Homeland Security and Faculty Expertise: University of Maryland

Homeland Security and the University Of Maryland

Dr. Rama Chellappa

Rama Chellappa

Director, Center for Automation Research
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department
Affiliate professor, Computer Science Department
Permanent member, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
University of Maryland, College Park

Ph.D. 1981, Purdue University

Expertise: Signal and Image Processing
Computer Vision and Image analysis
Pattern Recognition
Multi-dimension Stochastic Processes
Statistical Inference
AI in Computer Vision
Neural Networks for Computer Vision

Credentials

Dr. Chellappa is the Vice president of awards and membership for the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He is the recipient of the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, IBM Faculty Development Award, the 1990 Excellence in Teaching Award from School of Engineering at USC, and the 1992 Best Industry Related Paper Award from the International Association of Pattern Recognition (with Q. Zheng).

Dr. Chellappa is also the recipient of the 2000 Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He is a fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition.

Phone: 301-405-3656
Address: 4411 A.V.Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park MD 20742
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Faculty

Listed by Area of Expertise
Listed Alphabetically

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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The University of Maryland ranks among the top 20 public research universities in the nation and is the closest in proximity to the nation's capital. Maryland is uniquely positioned to address issues of homeland security with its highly ranked programs in public affairs, science and technology and its strong ties to nearby federal agencies and research laboratories. Our distinguished faculty includes members who have served as senior government officials and public policy experts, as well as leading experts in arms control and nuclear and biological weapons.