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Homeland Security Research Symposium
The symposium on homeland security hosted by the Coles College of Business showcases quality research by both industry and academic experts on homeland security issues. This event is meant to facilitate discussions among peers on important research advancements in the homeland security domain, the current state of affairs and related future challenges and possible strategies to tackle them. It is also gives the opportunity to build partnerships and future research collaborations as researchers attempt to strategically address these challenges.
Beyond showcasing notable research and practice-oriented work in homeland security, we publish a special working paper series issue featuring Coles faculty work submitted to this event. The symposium features student research posters conducted under the mentorship of our faculty in related areas.
October 22, 2026
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Prillaman Hall Indoor Plaza - HS 1001
This is a by invitation only event.
Speakers Included
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Gary Ackerman
Professor, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Department,University at Albany
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Aniruddha Bagchi
Chair of the Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis and Professor of Economics
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Sylvia Bhattacharya
Scientific Director and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology, Kennesaw State University
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William N. Caballero
Assistant Professor of Data Science, Department of Operational Sciences, Air Force Institute of Technology
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Robin L Dillon-Merrill
Professor of Operations and Analytics, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
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Thomas Lidbetter
Associate Professor, Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School
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Jomon A. Paul
Associate Dean of Research and Accreditation and Professor of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
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Ankit Shah
Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Faculty Mentors and Discussants
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Sylvia Bhattacharya
Scientific Director and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology, Kennesaw State University
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Maria Valero de Clemente
Associate Chair of the Department of Information Technology, Kennesaw State University
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Mia Plachkinova
Assistant Chair of the Department of Information Systems, Kennesaw State University
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Richard John
Professor of Psychology, University of Southern California
Agenda
- 8:00-8:45 Continental breakfast
- 8:30-8:45 Introductions
- 8:50-9:50 Plenary Session I
- Speaker 1 (Robin L Dillon-Merrill)
- Speaker 1 (Robin L Dillon-Merrill)
- 9:50-11:10 Invited Session I
- Speaker 2 (Thomas Lidbetter)
- Speaker 3 (Jomon A. Paul)
- 11:10-11:30 Coffee Break
- 11:30-12:50 Invited Session II
- Speaker 4 (Aniruddha Bagchi)
- Speaker 5 (Ankit Shah)
- 12:50-2:00 Lunch and Student Presentation Session
- (Faculty Mentors: Sylvia Bhattacharya, Maria Valero de Clemente)
- (Faculty Mentors: Sylvia Bhattacharya, Maria Valero de Clemente)
- 2:00-3:00 Plenary Session II
- 3:00-3:20 Break (refreshments served)
- 3:20-4:40 Invited Session III
- Speaker 7 (William N. Caballero)
Speaker 8 (Sylvia Bhattacharya)
- Speaker 7 (William N. Caballero)
- 4:40-5:00 Summary
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