Homeland Security and the University Of Maryland

 

Dr. Ashok K. Agrawala


Ashok K. Agrawala

Professor
Department of Computer Science
Director, Maryland Information and Network Dynamics (MIND) Lab
University of Maryland, College Park

Ph.D. Harvard University

Expertise
Location-awareness technology for emergency first responders.

Credentials

Dr. Agrawala has served as consultant to the UNDP, Government of India, and as a technical expert for legal casework. His research activities have been supported by various federal agencies including DARPA, NSF, and AFOSR. Corporate support has been received from IBM, Novell, AT&T, and others.

Dr. Agrawala also holds joint positions with University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and the Department of Electrical Engineering. He is the author of seven books and over two hundred technical papers.

He was involved in the developement of Rover an DRACCO technologies for location-aware information system and rapid deployment of communication systems. Dr. Agrawala has also designed firefighter accountability system.

Phone
301-405-2525

Address
Department of Computer Science
4149 A.V. Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Email
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Faculty

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Faculty Expertise Areas

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Biological and Chemical Countermeasures

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Domestic and Foreign Policy

Borders and Transportation

Standards and State / Local Government

Nuclear and Radiological Countermeasures

Linguistics and Languages

High Explosives Countermeasures

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