About NSF SECURE Analytics
NSF SECURE Analytics provides data collection, analysis and reporting that enhance the research community’s capacity to make risk-informed decisions about research security.
We serve institutions of higher education, other non-profit research performing organizations, and small and medium-sized businesses.
NSF SECURE Analytics is led by Texas A&M University in partnership with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Parallax Advanced Research.
Mission and Vision
The mission of NSF SECURE Analytics is to identify and analyze patterns of foreign interference in research, share information on research security risks, and enhance the community’s understanding of whom they are collaborating with; whom their collaborators are collaborating with; who is funding those collaborations; whether a foreign government nexus exists; the research security risks those collaborations entails; and how those risks can be mitigated.
Proactive Risk Mitigation
Move beyond reactive measures to anticipate and mitigate potential threats.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Provide evidence-based insights to support informed decisions about research security.
Enhanced Collaboration
Foster cooperation between government agencies and the research community.
Protection of Research Integrity
Protect and safeguard the integrity of U.S. research and intellectual property.
Products and Services
NSF SECURE Analytics delivers tools and resources to stakeholders across the research community to enhance their ability to make risk-based decisions.
Large datasets
Large qualitative and quantitative datasets on publications, patents, investments, government policies, and other relevant information.
AI-driven tools
AI-driven tools that transform these datasets into actionable insights for the research community.
Argus platform
The flagship data collection, analysis and reporting platform for NSF SECURE Analytics to empower the research community to mitigate foreign interference in research. See more here.
Stakeholder training
Stakeholder training on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
Reports and advisories
Empirical reports and advisories on research security risks.
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. Stanford University Professor Elisabeth Paté-Cornell will provide expertise on risk modeling.
Kevin Gamache
director
texas A&M University
Glenn Tiffert
director
Hoover institution
LJ Eads
Parallax advanced research
News and Events
Empowering Research Security: NSF SECURE Analytics Announces Flagship Platform, Argus
April 29, 2025 – Argus is the flagship data collection, analysis, and reporting platform for NSF SECURE Analytics, a $17.5 million award supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s funded SECURE (Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem) initiative.
Argus supports the NSF’s mission to empower the research community to mitigate foreign interference in research by enabling advanced tracking, visualization, and assessment of global collaboration patterns, funding flows, and institutional risk indicators.
NSF SECURE Analytics Leadership Showcase Due Diligence Tool at Annual ASCE Conference
Feb. 25, 2025 – The Texas A&M University System’s RISC Institute hosted the ninth annual ASCE Conference, welcoming over 600 leaders from federal agencies, 150+ universities, and 20+ countries. Dr. Kevin Gamache and Dr. Glenn Tiffert presented an overview of NSF SECURE Analytics, highlighting its role in enhancing research security and previewing the Argus due diligence tool for Research Security Officers.
Texas A&M Regents highlight research security efforts and innovation growth during meeting
Feb. 5, 2025 – Texas A&M is setting the standard in research security and innovation, officials told the university’s Board of Regents during a meeting Wednesday. With nearly $1.4 billion in annual research expenditures, much of it federally funded, leaders say A&M’s proactive approach is helping shape national policies while also driving new technological advancements.
National Science Foundation turns to Texas A&M to protect sensitive research
July 24, 2024 – The U.S. National Science Foundation picked Texas A&M University today to be part of a comprehensive national project to keep sensitive American research out of the hands of foreign entities.
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!