#SocialNetworks Targeted by #Army #CounterTerrorism Dragnet

RPI and the Army will enlist engineers and scientists to uncover the "signatures" of global terror networks. Look for inventive methods of tracking terrorists regardless of the anonymity of the Internet within five years. R.C.J.


The Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will pursue a 10-year, $35 million probe, funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, to create a virtual network utilizing thousands of software agents that simulate adversarial users interacting with ordinary citizens. The goal is to understand how terrorists are recruited via global networks.
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