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Richmond Times-Dispatch News Article: Poker research spurs good deal for airport security

September 11, 2010
By Sean D. Hamill Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Poker is helping to improve security at Pittsburgh International Airport. Using game theory, a group of computer scientists has developed a set of algorithms to help thwart terrorist attacks by randomizing where and when security checkpoints, officers, police dogs and other deterrents are located in and around the airport.