Horizon 2020: Secure Societies How can simulation help?

Peer-Olaf Siebers

Nottingham University

Joint IMA/ASAP Seminar

pos@cs.nott.ac.uk

My Research Interest

• How can we best represent people and their behaviours in OR type simulation models?

• Combining ideas from OR Simulation and Social Simulation

• Applying academic knowledge to real world projects

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Simulation Paradigms

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Case Study (For more details see Siebers et al 2011)

Modelling the Cargo Screening Process

at the Ferry Port in Calais

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Context

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• Location: Calais Ferry Port (France)

• Problem: Illegal immigration

• 900.000 lorries/year

• 3500 positive lorries ~ 0.4%

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Context

• Two key stake holders with different interests involved in the decision processes concerning the port operation – Port Operators

• Service providers and as such interested in a smooth flow of port operations as they have to provide certain service standards

– Border Agencies

• Represent national security interests that need to be considered; checks have to be conducted to detect threats; in Calais the biggest problem are stowaways

• Cost is another important factor – Security checks require expensive equipment and well trained staff

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System Investigation

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French

Passport Check

French

Screening

Facilities

French

Deep Search

Facilities

TicketsUK

Passport Check

UK

Search Facilities

UK

Deep Search

Facilities

Berth Parking

Space

French Border Control Offices and Detention Facilities UK Border Control Offices and Detention Facilities

Controlled by

UK Border Agency

Controlled by

Calais Chamber of Commerce (CCI)

System Investigation

• Inspection Sheds – Heartbeat Detector

– CO2 Probe

– Visual Inspection

– Canine Sniffers

• Drive Through – Passive Millimetre Wave Scanner

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Programming

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Programming

• Inspection sheds and berth activities

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Presentation

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Presentation

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Experimentation

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Next Step

• Develop a combined ABM / DES version of the model

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Comments or Questions?

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References

• Siebers et al (2009) Development of a cargo screening process simulator: A first approach

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