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Director's Message

Dear SENTRY Community,

I am incredibly thankful for our partners and collaborators heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. This fall, SENTRY hosted and participated in a record number of collaborative events, exploring new ideas with industry experts, sharing resources with world-class researchers, and considering practical applications with seasoned security practitioners. Click to read the full message.

Michael B. Silevitch

SENTRY's Year 3 Annual Report

SENTRY is pleased to present our Year 3 Annual Report, which highlights the many accomplishments of our leadership, researchers, students, and partners. Click below to enjoy a full picture of our center's third year.

Explore SENTRY's Year 3 Annual Report

What's Happening Next

Stay connected and contribute to discussions in these upcoming events.

Beyond the Horizon: Strategies for Managing Unseen Risks: Jun Zhuang and Samrat Chatterjee spearhead two symposiums on SENTRY research topics at the Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting in Austin, TX, from December 8-12, 2024. This Annual Meeting brings together a cross-disciplinary community of scientists from academia, industry, and government. Click here to learn more and register for the event.

DASSH (Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland) Student Design Challenge: In a collaborative endeavor between SENTRY and the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), the DASSH student design challenge will occur from February 28 - March 2, 2025. Students are invited to explore problem statements related to this year’s theme, "The Effects of AI." Registration will be available here in January 2025.

Get to Know Michelle Laboy, SENTRY Research Lead

SENTRY’s Layered Security Architecture Design and Simulation Research Lead, Michelle Laboy, is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Northeastern University, with affiliate appointments in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Learn more about Michelle's research and leadership.

Meet SENTRY Student Aniirudh Ramesh

Meet Ani, a fourth-year PhD student studying mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His work with SENTRY is focused on creating real-world solutions that protect soft targets and crowded places from active shooter threats. Click to read more about his entrepreneurial research efforts.

The inaugural webinar of the SENTRY Soft Target Security Series, hosted on November 6, 2024, spotlighted the research advancements in Layered Security Architectural Design and Simulation, one of SENTRY’s four core research areas. This event brought together experts in architecture, engineering, and computational modeling to discuss their innovative approaches for enhancing soft target security.