DocumentCode
2588510
Title
A network control theory approach to virus spread mitigation
Author
Roy, Sandip ; Wan, Yan ; Saberi, Ali
Author_Institution
Washington State Univ., Washington, DC, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
11-12 May 2009
Firstpage
599
Lastpage
606
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to 1) introduce network control theory as a promising analytical tool in mitigating the spread of biological and computer viruses, and 2) advance the methodology for spread control to account for the constraints, variations, and heterogeneities that are ubiquitous in homeland-security applications.
Keywords
computer viruses; distributed control; microorganisms; national security; biological viruses; computer viruses; homeland-security; network control theory; spread control; virus spread mitigation; Animals; Computer viruses; Control systems; Control theory; Costs; Humans; Optimal control; Predictive models; Resource management; Shape control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technologies for Homeland Security, 2009. HST '09. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4178-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/THS.2009.5168092
Filename
5168092
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