Videos and abstracts summarizing CHDS theses that have been nominated for the Outstanding Thesis Award. For the full text of all homeland defense and security-related theses from Master’s students at the Naval Postgraduate School, use the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL).
Detective Sergeant Brad Robertson presents his master’s thesis exploring one of the most urgent and under examined national security frontiers: cyber biosecurity and the vulnerability of the U.S. bioeconomy in […]
Cyberbiosecurity: An Emerging Homeland Security Threat Space More
Melanie Simmons, statistician at DHS/ICE, presents her graduate thesis exploring the national security risks created by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the age of artificial intelligence. FOIA was
NYPD Detective Chris Capone‘s thesis research exposes a critical gap in U.S. national security: Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting state and local governments, yet most of these agencies lack insider
Strengthening Local and State Government Strategies More
Outstanding Thesis Award Winner, U.S. Coast Guard officer Lisa Woodman presents her master’s thesis research using network science to model how maritime chokepoint disruptions affect U.S. LNG exports and global
Jesse Yarbrough, Chief of Louisville Metro EMS, presents his graduate thesis examining the “Digital Panopticon,” a pervasive surveillance ecosystem that allows virtually anyone to purchase shockingly detailed profiles on private
Caveat Oculus: Data Brokers, Surveillance Capitalism, and the Threat to Homeland Security More
Elijah Lim, a police sergeant with the LAPD, addresses the issue of homelessness in preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympics, utilizing his background in social work and law to develop
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