Schmorrow Brings Capabilities in Research, Technology, and Intelligent Systems Across Array of Applications

Expertise in national security research brings a new Senior Fellow to the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  Dylan Schmorrow, PhD, is the Chief Scientist at Soar Technology (SoarTech) where he is leading the advancement of research and technology tracks to build intelligent systems for defense, government, and commercial applications that emulate human decision making in order to make people more prepared, more informed and more capable.

Potomac Institute Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam welcomed Dr. Schmorrow, recognizing his contribution in many areas of research.  “The scope of his knowledge in medical research, applying policy and technology to national security issues, his ability to collaborate with key agencies – this is the kind of expert that helps deepen and broaden our Institute in the vital fields that we aggressively study and explore.”

Dr. Schmorrow is one of the nation’s leading experts on national security research, technology, and policy related to information technology, medical research, and human performance applications. He led numerous initiatives that transformed promising technologies into operational capabilities and he successfully transitioned several significant prototypes to operational use. He has extensive experience collaborating with all of the DoD Services and Components, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other federal agencies, as well as partner nations and international organizations.