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NIST Pubs

Criticality analysis process model: prioritizing systems and components:

April 1, 2018

Author(s)

Celia Paulsen, Jon Boyens, Nadya Bartol, Kris Winkler

Security content automation protocol (SCAP) version 1.3 validation program test requirements:

April 1, 2018

Author(s)

Melanie Cook, Stephen Quinn, David Waltermire, Dragos Prisaca

The Influence of Spreading Metal Powders with Different Particle Size Distributions on the Powder Bed Density in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion Processes

March 28, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob, Christopher Brown, Alkan Donmez

In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes the powder size characteristics, like particle shape, particle size (PS), and particle size distribution (PSD), and...

Safeguards for Securing Virtualized Servers

March 27, 2018

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 800-125A: Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers, which provides technical...

Systems Security Engineering: Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems [including updates as of 3-21-2018]

March 21, 2018

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Michael McEvilley, Janet C. Oren

With the continuing frequency, intensity, and adverse consequences of cyber-attacks, disruptions, hazards, and other threats to federal, state, and local...

NIST Customer Demographics: Collaborative Research and Development Agreements

March 20, 2018

Author(s)

Nicole K. Gingrich, Isaac S. Patterson

This economic analysis brief summarizes the efforts and results of the data collection and analysis of NIST's CRADA partner information. Summary statistics for...

Improving Automated Insertion Applications by Restoring Rigid-Body Condition in Point-Based Registration

March 19, 2018

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A. Marvel

Accurate knowledge of an object's location is essential in automated robotic applications such as machine tending, pick-and-place operations, and part assembly...

The Influence of Walls, Corners and Enclosures on Fire Plumes

March 19, 2018

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Michael J. Selepak, Edward J. Hnetkovsky

This report documents two series of compartment fire experiments in which a natural gas burner is positioned in a corner, or against a wall, or inside a steel...

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 2372a Human DNA Quantitation Standard

March 19, 2018

Author(s)

Erica L. Romsos, Margaret C. Kline, Natalia Farkas, David L. Duewer, Blaza Toman

Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2372a is intended for use in the value assignment of human genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) forensic quantitation materials...

Fog Computing Conceptual Model

March 14, 2018

Author(s)

Michaela Iorga, Larry Feldman, Robert Barton, Michael J. Martin, Nedim S. Goren, Charif Mahmoudi

Managing the data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and actuators is one of the biggest challenges faced when deploying an IoT system. Traditional...

A Soot Deposition Gauge for Fire Measurements

March 12, 2018

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, Thomas G. Cleary

The goal of this exploratory project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a conductometric measurement to determine the time-resolved soot deposition on...

Workshop Report: Research Roadmap for Reducing the Fire Hazard of Materials in the Future

March 8, 2018

Author(s)

Rick Davis, Mauro Zammarano, Nathan D. Marsh

NIST hosted workshop, Future Needs for Reducing the Fire Hazard of Materials, provided an opportunity for worlds experts to come together to discuss the...

NIST customer demographics: collaborative research and development agreements:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Nicole Gingrich, Isaac Patterson

The influence of spreading metal powders with different particle size distributions on the powder bed density in laser-based powder bed fusion processes:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob, Christopher U Brown, Alkan Donmez

Prediction of solidification phases in Cr-Ni stainless steel alloys manufactured by laser based powder bed fusion process:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob

Systems security engineering: considerations for a multidisciplinary approach in the engineering of trustworthy secure systems, volume 1:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Ron Ross, Michael McEvilley, Janet Carrier Oren

Fog computing conceptual model:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Michaela Iorga, Larry Feldman, Robert Barton, Michael J Martin, Ned Goren, Charif Mahmoudi

Certification of standard reference material 2372a human DNA quantitation standard:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Erica L Romsos, Margaret C Kline, David L Duewer, Blaza Toman, Natalia Farkas

Workshop report: research roadmap for reducing the fire hazard of materials in the future:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Rick Davis, Mauro Zammarano, Nathan Marsh, Paget Donnelly, Shawna McQueen, Anand Raghunathan

NIST time and frequency bulletin - februrary:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Kathryn Stephenson

Improving automated insertion applications by restoring rigid-body condition in point-based registration:

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Geraldine S Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A Marvel

Prediction of Solidification Phases in Cr-Ni Stainless Steel Alloys Manufactured by Laser Based Powder Bed Fusion Process

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Gregor Jacob

The knowledge of material phases in chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) stainless steel alloys is sometimes important during parts and structures fabrication processed...

FEASST: Free Energy and Advanced Sampling Simulation Toolkit

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Harold Hatch, Nathan Mahynski, Vincent Shen

The Free Energy and Advanced Sampling Simulation Toolkit (FEASST) is a free, open-source, modular program to conduct molecular and particle-based simulations...

Mission Critical Voice QoE Mouth-to-Ear Latency Measurement Methods

March 1, 2018

Author(s)

Jesse Frey, Jaden Pieper, Silas Thompson

Mouth-to-ear (M2E) latency describes the time it takes speech input in a voice communication transmit device to be output from a receiving device, and has been...

Securing Tomorrow's Information through Post-Quantum Cryptography

February 27, 2018

Author(s)

Dustin Moody, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of research on quantum computers - machines that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical...

Evaluation of Cloud Computing Services Based on NIST SP 800-145

February 23, 2018

Author(s)

Eric Simmon

This document provides clarification for qualifying a given computing capability as a cloud service by determining if it aligns with the NIST definition of...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

February 23, 2018

Author(s)

Kathryn R. Stephenson

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST...

NISTIR 7082, Proficiency Test Policy and Plan for State Weights & Measures Laboratories (2018 Ed)

February 22, 2018

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

This publication provides the policies and plans for the PT Program of the NIST Office of Weights and Measures. This Office of Weights and Measures (OWM)...

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations [including updates as of 02-20-2018]

February 20, 2018

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Patrick Viscuso, Gary Guissanie, Kelley L. Dempsey, Mark Riddle

[Superseded by SP 800-171 Rev. 1 (December 2016, updated 06/07/2018): https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171r1] The protection of Controlled Unclassified...

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program: Exercise M Final Report

February 15, 2018

Author(s)

Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Maria R. Ale, Charles A. Barber, Hannah Stindt, Lee L. Yu

The NIST Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) was established in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of...

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