Press Coverage
News articles featuring my research and the Laboratory for Computational Cultural Dynamics (LCCD)
The Daily Star (Lebanon). "US academics design software to 'predict' Hizbullah behavior." October 22, 2008.
Security Manangement. "Calculating the Margin of Terror." June 2008.
New Scientist. "Can conflict forecasts predict violence hotspots?" March 18, 2008.
Information Week. "Researchers Forecast Terrorist Behavior." February 29, 2008.
American Public Media's Future Tense. "Social networking for terror fighters." February 28, 2008.
Computer World. "Univ. of Md. launches data mining portal for counter-terrorism research." February 26, 2009.
The Washington Post. "The Computer as a Road Map to Unknowable Territory." February 16, 2008.
Science. "COMPUTER SCIENCE: Cultural Modeling in Real Time." September 14, 2007.
Science. "U.S. SCIENCE FUNDING: Pentagon Is Looking for a Few Good Scientists." July 20, 2007.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Can Computer Models Help to Quell Insurgent-Drive Strife and Instability?" June 25, 2007.
Science. "CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH: Pentagon Asks Academics for Help in Understanding Its Enemies." April 27, 2007.
SOMA featured on the prime time CBS show 'Numb3rs'
My work was featured on Numb3rs, a popular television crime drama. The show directly references our SOMA (Stochastic Opponent Modeling Agent) system, and uses it to help solve a kidnapping.
Episode Details
Air Date: 23 October 2009
Identifier: Season 6, Episode 5
Title: Hydra