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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Provides consulting services related to the intersection of artificial intelligence systems and behavioral science models (with a special emphasis on trust in AI systems).Delivered paper and conference presentation on transparency for artificial intelligence systems to NATO conference on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Big Data for Hybrid Military Operations.Delivered major report integrating perspectives on trust, AI transparency, and technology acceptance. Delivered behavior science-based review of DARPA Explainable Artificial Intelligence program performers.

District Of Columbia, United States

Led a team of data scientists, behavioral scientists, OSINT analysts, and software engineers that provided custom analytic products and services. My team provided both internal R&D and client services.Oversaw survey research efforts across multiple nations that provided in-depth understanding of audience attitudes, opinions, beliefs, and behaviors for both R&D and client needs. Generated methods and in-depth reporting on foreign/adversarial social media activity. Project identified thousands of suspicious accounts across multiple nations. Delivered multiple training lectures to a myriad of US Government practitioners on A) using data for taking difficult problem sets, B) leveraging scientific principles for measuring the effectiveness of activities, C) data driven target audience analysis, and D) tracking foreign influence in digital media.Led all elements of a multinational report on A) violent extremist groups in region of key interest to USG, B) key tribal actors in context and their relationships with relevant political actors, and C) quantitative ranking of violent extremist organizations.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Co-founded registered 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing data driven language and integration training for newly arrived refugees.Conducted and designed all methods and statistical analysis for organization measures of effectiveness.Led event series which examined refugee crises in Syria, Africa, and Myanmar as well as event on local solutions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Part of the advanced conflict analytics team within the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO). Authored dozens of socio-cultural intelligence products on topics such as: quantitative risk assessment for continental Africa and drivers of public opinion support for violent extremism in Yemen, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, and othersUsed quantitative methods (e.g. multiple regression, cluster analysis, agent based modeling) to drive understanding of causes of conflict onset, sustainment, and resolutionAuthored primer and training documents on experimental and quasi-experimental methods for program design to assist in better socio-cultural understanding of foreign populations

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Authored Department of Defense social-cultural manual on integrating social psychological models for easing interactions with local populations in foreign environmentsEditor of book on socio-cultural dynamics that brought together scientists from across academia, industry, and government to explore the future of socio-cultural modeling U.S. representative for multinational “Understand to Prevent” doctrine examining the role of military understanding for conflict prevention. Primary author for chapter on advanced quantitative monitoring and evaluation techniques Chaired DARPA Conference on interagency trust researchAuthored NATO presentation on the future of social media research

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

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