Robust Network Flow Interdiction Problems with Applications to Counter-Narcotics (opens in new tab)

Interdiction problems arise in a number of application areas, including global security, supply chains, and critical infrastructure protection - the goal is inhibit the movement of goods, people or information. An area of particular interest is counter-narcotics, where nodes or edges in a network are placed under surveillance or blocked to minimize the flow of illicit drugs from source to the destination. A fundamental challenge in this narco-tr...