Speakers: Wayne M. Raskind Director, Center for Communications Research, Princeton, and Monica Lewis, PhD Math (2021), University of Michigan

There will be a brief reception to follow in the Upper Atrium with drinks and snacks.

Abstract: The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) was founded in 1956 to do research and studies related to the national defense. It consists of three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC). One of them is the Center for Communications and Computing, which consists of the Center for Communications Research, Princeton (CCR Princeton), the Center for Communications Research, La Jolla (CCR La Jolla) and the Center for Computing Sciences (CCS) in Bowie, Maryland. I will describe in general terms the research that we do at the three centers in matters of national security and employment opportunities for people with advanced training in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, and other fields. If you are unable to attend, you can find more information in our ads at mathjobs.org under Institute for Defense Analyses.

Bios: Wayne M. Raskind has served as director of the Center for Communications Research, Princeton since 2020. Before that, he was a professor of mathematics and academic administrator at the University of Arizona, University of Southern California, Arizona State University, and most recently, Wayne State University, where he served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Provost from 2012-2020. Dr. Raskind received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D from the University of Cambridge, both in mathematics. His area of research is arithmetic algebraic geometry. Monica Lewis graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from University of Michigan in 2021. Before that, she received her BS from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.