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NIST Pubs

The Global and Local Structure of Medium-Scale Pool Fires

October 24, 2024

Author(s)

Kunhyuk Sung, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Matthew Bundy, Marco Fernandez, Anthony Hamins

A series of experiments are reported that characterize key features of the structure of eight medium-scale pool fires (0.3 m to 0. 4 m) burning a variety of...

Blueprint for Deploying 5G O-RAN Testbeds: A Guide to Using Diverse O-RAN Software Stacks

October 23, 2024

Author(s)

Peng Liu, Kyehwan Lee, Fernando Cintron, Simeon Wuthier, Bhadresh Savaliya, Douglas Montgomery, Richard Rouil

This documentation serves as a blueprint for new researchers, offering a comprehensive guide on establishing an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) testbed from...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Quick-Start Guide for Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM)

October 21, 2024

Author(s)

Jon M. Boyens, Rebecca McWhite, Laura Calloway, Nadya Bartol, Karen Scarfone

Use the CSF to Improve Your C-SCRM Processes. The CSF can help an organization become a smart acquirer and supplier of technology products and services. This...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Enterprise Risk Management Quick-Start Guide

October 21, 2024

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Victoria Pillitteri, Matthew Barrett, Matthew Smith, Gregory Witte

This guide provides an introduction to using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 for planning and integrating an enterprise-wide process for integrating...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Quick-Start Guide for Using the CSF Tiers

October 21, 2024

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Cherilyn Pascoe, Matthew Barrett, Karen Scarfone, Gregory Witte

This Quick-Start Guide describes how to apply the CSF 2.0 Tiers. CSF Tiers can be applied to CSF Organizational Profiles to characterize the rigor of an...

Elastic Shape Registration of Surfaces in 3D Space with Gradient Descent and Dynamic Programming

October 18, 2024

Author(s)

Javier Bernal, James F. Lawrence

Algorithms based on gradient descent for computing the elastic shape registration of two simple surfaces in 3−dimensional space and therefore the elastic shape...

Service Mesh Proxy Models for Cloud-Native Applications

October 16, 2024

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Zack Butcher, James Callaghan

The service mesh has become the de facto application services infrastructure for cloud-native applications. It enables the various runtime functions of an...

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – Non-Targeted Analysis Interlaboratory Study Final Report

October 15, 2024

Author(s)

Benjamin Place, Jessica Reiner, Jared Ragland, Alix Rodowa, Carolyn Burdette, Amy Cuthbertson, Catherine Rimmer, John Kucklick, Nathan Mahynski

Non-targeted analysis (NTA) is a technique for the identification of unknown chemicals in complex materials, such as novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

A Guide to the Smart Investment Tools

October 10, 2024

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Joshua D. Kneifel, Purav Parekh

This report serves as a guide to the Smart Investment Tool and Smart Investment Tool Express (SITExpress). These tools aid a user in conducting an investment...

NIST's Engagement with CCQM Studies from 1992 to 2023: Peers, Early and Recent

October 2, 2024

Author(s)

David L. Duewer

This report documents the performance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) relative to that of its international peer organizations in...

Community Resilience Program: Overview of Select Projects and Tools

October 2, 2024

Author(s)

Jennifer Helgeson, Christopher Clavin, Maria Dillard, Juan Fung, Christina Gore, Kenneth Harrison, Terri McAllister, Kelly Anderson, David Butry, Tasnim Ibn Faiz, Michael Gerst, Donghwan Gu, William Hughes, Dylan Sanderson

Report on Secure Hardware Assurance Reference Dataset (SHARD) Program

October 1, 2024

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Vadim Okun

Significant vulnerabilities have been found in chips. Computer programs and methods have been developed to prevent, find, and mitigate them. We proposed Secure...

TREC 2015 Dynamic Domain Track Overview

October 1, 2024

Author(s)

Ian Soboroff, Hui Yang, John Frank

Search tasks for professional searchers, such as law enforcement agencies, police officers, and patent examiners, are often more complex than open domain Web...

A Data Protection Approach for Cloud-Native Applications

September 30, 2024

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Wesley Hales

This document addresses the need for effective data protection strategies in the evolving realm of cloud-native network architectures, including multi-cloud...

Summary Report: CHIPS R&D Program Standards Summit

September 27, 2024

Author(s)

Mary Bedner, Chris Greer

The mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) under the Department of Commerce's...

A Legacy of Fire Safety: NIST Marks 50 Years of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

September 27, 2024

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Brandon Hayes, Natasha Hanacek, Robin Materese, Matthew Hoehler

Over the past 50 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has effectively fulfilled its responsibilities under the Federal Fire...

Proxy Validation and Verification for Critical AI Systems

September 26, 2024

Author(s)

Phillip Laplante, Joanna DeFranco, D. Richard Kuhn, Jeff Voas

This white paper offers a suggestion that prior testing artifacts from similar AI systems can be reused for new AI software. Testing AI and Machine learning...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Small Business Quick-Start Guide (Spanish translation)

September 26, 2024

Author(s)

Daniel Eliot

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Small Business Quick-Start Guide (French translation)

September 26, 2024

Author(s)

Daniel Eliot

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Small Business Quick-Start Guide (Portuguese translation)

September 26, 2024

Author(s)

Daniel Eliot

Consumer Perspectives on Battery Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review

September 25, 2024

Author(s)

Christina Gore, Sindhuja Lakshmipuram Ranganath, Joshua D. Kneifel, Dunsin Fadojutimi, Jennifer Helgeson

This report contains a review of relevant literature to battery electric vehicle adoption. The first section outlines key trends in battery electric vehicle...

Effects of Weathering and Formulation on the Properties of Vinyl Siding

September 23, 2024

Author(s)

Ronald Lankone, Mauro Zammarano, Song Jhang, Ickchan Kim, David Goodwin, Gianluca Sarti, Stefano Gardi, Camillo Cardelli, Lipiin Sung

Vinyl siding has become a popular choice for residential exteriors across the United States. In its insulated form, this siding includes a shell, capstock, and...

A Technical Framework to Map Functional Recovery Performance Objectives to Prescriptive Seismic Design Provisions for Buildings

September 19, 2024

Author(s)

Dustin Cook, Siamak Sattar

Designing buildings for improved functional recovery represents a major shift in the current design paradigm. Given the novelty of the functional recovery...

Performance of New Smoke Alarms and Aerosol Measurements for a Range of Nuisance Cooking Sources in a Mock Kitchen

September 18, 2024

Author(s)

Amy Mensch, Emma Veley, Thomas Cleary

New smoke alarms that have passed the broiling hamburger nuisance test introduced in 2015 to ANSI/UL 217 Standard for Safety Smoke Alarms have reached the...

Systematic Review of Embodied Carbon Assessment and Reduction in Building Life Cycles

September 18, 2024

Author(s)

Yating Zhang, Siamak Sattar, Dustin Cook, Katherine Johnson, Juan Fung

The building and construction sector is the largest carbon emitter, accounting for more than one-third of annual global emissions. The emissions can be divided...

In-process monitoring and non-destructive evaluation for metal additive manufacturing processes

September 17, 2024

Author(s)

Alkan Donmez, Jason Fox, Felix Kim, Brandon Lane, Maxwell Praniewicz, Vipin Tondare, Jordan Weaver, Paul Witherell

The rapid pace of maturation of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, makes them an excellent candidate for the fabrication of nuclear power plant...

Development of Reference Material 8103: Adamantane for Subambient DSC Temperature and Enthalpy Calibration

September 13, 2024

Author(s)

Tara Fortin, Amanda Koepke, Jolene Splett

A new Reference Material (RM), designated RM 8013, has been developed for the temperature and enthalpy calibration of differential scanning calorimeters (DSCs)...

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 2232a: Indium for DSC Temperature and Enthalpy Calibration

September 13, 2024

Author(s)

Tara Fortin, Tobias Herman, Amanda Koepke, Jolene Splett

A new Standard Reference Material® (SRM®), designated SRM 2232a, has been certified for the temperature and enthalpy calibration of differential scanning...

Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program

September 12, 2024

Author(s)

Marian Merritt, SUSAN HANSCHE, BRENDA ELLIS, Julie Nethery Snyder, KEVIN SANCHEZ-CHERRY, DONALD WALDEN

This publication provides guidance for federal agencies and organizations to develop and manage a life cycle approach to building a Cybersecurity and Privacy...

Methods for elicitation of risk preferences and perceptions: An examination of individual and group risk preferences

September 12, 2024

Author(s)

Rithika Dulam, Christina Gore, Jennifer Helgeson

Risk fundamentally influences strategic planning, investment management, and policy formulation across businesses, governments, and communities. Accurately...

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