A Man-Machine Synergy Integrated Approach for Homeland Protection

• Main Author: Mario La Manna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2020-12-01
• Series: Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Subjects: machine learning; environment monitoring; homeland protection; human agent; network security; intelligence
• Online Access: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/SA886KI20.pdf

A Homeland Protection system is a complex system or, according to a multidisciplinary terminology, a system of systems. Examples of systems of systems are: communication systems, transportation systems, energy grids, border control systems, vessel traffic systems, civilian emergency systems, security systems, etc. A system of systems is made of individual elements with multi-faceted interconnections with each other and with the external environment. Such systems cannot be studied by a simple decomposition into a number of small parts or units, as they present patterns and outcomes, which are not present in individual elements. An advanced security system for Homeland Protection is constituted of a set of sensory elements, enhanced by artificial intelligence, and on human agent/intelligence elements, cooperating with each other. From the examination of some case studies, we demonstrate that a man-machine synergy integrated approach is particularly suited to enhance the security level in Homeland Protection tasks.