Carey Rappaport
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Boston University
University of Rhode Island
Purdue University
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Professor Rappaport is the Director of ALERT and the Bulk Sensors and Sensor Systems Research Lead. Professor Rappaport is also the Deputy Director and Advanced Sensing Technologies Research Lead for the Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence; Associate Director of the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS), a graduated National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center; a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University; and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics fellow. Professor Rappaport holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has authored over 430 technical journals and conference papers in the areas of microwave antenna design, electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering computation, and bioelectromagnetics. He holds two reflector antenna patents, two biomedical device patents, and four subsurface sensing device patents.
Northeastern University
Prof. Silevitch is the Founding Director of ALERT and also serves as the Director of the Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. Previously he directed of the Center for Electromagnetics Research (an NSF Industry-University Center) and the Center for the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CESAME). Michael received the BSEE, MSEE and PhD from Northeastern University in 1965, 1966, and, 1971, respectively. He joined the faculty of Northeastern in 1972, and was appointed to the Robert D. Black Endowed Chair in Engineering at Northeastern in 2003. He is an elected fellow of the IEEE.
Boston University
Professor Castañón is the Video Analytics and Signature Analysis Research Lead and Associate Director for ALERT. In addition, he is the Real-Time Threat Detection and Mitigation Research Lead for the Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence. Professor Castañón is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Systems Engineering at Boston University and a former Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Professor Castañón holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research spans stochastic control, estimation, game theory, optimization, and parallel and distributed computing, with applications to inverse problems, multi-target tracking, object recognition, sensor management, and cooperative operations planning and control. He has served in numerous leadership positions in the IEEE Control Systems Society, including President, and received the Society’s Distinguished Member Award. He also served on the Air Force’s Scientific Advisory Board.
University of Rhode Island
Dr. Oxley is the Characterization & Elimination of Illicit Explosives Research Lead for ALERT and a Principal Investigator on the Multi-Sensor Threat Assessment Platforms Research Project for the Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence. She also serves as a Professor of Chemistry and Co-Director of the Forensic Science Partnership at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Oxley earned a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Chemistry.
Her lab specializes in energetic materials, including explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics. Dr. Oxley has organized numerous symposia and short courses for government and industrial laboratories on topics ranging from hazard analysis to bomb threats and authored 80 papers on energetic materials (explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics).
Purdue University
Dr. Beaudoin is the Trace & Vapor Sensors Research Lead for ALERT and a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University and Director of Purdue Energetics Research Center. He received his PhD from North Carolina State University in Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Beaudoin’s research is focused on particle and thin film adhesion. His work finds applications in explosives detection, microelectronics, food, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Dr. Beaudoin won the Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation and was named a Purdue University Faculty Scholar and Purdue University Provost Fellow for Student Success.
Northeastern University
Ms. Linson is the Industry Partnership and Government Liaison for both ALERT and the Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, where she also serves as Transition Team Consultant. Ms. Linson holds a master’s in business administration in financial management from the Naval Post Graduate School.
She served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 20 years with subspecialties in intelligence, anti-submarine warfare, and human resources. Ms. Linson later worked at the Department of Homeland Security as the Deputy Director of the Office of University Programs for the Science and Technology Directorate and a Special Program Officer with the Secret Service.