Homeland Security and Faculty Expertise: University of Maryland

Homeland Security and the University Of Maryland

Dr. James A. Reggia

James A. Reggia

Professor, Computer Science and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies,
Affiliated faculty, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program and Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation,
University of Maryland, College Park.

Joint Appointment with Neurology Department,
University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Ph.D. 1981, University of Maryland

Expertise: Underlying principles of biological computation, and how these principles can be adopted or modified to extend contemporary computer science methods;
Automated causal reasoning, such as abductive inference and Bayesian/belief networks;
Neural computation;
Multi-agent artificial life systems; evolutionary computation; Cellular automata models of self-replication;
Automated causal reasoning
Knowledge Acquisition
Parsimonious Covering Theory
Phone: 301-405-2686
Address: 3233 A. V. Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park MD 20742
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Faculty

Listed by Area of Expertise
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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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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.