Interdiction models for delaying adversarial attacks against critical information technology infrastructure

Information technology (IT) infrastructure relies on a globalized supply chain that is vulnerable to numerous risks from adversarial attacks. It is important to protect IT infrastructure from these dynamic, persistent risks by delaying adversarial exploits. In this paper, we propose max‐min interdiction models for critical infrastructure protection that prioritizes cost‐effective security mitigations to maximally delay adversarial attacks. We consider attacks originating from multiple adversaries, each of which aims to find a “critical path” through the attack surface to complete the corresponding attack as soon as possible. Decision‐makers can deploy mitigations to delay attack exploits, however, mitigation effectiveness is sometimes uncertain. We propose a stochastic model variant to address this uncertainty by incorporating random delay times. The proposed models can be reformulated as a nested max‐max problem using dualization. We propose a Lagrangian heuristic approach that decomposes the max‐max problem into a number of smaller subproblems, and updates upper and lower bounds to the original problem via subgradient optimization. We evaluate the perfect information solution value as an alternative method for updating the upper bound. Computational results demonstrate that the Lagrangian heuristic identifies near‐optimal solutions efficiently, which outperforms a general purpose mixed‐integer programming solver on medium and large instances.     

谈部队基层干部队伍建设

部队建设的关键在基层,基层建设的关键在中队干部,他们素质的高低直接影响到基层建设的好坏。根据当前消防中队干部队伍的现状,加强基层干部队伍建设的着力点应在于：夯实中队干部思想基础,提高中队干部履职能力,完善中队干部管理措施。     

Military Spending,Conflict and External Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa

The damaging economic effects of the debt crises on Africa in the late 1980s encouraged considerable research on the determinants of external debt in developing economies. Although sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) debt was cut by two-thirds by 2008, through two debt relief programmes, debt in the region has since been rising at an increasingly rapid pace. This study provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of external debt in SSA over the period 1960–2016, using dynamic panel methods. It also considers two potentially important factors that have received relatively little attention. One is military spending, rarely considered, despite a number of well-publicised scandals over the procurement of unnecessary and expensive high-tech weapons systems. A second, is the possibility that the countries studied have been involved in conflict. The empirical results point to a positive impact of military spending on external debt, but with some evidence of heterogeneity across the countries. Furthermore, findings indicate that the positive effect of military expenditure on debt becomes more marked in countries that have been affected by conflict. These results imply that policies to improve security and reduce military spending could be beneficial in reducing external debt and, potentially, improving economic performance in the region.     

雾化液滴在气道内的动力学特性及其影响因素

基于单颗粒动力学,用Lagrangian方法建立了液滴在气道内运动的数学模型,用Runge-Kutta法对液滴运动方程进行了数值求解,得到了液滴速度、相对雷诺数和阻力系数沿气道轴向的变化规律,并分析了重力场、液滴粒径、液滴初始速度、液滴出射角度对液滴运动轨迹的影响.结果表明,液滴在气道内的运动分为变速段和恒速段,液滴粒径、初始速度及出射角度等因素对雾滴的运动轨迹也有很大影响,雾滴运动分析时一般不应忽略重力场的作用.     

挖掘高等数学人文价值,培养大学生探究能力

数学的人文要素对培养学生的探究能力具有重要意义,在数学教学中通过体现数学人文价值来培养学生的探究能力可采取以下几种尝试:介绍古今人们对有关数学方面的认识,帮助学生全方位了解数学;借助数学史料,再现数学知识的发现过程;开展专题研究,师生共同研讨数学知识中隐含的数学思想方法;利用“数学美”,再现数学的人文价值,为此教师需做好两种形态知识的转化工作,树立新型的数学教育信念。     

建构主义教学论与教学模式改革

建构主义学习观强调学习的建构性、社会性和情境性 ,对促进教学方法的变革将有重要意义。文章运用建构教学观辨证分析了传统教学模式 ,综合现代以知识为中心、以学生为中心和行为主义理论等现代教育思想 ,分析了传授———建构教学法、合作、探究学习方法。     

对学院现代化教学手段建设的探讨

通过对学院现代化教学手段建设现状的剖析,指出了现代化教学手段建设中存在的一些思想认识上的误区、教员参与积极性不高和组织管理方面的问题;分析了发展学院现代化教学手段建设的关键问题:观念转变、激励机制和组织保障;提出了发展学院现代化教学手段建设的若干建议。     

编辑学者化浅论

针对近年来编辑出版界对“编辑学者化”的讨论 ,对“学者化”“化”到什么程度 ,学者化编辑应有什么样的知识结构、能力结构及实现“学者化”要求的主要途径进行了探讨。     

抓好新形势下部队经常性思想工作的措施

新形势下抓好部队经常性思想工作非常重要 ,论述经常性思想工作的重要意义 ;探索新形势下经常性思想工作的内在规律 ;要重视措施 ,做到经常性思想工作与其它手段相配合 ;还应提高基层干部做经常性思想工作的能力。     

多操纵面战斗机飞行控制系统设计

现代多操纵面战斗机飞行控制系统多采用非线性控制方法进行设计,其中逆系统方法具有物理概念清晰、参数对应明确、无不确定性算法、容易结合传统经验等优点,易于工程实现.将该方法应用于多操纵面战斗机的基本控制律设计,使用多层简化设计,改进了多操纵面的控制分配策略,并针对某型多操纵面战斗机六自由度模型进行数字仿真,效果良好.