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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

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 Minority Serving Institutions

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

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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Student researcher, Nazlican Arslan designs optimization models to solve key problems in pandemic response

Graduate research Student researcher, Nazlican Arslan designs optimization models to solve key problems in pandemic response Unpredictable disasters from hurricanes to pandemics are threats to our national security. To help

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Graduate student, Enoch Bonsu develops better understanding of food supply chain

Graduate research Graduate student, Enoch Bonsu develops better understanding of food supply chain Graduate Student, North Carolina A&T State University Field of study:  PhD Industrial Engineering  Developing a better understanding

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Former U.S. Army Military Police Officer transitions to career at with DHS COE

Professional workforce development Former U.S. Army Military Police Officer transitions to career at with DHS COE For the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), keeping the country safe from a

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TSA-CAOE Symposium 2022 – Understanding Risk in the Cybersecurity Landscape

Professional workforce development TSA-CAOE Symposium 2022 The Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) was pleased to host the seventh annual Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Symposium in June 2022. The two-day,