START will participate in the 10-Year Anniversary Event celebrating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) April 24 at the University of Southern California. The one-day event will highlight CREATE’s contributions and advancements in homeland security and the future of the Center and its research.
The event will also mark 10 years since the establishment of the DHS University Centers of Excellence (COE) Program.
Throughout the day, expert panels and innovation talks will discuss security risks and issues. Guests include Michael Chertoff, Brian Michael Jenkins, Captain Richard Phillips and Congressman Bennie Thompson, among others.
Research demonstrations, exhibitions and a student showcase, will highlight the future of homeland security enterprise. START will have the opportunity to demonstrate its research alongside other DHS Centers of Excellence.
Over the past decade, CREATE has made great strides in modeling the risks and economic impacts of terrorism and natural disasters, with results that have benefited the United States.
Established in 2004 as the first DHS COE, CREATE is an interdisciplinary national research center funded by the DHS and based at the University of Southern California.
The Center is focused on risk and economic analysis and comprises an interdisciplinary team of experts from across the country, including partners from numerous universities and research institutions. CREATE serves national interests by providing counterterrorism tools and guidance to DHS, as well as state, regional, and local decision-makers. CREATE research focuses on prioritizing terrorism countermeasures, computing risks for potential terrorist events, and estimating the societal consequences of terrorism.