Decision Sciences

About Decision Sciences

Decision Sciences International Corporation (DSIC) provides advanced security and contraband detection systems for sectors including defense, maritime, and critical infrastructure. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Poway, California, the company commercializes a disruptive technology initially developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). DSIC holds a worldwide, exclusive license for this intellectual property, which forms the basis of its core offerings.

The company's primary product is the Discovery® Multi-Mode Passive Detection System (MMPDS), which is designed to identify and locate shielded and unshielded nuclear and radiological threats, explosives, and other contraband hidden in cargo. Unlike traditional active scanning systems that use X-rays, the Discovery® system utilizes a passive technology based on cosmic ray tomography, specifically tracking muons. This method is inherently safe for both operators and the cargo being scanned, allowing for rapid and automated inspection of containers at maritime ports, land border crossings, and other security checkpoints. The system incorporates artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze the data and discriminate between different materials.

Decision Sciences serves a global client base composed of government agencies and commercial entities responsible for security and customs enforcement. The business model centers on the sale, deployment, and maintenance of its detection systems. The company has demonstrated its technology's effectiveness through deployments in various international locations, including at the Freeport Container Port in the Bahamas. The company is led by Chairman, President, and CEO Stuart J. Rabin, who also heads the investment firm Nine Thirty Capital. His background in investment and law, combined with his active role in the company, reflects a strategy of leveraging a flexible investment platform to advance transformative technology with significant safety and security implications.