Sheldon
Howard Jacobson, Ph.D.
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1. Kobza, J.E., Jacobson, S.H.,
1996, "Addressing the Dependency Problem in Access Security System
Architecture Design,” Risk Analysis,
16(6), 801-812.
2. Kobza, J.E., Jacobson, S.H.,
1997, “Probability Models for Access Security System Architectures,” Journal of the Operational Research Society,
48(3), 255-263.
3.
Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., Nakayama, M.,
2000, "A Sampling Procedure to Estimate Risk Probabilities in Access
Control Security Systems," European Journal
of Operational Research, 122(1),
123-132.
4. Jacobson,
S.H., Bowman, J.M., Kobza, J.E., 2001, “Modeling and Analyzing the Performance of Aviation
Security Systems Using Baggage Value Performance Measures,” IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 12(1), 3-22.
5. Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E.,
Easterling, A.E., 2001, "A Detection Theoretic Approach to Modeling
Aviation Security Problems Using the Knapsack Problem," IIE Transactions, 33(9), 747-759 (Best Paper Award, 2001-2002 Focused Issue on
Operations Engineering).
6. Virta, J.L., Jacobson, S.H.,
Kobza, J.E., 2002, “Outgoing Selectee Rates At Hub Airports,” Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 76(2), 155-165.
7.
Jacobson, S.H., Virta, J.L., Bowman, J.M.,
Kobza, J.E., Nestor, J.J., 2003, "Modeling Aviation Baggage Screening Security
Systems: A Case Study," IIE
Transactions, 35(3), 259-269.
8.
Virta, J.L., Jacobson, S.H., Kobza, J.E., 2003, “Analyzing the Cost of
Screening Selectee and Non-Selectee Baggage,” Risk Analysis, 23(5),
897-908.
9. Candalino, T.J., Kobza, J.E.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2004, “Designing Optimal Aviation Baggage Screening Strategies
using Simulated Annealing," Computer and Operations Research,
31(10), 1753-1767.
10. Jacobson, S.H., Karnani, T.,
Kobza, J.E., 2005, "Assessing the Impact of Deterrence on Aviation Checked
Baggage Screening Strategies," International Journal of Risk Assessment
and Management, 5(1), 1-15.
11. Jacobson, S.H., McLay, L.A.,
Kobza, J.E., Bowman, J.M., 2005, “Modeling and Analyzing Multiple Station
Baggage Screening Security System Performance," Naval Research Logistics, 52(1), 30-45.
12. Jacobson, S.H., McLay, L.A.,
Virta, J.L., Kobza, J.E., 2005, “Integer Program Models for the Deployment of
Airport Baggage Screening Security Devices," Optimization
and Engineering, 6(3),
339-359.
13. Jacobson, S.H., Karnani, T.,
Kobza, J.E., Ritchie, L., 2006, “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Device
Configurations for Aviation Checked Baggage Security Screening,” Risk Analysis,
26(2), 297-310.
14. McLay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H.,
Kobza, J.E., 2006, “A Multilevel Passenger Screening Problem for Aviation
Security,” Naval Research Logistics, 53(3), 183-197.
15. McLay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H.,
Kobza, J.E., 2007, “Integer Programming Models and Analysis for a Multilevel
Passenger Screening Problem, “IIE Transactions, 39(1), 73-81.
16. Nikolaev, A.G., Jacobson,
S.H., McLay, L.A., 2007, “A Sequential Stochastic Security System Design
Problem for Aviation Security,” Transportation
Science, 41(2), 182-194.
17. McLay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H.,
Kobza, J.E., 2008, “The Tradeoff between Technology and Prescreening
Intelligence in Checked Baggage Screening for Aviation Security,” Journal of Transportation Security,
1(2), 107-126.
18. Lee, A.J., Nikolaev, A.G.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2008, “Protecting Air Transportation: A Survey of
Operations Research Applications to Aviation Security,” Journal of Transportation Security, 1(3), 160-184.
19. McLay, L.A., Jacobson, S.H.,
Nikolaev, A.G., 2009, “A Sequential Stochastic Passenger
Screening Problem for Aviation Security,” IIE Transactions, 41(6), 575-591
(2009 Outstanding IIE Publication Award).
20. Jacobson, S.H., Lee, A.J.,
Nikolaev, A.G., 2009, “Designing for Flexibility in Aviation Security Systems,”
Journal of Transportation Security,
2(1&2), 1-8.
21. Lee, A.J., McLay, L.A.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2009, “Designing Aviation Security Passenger Screening Systems
using Nonlinear Control,” SIAM Journal on
Control and Optimization, 48(4),
2085-2105.
22. McLay, L.A., Lee, A.J.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2010, “Risk-Based Policies for Aviation Security Checkpoint
Screening,” Transportation Science,
44(3), 333-349.
23. Lee, A.J., Jacobson, S.H.,
2011, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sequential Aviation Security Screening
Policies,” IIE
Transactions, 43(8), 547-565.
24. Lee, A.J., Jacobson, S.H.,
2011, “The Impact of Aviation Checkpoint Queues on Optimizing Security
Screening Effectiveness,” Reliability Engineering
and System Safety, 96(8), 900-911.
25. Pacheco, L.J., Kobza, J.E.,
Jacobson, S.H., Gupta, R., 2011, “A Markov Model of Terrorist Behavior within
the Aviation Security Environment,” Journal
of Transportation Security, 4(2), 117-130.
26. Lee, A.J., Jacobson, S.H.,
2012, “Identifying Changing Aviation Threat Environments within an
Adaptive Homeland Security Advisory System,” Risk Analysis, 32(2), 319-329.
27. Nikolaev, A.G., Lee, A.J.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2012, “Optimal Aviation Security Screening
Strategies with Dynamic Passenger Risk Updates," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, 13(1), 203-212.
28. Sewell, E.C., Attagara, J., Kobza, J.E., Jacobson, S.H.,
2012, “Allocating Explosive Screening
Devices for Aviation Security,” Journal
of Transportation Security, 5(2), 141-155.
29. Lee, A.J., Jacobson, S.H.,
2012, “Addressing Passenger Risk Uncertainty for Aviation Security Screening,” Transportation Science, 46(2), 189-203.
30. Sewell, E.C., Lee, A.J.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2013, “Optimal Allocation of Aviation Security Screening
Devices," Journal of Transportation
Security, 6(2), 103-116.
31. Jacobson, S.H., Khatibi, A., Yu,
G., 2017, “When Should TSA PreCheck be Offered at No Cost to Travelers? Journal of Transportation Security,
10(1-2), 23-29.
32. Jacobson, S.H., 2020, “Using Risk-based Security to Quantifying the
Number of Firearms Missed at Airport Security Checkpoints,” INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics,
50(3), 190-196.
33. Albert, L.A., Nikolaev, A.G.,
Lee, A.J., Fletcher, K.C., Jacobson, S.H., 2021, “A Review of Risk-Based
Security and its Impact on TSA PreCheck,” IISE Transactions, 53(6), 657-670. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24725854.2020.1825881
34. Albert, L.A., Nikolaev, A.G.,
Jacobson, S.H., 2022, “Homeland Security Research Opportunities.” IISE Transactions, 55(1), 22-31.