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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Technologies for Homeland Security, 2009. HST '09. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4178-5
DOI :
10.1109/THS.2009.5168092
