Real-time threat assessment for critical infrastructure protection: data incest and conflict in evidential reasoning

R. Brandon; S. Page; J. Varndell

doi:10.1117/12.919032

10 May 2012 Real-time threat assessment for critical infrastructure protection: data incest and conflict in evidential reasoning

R. Brandon, S. Page, J. Varndell

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Proceedings Volume 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012; 84070L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919032
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a novel application of Evidential Reasoning to Threat Assessment for critical infrastructure protection. A fusion algorithm based on the PCR5 Dezert-Smarandache fusion rule is proposed which fuses alerts generated by a vision-based behaviour analysis algorithm and a-priori watch-list intelligence data. The fusion algorithm produces a prioritised event list according to a user-defined set of event-type severity or priority weightings. Results generated from application of the algorithm to real data and Behaviour Analysis alerts captured at London's Heathrow Airport under the EU FP7 SAMURAI programme are presented. A web-based demonstrator system is also described which implements the fusion process in real-time. It is shown that this system significantly reduces the data deluge problem, and directs the user's attention to the most pertinent alerts, enhancing their Situational Awareness (SA). The end-user is also able to alter the perceived importance of different event types in real-time, allowing the system to adapt rapidly to changes in priorities as the situation evolves. One of the key challenges associated with fusing information deriving from intelligence data is the issue of Data Incest. Techniques for handling Data Incest within Evidential Reasoning frameworks are proposed, and comparisons are drawn with respect to Data Incest management techniques that are commonly employed within Bayesian fusion frameworks (e.g. Covariance Intersection). The challenges associated with simultaneously dealing with conflicting information and Data Incest in Evidential Reasoning frameworks are also discussed.

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R. Brandon, S. Page, and J. Varndell "Real-time threat assessment for critical infrastructure protection: data incest and conflict in evidential reasoning", Proc. SPIE 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012, 84070L (10 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919032

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