied studies in risk and decision analysis — spanning port and infrastructure security, catastrophe modeling, and disaster recovery. A fuller list is on Google Scholar.

2012

A robust model for disaster risk and decision analysis

C. Southwell

Doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California

2011

Decision and risk management methodology for PRND resource allocation for the State of California

I. Maya, S. Chatterjee, D. Salazar, C. Southwell, A. Rose, D. Wei

Technical report, preventive radiological/nuclear detection (PRND) resource allocation

2010

PortSec: A port security risk analysis and resource allocation system

M. D. Orosz, C. Southwell, A. Barrett, J. Chen, P. Ioannou, A. Abadi, I. Maya

2010 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST)

2010

Using risk assessment, economic assessment, and risk management to improve preparedness for terrorist attacks and natural disasters: a hurricane/flood consequence model

C. Southwell, D. von Winterfeldt

FEMA National Preparedness Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2009

PortSec: Port security risk management and resource allocation system

M. D. Orosz, C. Southwell, A. Barrett, O. Bakir, J. Chen, I. Maya

IFAC Proceedings Volumes 42(15), 135–142

2008

A decision analysis of options to rebuild the New Orleans flood control system

C. Southwell, D. von Winterfeldt

Decision and risk analysis of post-Katrina flood-control alternatives

2008

Natural disaster analysis after Hurricane Katrina: risk assessment, economic analysis, and risk management

C. Southwell, D. von Winterfeldt

Post-Katrina consequence and recovery analysis

2005

An analysis of the risks of a terrorist attack on LNG receiving facilities in the United States

C. Southwell

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility terrorism-risk assessment

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