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NSRI Fellows

156 NU researchers ready to contribute to our national security

Working Groups

To activate this innovative network of leading researchers and harness their capabilities and capability towards technical discussions and increasingly rapid response to DOD customers, the NSRI Fellows have formed eight working groups. Click each of the drop downs below to access group members and current research priorities.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Current Priorities

  • Trustworthy Data: Addressing the crucial need for reliable and secure data for national security purposes.
  • Biosurveillance and Health Monitoring: Utilizing non-invasive methods for monitoring health and biosurveillance.
  • Modernizing Data Practices: Highlighting the necessity for organizations to update their data practices to fully leverage AI/ML tools for improved decision-making.
  • Decision Support and Behavior Prediction: Understand how AI/ML can enhance intelligence analysis and predict behavior for decision support.
  • AI/ML in Battlefield Communications: Exploring the use of AI/ML in ensuring robust, secure, and high-performing battlefield communications both at the command level and for individual soldiers (warfighters).

Co-Chairs

Active Members

  • Aron Barbey, psychology, clinical and cognitive neuroscience
  • Eric Carnes, environmental, agricultural and occupational health 
  • Dario Ghersi, information science and technology
  • Babu Guda, bioinformatics and research computing
  • Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, communications
  • Andrew Harms, electrical and computer engineering
  • Michael Hempel, electrical and computer engineering
  • Deanna House, information systems and quantitative analysis
  • Qing Hui, electrical and computer engineering
  • Bethany Lowndes
  • Byrav Ramamurthy
  • Mario Scalora
  • Dustin White
  • Joe (Xinqiu) Yao
  • Steven Yeh
  • Xiaoqian Zhang

Features

Gain insights into some of our fellows' expertise and current research as well as the career paths that led them to help move NSRI's mission forward for strategic deterrence and countering weapons of mass destruction.

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