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About NSF SECURE Analytics
NSF SECURE Analytics is funded by the U.S. National
Science Foundation (Cooperative Agreement No. 2403953).
Led by Texas A&M University in partnership with the Hoover Institution at Stanford, Finch AI, Elsevier and the University of Pittsburgh, NSF SECURE Analytics provides expert analyses, powerful tools to enhance research security, and training to
protect U.S. research community interests.
What We Do
NSF SECURE Analytics engages in four core areas of work, all focused on helping universities, research organizations, businesses, and national laboratories make more informed decisions about research security:
Landscape Analysis
Ongoing research into patterns of risk, threat types, and actors that challenge U.S. research
Risk Modeling
Developing methods and models that help organizations assess and understand their specific risks
Tools & Technology
Building AI-powered platforms and datasets that
turn complex information into actionable intelligence
Training & Resources
Translating findings into practical reports, decisionsupport materials
What We Deliver
NSF SECURE Analytics delivers tools and resources to stakeholders across the research community to enhance their ability to make risk-based decisions.
Data-driven analysis
powered by large-scale datasets
on publications, patents, government watchlists, and international research activity
AI-driven platforms
AI-driven platforms that transform data into
easy-to-use insights and decision-support tools
Purpose-built solution
A purpose-built solution for the research community that operationalizes expert trade-craft into consistent, scalable best practices
Stakeholder training
Stakeholder training on identifying, assessing, and responding to research security risks
Reports and advisories
Reports and advisories on emerging research security risks across critical technology areas
People
The NSF SECURE Analytics team is internationally recognized for building robust academic research security programs and pioneering empirical methods for research on research security.
Kevin Gamache
director
texas A&M University
Allen DiPalma
deputy director
university of pittsburgh
Glenn Tiffert
DEPUTY director
Hoover institution
Ivett Leyva
CO-PI
Texas A&M university
Will Norris
CO-PI
Texas A&M university
Contact us
We appreciate your interest in the NSF SECURE Analytics. If you are interested in getting involved, have a data analytics tool or expertise in a key area as it relates to research security, please reach out to us!
