About GTRIGeorgia Tech Research InstituteGTRI_52101626-23b8-11e8-96f1-15e15d556326The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,000 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country, and performs more than $350 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.Georgia TechAs an integral part of Georgia Tech, GTRI's customers get access to not only a leading research and development organization, but they have an open door to the vast intellectual resources of one of America's leading research universities. GTRI and Georgia Tech combine the best of both applied and basic research to solve the innovation equation on behalf of clients. This combination provides unsurpassed expertise, technical solutions, and new levels of capability for our armed forces, our federal and state sponsors, our industry partners, and those with whom we collaborate worldwide.GTRI LabsOur eight dynamic laboratories drive pioneering research to deliver solutions to our customers' most complex challenges. GTRI is headquartered on the Georgia Tech campus in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. In the last fiscal year, we performed more than $370 million of problem-solving research in our eight dynamic laboratories. These laboratories are found on and off the main campus, and more than 20 field offices located around the nation. Each day, GTRI's science and engineering expertise is used to turn ideas into workable solutions for our customers.Advanced Concepts Laboratory (ACL)The Advanced Concepts Laboratory provides innovative, tailored solutions to challenging problems for our customers, including Department of Defense, Intelligence Agencies, and industry. ACL identifies and transitions advances in basic research for use in real-world applications, with particular emphasis on antennas, electromagnetics, counter-proliferation technologies, and integrated analysis of signals and systems. ACL possesses extensive capabilities for numerical modeling, experimentation, and characterization to prove new technologies and concepts. ACL conducts research and development over a broad range of topics, most notably: * Electromagnetic analysis and measurements * Radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) signatures * Antennas, radomes, and frequency selective surfaces * Materials science and characterization * Counter-proliferation technologies * Integrated analysis of signals and systems * ACL maintains world-class numerical modeling, experimental, and characterization Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS)The Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory develops advanced technologies and systems from concept development to prototypes. Included are system simulations, and test and evaluations related to threat radars, missiles, air and ground vehicles, unmanned and autonomous systems, transportation systems, power and energy systems, acoustics, flow control, and food processing technologies. This skillset provides a firm foundation for expansion into core areas such as unmanned and autonomous systems. This work demonstrates capabilities such as interoperability across unmanned air and ground vehicles, as well as in unmanned systems common control, collaborative autonomy, and payload integration. ATAS divisions include systems development, robotics and autonomous systems, aeroacoustics, food processing technology, and behavior modeling and computational social science.Applied Systems Laboratory (ASL)The Applied Systems Laboratory conducts applied research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) of ground-based air and missile defense (GBAMD) and rotary-wing aviation systems. Activities include hardware-in-the loop (HWIL) and soft ware-in-the loop (SWIL) RDT&E, system modeling and simulation, system-of-systems and family-of-systems interoperability for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), GBAMD fire control and command & control (C2), and critical safety software development & engineering. ASL conducts world-class applied research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E) for several government agencies located at the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal and local Huntsville area, including: * U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center * U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missile and Space * U.S. Army Program Executive Office Aviation * U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command * Department of Defense Missile Defense AgencyCybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory (CIPHER)The Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory is a leader in developing the technologies that secure, defend, and respond to threats within our country’s information, distribution, and network systems. CIPHER provides high-impact solutions to some of today’s most challenging cybersecurity problems for both government and industry, while also developing far-reaching high-risk high-payoff cyber technologies to respond to future threats. CIPHER engineers and scientists develop and apply cutting-edge technologies in computing, network architectures, signal and protocol analysis, network forensics, custom algorithms for cyber defense and attribution, malware analysis, open source information collection and correlation, insider threat detection and mitigation, hardware and software reverse engineering, and advanced analytics. Georgia Tech Campus Collaboration CIPHER researchers collaborate extensively with Georgia Tech faculty and students on projects across the range of core competencies and CIPHER employs and trains numerous Georgia Tech students. CIPHER is a critical part of many Georgia Tech campus interdisciplinary centers, most notably the Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP) and the Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL)The Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory is a leader in electro-optical (EO) and radio frequency (RF) signal and information processing, with expertise covering system design, algorithm development, and modeling and simulation for signals across the electromagnetic spectrum. Core research emphasis includes sensor information processing and visualization, optimization and modeling and simulation of self-protection systems, topographic and bathymetric LIDAR. EOSL houses high performance computing facilities, which allow the EOSL Center for Optimization to perform modeling and simulation of electronic warfare, infrared countermeasures, and self-protection techniques. EOSL also houses a unique Medical Device Test Center and provides infrastructure enhancement EW program office support to the Army. Key research areas include: * Electronic Warfare Modeling and Analysis * Enhancing performance through electro-optical (EO) and radio frequency (RF) simulation, visualization and analysis.Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS)The Electronic Systems Laboratory delivers innovative research, prototypes, and education which have positive and lasting impacts on our sponsors. The Electronic Systems Laboratory delivers innovative research, prototypes, and education which have positive and lasting impacts on our sponsors. We strive to maintain our technical and operational preeminence in order to honor the trust of our sponsors and employees. In keeping with GTRI's goal to keep our US armed forces the most technically dominant fighting force on Earth, ELSYS develops and executes innovative ways to ensure that deployed systems stay operable, intuitive, and relevant in fulfilling the warfighter’s mission. We keep mission-critical systems technologically suitable, supportable, and affordable over their life cycle. ELSYS also conducts systems engineering research programs that provide methodologies, tools, education, and leadership to support acquisition and life-cycle sustainment problems. We do this in order to help our armed forces develop the best, most informed decisions on requirements and capabilities. Our researchers develop and execute innovative ways to ensure that systems balance both capability and affordability.Information and Communications Laboratory (ICL)The Information and Communications Laboratory conducts research that solves complex problems in areas of computer science, information technology, communications, networking, and socio-technical systems. Research for public and private clients supports national security; ground EW/Communications systems; emergency response; soft ware defined radio development; integration of health care systems and health analytics; smart city and Internet of Things development; interoperability, trustmarks, and security of interconnected systems; soft ware modernization and integration; education and learning; technology strategy, planning, and geospatial decision support for C2; development of public policy; and commercial product realization. Three strategic themes are found in ICL’s research: The Future of Communications: * Mobile/network convergence; interoperability; communications intelligence; communications/network vulnerability and protection; test beds. * Spectrum operations and adaptive control; integrated sensor networks; * Machine-to-Machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT); efficient communications; secure networks. The Future of Information: * Information exchange standards, architectures and governance; open source tools; identity and privilege management; useable security; information dominance. * Knowledge management strategies; massive data sets; predictive analysis; intelligent decision making. Creating the Right Experience: * Visualization; immersive environments; social media; augmented reality; collaboration; geospatial systems. * Computational linguistics; personalization; complex and human systems modeling and simulation; policy analysis; technology strategy.Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL)The Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory's research falls into four primary areas: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); air and missile defense; foreign material exploitation and electromagnetic systems; and electronic attack/electronic protection (EA/ EP). SEAL investigates and develops prototype radio/microwave frequency sensor systems with particular emphasis on radar systems engineering, electronics intelligence (ELINT), communications intelligence (COMINT), measurement and signal intelligence (MASINT), electromagnetic environmental effects, radar system performance modeling and simulation, advanced signal and array processing, sensor fusion, antenna technology, and EA/EP. SEAL develops advanced signal and data processing methods for acoustic sensors and multi-sensor intelligence exploitation architectures and algorithms covering all wavebands.GTRI LeadersAt GTRI, we know our people make us who we are. We also understand that effective leadership means more than just delivering results for our customers, it means getting the right results. That's why our leadership is focused on promoting compliance and ethical behavior, supporting diversity and inclusion, and giving back to our community. Andrew GerberGTRI DIRECTORJoe BrooksDEPUTY DIRECTOR, ELECTRONIC, OPTICS, AND SYSTEMSBill MelvinDEPUTY DIRECTOR, SENSORS & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMSBo RotoloniDEPUTY DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND CYBER SCIENCESLora WeissDEPUTY DIRECTOR, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERGTRI Laboratory DirectorsMel BelcherLABORATORY DIRECTOR, SEALBarry BullardLABORATORY DIRECTOR, ASLDoug DenisonLABORATORY DIRECTOR, ACLTommer EnderLABORATORY DIRECTOR, ELSYSJeff EvansLABORATORY DIRECTOR, ICLAlexa HarterLABORATORY DIRECTOR, CIPHERJohn "JP" PellegrinoLABORATORY DIRECTOR, EOSLRusty RobertsLABORATORY DIRECTOR, ATASResearchersGTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state and industry. We develop highly effective, practical solutions that we put into action. As a non-profit research institute, we are an objective partner who delivers workable solutions and manufacturable products. Our highly specialized laboratories and interdisciplinary research centers allow us to bring the right mix of talent, experience and creativity to every project.ScientistsEngineersEconomistsPolicy MakersTechnical ExpertU.S. Federal GovernmentState GovernmentsIndustry... the most difficult problems in national security, economic development, and overall human betterment are addressed._521017de-23b8-11e8-96f1-15e15d556326To develop advanced technology solutions and large-scale system prototypes ..._521018ba-23b8-11e8-96f1-15e15d556326SolutionsTurn ideas into workable solutions._52101978-23b8-11e8-96f1-15e15d556326Each day, GTRI's science and engineering expertise is used to turn ideas into workable solutions for our customers.ApplicationsTurn ideas into systems applications._52101a4a-23b8-11e8-96f1-15e15d556326We take the best ideas, often co-developed with our Georgia Tech academic partners, and turn them into systems applications that provide a significant technological advantage over other approaches.2018-03-09https://gtri.gatech.edu/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net