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Tim Kao

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Tim Kao Tim Kao Vice President and Director, Data Science Division /images/About-Us/Leadership/Tim-Kao.webp Tim Kao has been with CNA since 2015, most recently as research program director for the Data Science Predictive Analytics Program. During his time at CNA, Kao has implemented innovative approaches to research, including machine learning, agile project management scrums and human-centered design. He has also advanced CNA’s work in cloud computing environments, interactive data visualizations, and data science for both client and corporate requirements. As a data scientist, he worked

justice talks: The criticality of pairing social science and algorithmic work

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the understudied phenomenon of labor trafficking. In this episode, Hildy Saizow leads a discussion with Dr. Thema Monroe-White and Luther Tyus about the definition of data bias, how to understand data bias from a historical lens, the harms in using biased data in present day, and what can be done to mitigate harm while using algorithmic practices in the justice system.

, and tactics. Dr. Thema Monroe-White has over 10 years of combined evaluation, research and data analytics expertise from her years as a consultant, nonprofit leader, and instructor. Dr. White's research is concerned with broadening participation in STEM-C fields, with a special emphasis on information technology, analytics and data science. She is particularly interested in the relationship between ... Tyus about the definition of data bias, how to understand data bias from a historical lens, the harms in using biased data in present day, and what can be done to mitigate harm while using algorithmic

James Baney Wins CNA's Phil E. Depoy Award for Analytical Excellence

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CNA annually awards the Phil E. DePoy Award for Analytical Excellence to recognize an employee who has shown exceptional analytical contributions. CNA honored Principal Research Scientist Dr. James Baney as the winner for 2021.

Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security focused on grants management modernization, data and analytics modernization, and COVID-19. CNA annually awards the Phil E. DePoy Award ... managers across the country Dr. Baney and CNA have continued to support FEMA’s major modernization programs, most recently focused on data and analytics. Dr. Baney also supported a series of high

Lessons on Safety Culture from Private-Sector Safety Executives

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CNA engaged with senior safety leaders at 21 major corporations and synthesized 14 key findings and leadership actions to improve US military safety.

Technology plays a critical role in reporting Require electronic data collection and reporting EHS data is collected and reported but not often used for predictive analysis Incorporate advanced data analytics to forecast safety trends Private-sector entities have access to financial resources necessary to address safety issues; thus, they do not discretely budget for safety

Law Enforcement Trainee Health and Wellness Bulletin

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Agencies have a critical role in supporting their members’ health and wellness throughout their careers. This bulletin is part of a larger VALOR-funded initiative focused on analytic approaches to police officer health and wellness.

profession. To this end, as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-funded initiative Using Analytics to Improve Officer Safety , CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation produced ... allocation and the development of practices to promote trainee health and wellness. Visit CNA’s Officer Safety and Wellness page to learn more about this initiative. Methods This draws on data collected from law enforcement officer interviews conducted as part of (1) the BJA-funded Using Analytics to Improve Officer Safety initiative, (2) the CNA-funded Field Training Programs in Law Enforcement

HEALTH ANALYTICS AND MEDICAL READINESS TEAM

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CNA’s Health Analytics and Medical Readiness (HAMR) team is comprised of analysts and experts whose skills span health care policy, clinical decision-making, biostatistics and epidemiology, and population health. Due to the complexity of public health issues, we take an interdisciplinary approach to understand critical health care issues as well as the associated impacts on personnel, finances, and public safety.

HAMR-4-pager CNA’s Health Analytics and Medical Readiness (HAMR) team is comprised of analysts and experts whose skills span health care policy, clinical decision-making, biostatistics ... , finances, and public safety. CNA’s Health Analytics and Medical Readiness (HAMR) team is comprised of analysts and experts whose skills span health care policy, clinical decision-making ... data. With decades of military health data, we studied survivability under different wartime conditions, provided recommendations for the future fight, and assessed the effect of virtual

CNA’S INTEGRATED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY

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CNA’s Integrated Program Management (IPM) methodology provides actionable predictive insights on cost performance, scheduling, and achievement of project goals. CNA’s IPM methodology empowers our clients to solve problems before they occur to ensure successful completion of projects on time and within budget.

. PREDICTIVE INSIGHTS Our methodology combines predictive analytics on programmatic data with direct and indirect program observations to provide key insights, identify potential risks, and deliver actionable recommendations to keep complex programs on track. As part of our methodology, CNA uses the ISAAC® tool to enhance standard programmatic data for large software development projects and detect

CNA Accelerates Budgeting from Months to Minutes

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CNA data scientists created the DEPART budget planning tool for Navy’s Jupiter data cloud, allowing many offices to collaborate real-time on a single budget.

They built the tool in the R programming language, taking advantage of the Navy’s new Jupiter cloud environment within the DOD’s Advana data analytics platform. This allows planners from all three offices ... CNA Accelerates Budgeting from Months to Minutes CNA data scientists created the DEPART budget planning tool for Navy’s Jupiter data cloud, allowing many offices to collaborate real-time on a single ... of the Navy offices were trying to collaborate using a planning process that began with more than 50 tabbed spreadsheets in a Microsoft Excel workbook. Data was manually entered and then copied and pasted

justice talks: Enhancing use of force data collection to improve community safety

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed extreme risk protection orders and what types of gun violence these laws are designed to stop. In this episode, Chip Coldren led a discussion with Hannah McLaurin, Dan Lawrence, and Thaddeus Johnson on the data issues related to use of force in policing. Coldren, McLaurin, Lawrence, and Johnson discussed the challenges and lack of data on use of force, why collecting this data is important, and what police agencies can do to improve their data collection efforts.

concepts and systems data analysis. Dr. Daniel Lawrence   is a Research Scientist in CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation. Dan is an expert in technologies and analytics used by law ... a discussion with Hannah McLaurin, Dan Lawrence, and Thaddeus Johnson on the data issues related to use of force in policing. Coldren, McLaurin, Lawrence, and Johnson discussed the challenges and lack of data on use of force, why collecting this data is important, and what police agencies can do to improve their data collection efforts. Enhancing use of force data collection to improve community safety

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 5, December 16, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 5, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

reportedly used AI to make continuous improvements in the weapon's design that “gave the human designers a huge set of optimized data points that nearly doubled the weapon's efficiency compared ... ) to advanced technical expert (level 1). The standards provide descriptions and requirements for each level according to several categories, such as business analytics, intelligent training abilities (e.g., algorithms, data processing), intelligent system design, and teaching and guidance abilities. The standards were drafted by a group of organizations that include private companies, state-owned