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Alt Text: The image is divided into two sections. The left section features the logo and title for the event "DASSH: Designing ACTIONABLE Solutions for a Secure Homeland." Below the title, the text reads "Security in an AI World." At the bottom, logos for "Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY)" and "Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE)" are displayed, with the note "A Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence." The right section of the image shows the dates "February 28 - March 2, 2025" at the top. Below the dates, there is an illustration of the Earth, a robot, and a human interacting with a complex network of lines and nodes, symbolizing AI and cybersecurity.

A wrap on DASSH 2025: Students Tackle Homeland Security Challenges

The Designing ACTIONABLE Solutions for a Secure Homeland (DASSH) Student Design Challenge has officially concluded, delivering inspiring and impactful results. Hosted by the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), a

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This collage showcases a mix of innovation, education, and teamwork. At the center is the DASSH logo with the text “Designing ACTIONABLE Solutions for a Secure Homeland,” featuring a design of interconnected lines and nodes. Surrounding the logo are images including a person thoughtfully examining a globe, a silhouette of an individual raising a hand against a sunset, a collaborative workspace where students use interactive touchscreen technology, and a group of students engaged in a lively discussion with laptops and educational materials. The images emphasize collaboration, technology, and a focus on making impactful contributions to a secure homeland.

DASSH 2025: Security in an AI World

The Designing ACTIONABLE Solutions for a Secure Homeland (DASSH) Student Design Challenge is your chance to tackle real-world homeland security challenges in a collaborative and innovative environment. Hosted by the Center

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This collage showcases a mix of innovation, education, and teamwork. At the center is the DASSH logo with the text “Designing ACTIONABLE Solutions for a Secure Homeland,” featuring a design of interconnected lines and nodes. Surrounding the logo are images including a person thoughtfully examining a globe, a silhouette of an individual raising a hand against a sunset, a collaborative workspace where students use interactive touchscreen technology, and a group of students engaged in a lively discussion with laptops and educational materials. The images emphasize collaboration, technology, and a focus on making impactful contributions to a secure homeland.

A Deep Dive into the SEQAL 2024 Summer Experience

Innovative Virtual Experience Offers Students Hands-On Learning and Networking Opportunities The annual CAOE Summer Experience Quantitative Analytics (SEQAL) for 2024, held from June 3 to June 28, provided a unique

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Logo for DASSH 2024: Swirl of Blue and Yellow around test: DASSH: Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland" "Cascading Events: Written in the middle of the graphic. Dominoes in a line are in motion of being toppled on the right side of the image. Three smaller graphics depict events including earthquake, tsunami, hacker, and protestors causing traffic blockade.

Innovative Solutions Emerge at DASSH 2024 Student Design Challenge

The 2024 Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland (DASSH) Hackathon, co-hosted by the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) at Arizona State University (ASU) and the Soft Target Engineering

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Overhead view of people going through a TSA checkpoint.

ASU capstone students work with TSA at Phoenix Sky Harbor

Undergraduate experience In a partnership between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) at Arizona State University, ASU

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DHS COEs join forces to examine critical infrastructure

Undergraduate experience Critical infrastructure includes our nation’s transportation, commerce channels, energy and clean drinking water and all the systems that support the continued running of these networks. To encourage students

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CAOE Undergraduate Summer Experience (SEQAL) begins June 5

Undergraduate experience The annual CAOE Summer Experience Quantitative Analytics (SEQAL) will be starting with a new group of students on June 5. This STEM-based paid program combines significant data analytics

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CAOE hosts three summer research teams from Institutions around the Country

Undergraduate experience The purpose of the Summer Research Team (SRT) Program is to encourage and support the scientific leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in research areas that support the

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Room full of students at desks at a student Hackathon event.

DASSH Student Event aims to develop the next generation of Homeland Security professionals

Undergraduate experience During the course of a weekend in February, over 115 students from 11 higher education institutions met to develop innovative solutions to protect public access areas in the

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Graduate student researcher analyzes airport passenger arrivals to help improve TSA checkpoint operations   

Graduate research Graduate student researcher analyzes airport passenger arrivals to help improve TSA checkpoint operations    Randy GrivelArizona State Univesity (ASU)Field of study: Doctorate in industrial engineering  Protecting air travelers

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