Lead Scientist
07/2024 - current
Nexcepta, Inc.
Contribute to startup operations, including business development efforts, proposal writing, meetings, and presentations.
Currently lead efforts related to Reinforcement Learning and Graph Neural Networks.
Research Assistant Professor
04/2022 to 07/2024
Virginia Tech
Intelligent Systems, National Security Institute
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Models
Reinforcement learning
Uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks
Data-based network architectures
Data-based planning and acting
Data security and blockchain
Select Projects
Relevant Updates for Timely Action. VTNSI IRAD, 2023-2024. Principal Investigator.
LLMs: Covert Communications and Deepfake Detection. SMC, 2023 - 2024. Principal Investigator/Student advisor.
Continuously Adaptive Automated Systems. US Navy NEEC Program, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, 2024-2026. Principal Investigator.
Sentiment and Topic Analysis for Reliable Sources. US Navy NEEC Program, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, 2023-2025. Principal Investigator.
Timely Communication under Adversarial Attacks. Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, 2023 - 2024. Principal Investigator.
5G - BEACON: Blockchain Enhanced Architecture and Coding for Orchestrated Networks. Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, 2022 - 2023. Principal Investigator.
Data-based architecture. Lockheed Martin, 2022 - 2023. Co-Principal Investigator.
Senior Research Scientist
12/2017 to 04/2022
BlueHalo (Intelligent Automation, Inc.)
Networks and Security Division
Reinforcement learning for resource management
Value of Information for video and image analytics
Decision Space Analysis using clustering algorithms
Data-based decision aid and mission planning
Select Projects
Army STTR A18B-T007 Resource Sharing Platforms for Improved Operational Logistics, Dynamic Resource Allocation Gains for Operational Networked Sharing, author and Principal Investigator (2018-2021, $1.15M)
Air Force STTR AF21B-T001 Hierarchical Heterogeneous Planning and Scheduling Pitch Day for Trusted AI, Hierarchical Architecture for Reasoning and Planning, author and PI (2021 selected, $157k)
Army SBIR A20-078 Artificial Intelligence for Air and Missile Defense Combat Identification, Planning, and Weapon Assignment, Modular Engine for Robust Intelligent Defense Architecture, author and PI (2020, $112k)
Navy SBIR N201-077 Machine Clustered and Labeled Decision Tracks Derived from AI-enabled Intent Recognition, Clustering and Labeling for Explainable Action Recommendation, author and PI (2020, $140k)
Navy STTR N19B-T029 Data Science Techniques for Various Mission Planning Processes and Performance Validation, Recommendation, Verification, and Analysis for Mission Planning, author and PI (2019-2020, $140k)
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
09/2015 - 09/2017
Trinity College Dublin
CONNECT Research Center
Internet of Things (LoRA, energy efficiency, Age of Information)
Game theory, contract theory
Inter-disciplinary project to promote a public debate about sustainability in communication systems
Projects
Writing in collaboration with other researchers for the European Commission Horizon 2020 ICT 13 2016 Orchestration and Reconfiguration Control Architecture (funded €5M).
Research Assistant
08/2010 - 08/2015
University of Maryland, College Park
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Characterization of information timeliness
Game theory for resource allocation
Energy efficiency in communication networks
Intern
06/2014 - 10/2014
Bell Labs Stuttgart, Germany
Age of Information applied to channel state information in communication networks
Visiting Researcher
09/2013 - 11/2013
University of Oulu, Finland
Age of Information in status updating networks
Research Assistant
08/2007 - 12/2009
State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cognitive radio networks, dynamic spectrum allocation
Queuing systems, discrete event simulation
Teaching Assistant, Communication Systems