Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions

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    • Stopping Pandemic Flu: Government and Community Interventions in a Multi-Community Model 

      Nigmatulina, Karima R.; Larson, Richard Charles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-12)
      Focusing on mitigation strategies for global pandemic influenza, we use elementary mathematical models to evaluate the implementation and timing of intervention strategies such as travel restrictions, vaccination, social ...

    • Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball 

      Blackburn, Craig; Valerdi, Ricardo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-11)
      Optimizing the efficiency of socio-technical systems and determining accurate measurements of performance is a critical issue in many systems engineering enterprises. In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes ...

    • Ranking the Risks from Multiple Hazards in a Small Community 

      Li, Hua; Apostolakis, George; Gifun, Joseph; VanSchalkwyk, William; Leite, Susan; e.a. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-11)
      Natural hazards, human-induced accidents, and malicious acts have caused great losses and disruptions to society. After September 11, 2001, critical infrastructure protection has become a national focus in the United States ...