During 15 years as a government civilian at the US Army Aberdeen Test Center, Frank performed and managed software test and analysis according to MIL-STD 882E on a number of military systems. This included hands-on safety testing for manned and unmanned vehicles, weaponized robotics, guided projectiles, and remote weapon stations. Frank experienced the consequences of unexpected failures in a variety of complex vehicle and weapon systems. He is committed to ensuring test safety for developing systems and operational safety for fielded systems via rigorous safety engineering processes built into all systems engineering phases. Frank holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering from Penn State and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins.

Eric puts the customer at the center of all he does. He previously led customer success, implementation and innovation efforts in the AI, tech and pharmaceutical industries. His passion to make technology ubiquitous and safer for the world has never been stronger. A Pittsburgh native, he earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Duquesne University and his M.S in Communications and Information Systems from Robert Morris University.

Adrian completed a PhD in Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon in 2019. During his time at CMU, Adrian became interested in applying Machine Learning techniques to real world problems involving large amounts of data. His unique background provides him with a rock solid foundation in mathematical reasoning, which allows him to rigorously analyze, develop and implement ML capabilities at Edge Case Research.

Joel’s career has focused on building scalable systems to reduce downtime and meet customer needs. Passionate about the ever shifting landscape of technology he pursues a deeper knowledge of best practices, industry standards, and its applications to the end user product. Taking this holistic approach to development means he enjoys being a team player and works towards ensuring a quality product that meets the business’ needs. Joel is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Computer Science.

Laura’s software development experience prior to joining Edge Case Research includes work in areas as diverse as electronics manufacturing, natural language processing, cybersecurity, and machine translation, in locations from Pittsburgh to Austin to Nagoya, Japan. She holds a BS degree from the University of Michigan in computer science and linguistics and a master’s from Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Institute. Laura would like to encourage all software developers everywhere to write more and better tests.

Dana received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993. In 2001, through a joint effort between the Studio for Creative Inquiry and The Robotics Institute at CMU, he helped architect and design telepresence interfaces for JPL/NASA which have inspired current generations of robotic applications. In 2017 he was a Capstone Faculty Adjunct Professor of Human Computer Interaction Institute at CMU. He also has a successful track record in helping build digital marketing strategies for early stage start-ups. Dana is responsible for ECR’s application interfaces, new product research, marketing materials and website. He also tries to bike every day.

Tom has over 20 years of experience working for startup, mid-size, and large software companies. After spending much of his career coding enterprise web applications, he now focuses on managing development teams and providing technical guidance and architectural direction. He also spends much of his time working on process improvements that enable his teams to continuously deliver high quality applications and services in an efficient manner. Tom has a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Information Systems from Duquesne University.

Victoria comes to ECR with over 14 years of experience in the tech industry as an engineer and entrepreneur, including 5 years specializing in robotics, transportation and human-systems engineering. Her work has included airline, railroad, and future on-demand autonomous air taxi operations. Victoria earned her Ph.D. in Duke University’s robotics program as a research lead in the Humans & Autonomy Lab. She also holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering and M.Eng. in engineering management from Duke and a B.S. in applied mathematics from Columbia University in New York City. Victoria is excited to work with you to creatively and strategically design safety-critical systems.

Safe systems start with a solid theoretical foundation, follow through with a dependable implementation, and prove robust through testing and analysis. Beth brings Internet of Things and automotive experience to the team. As UC Berkeley research staff, she helped to build and test a disciplined, multi-host IoT development and execution environment as part of the TerraSwarm center. Prior to that she analyzed engine control software at a Tier 1 automotive supplier. Beth received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on a methodology for assessing the reliability of safety-critical in-vehicle networks.

Zach first became interested in building and testing dependable embedded systems while earning his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. The current proliferation of smart devices and autonomous systems promises to make our lives easier, but also makes us more exposed to software vulnerabilities. It became clear to him that discovering and fixing those vulnerabilities before deployment through improved design processes and testing is the best way to mitigate those vulnerabilities. Zach’s additional experience with the Automated Stress Testing for Autonomy Architectures (ASTAA) project at Carnegie Mellon brings robustness testing expertise on top of his expert embedded systems knowledge.

Allison leads ECR teams in developing and using strategic and effective project management tools and processes. With over 20 years of project-focused experience in government, private industry, and academia, she provides insights during each phase of the Project Management Life Cycle. With a focus on continuous quality improvement first garnered at her time at NIST, Allison’s passion is developing a process framework that grows with ECR and sets us apart by codifying our commitment to safety excellence.

Mark is passionate about creating correct software whether that involves dependently typed languages, generating verified code, using better development practices, or testing, testing, and more testing. He believes that as software and robots get more intertwined with the physical world, safety and correctness become ever more important. Mark received his B.S. in Computer Science from Indiana University in 2017 with a specialization in Programming Languages.

Natalie brings over 10 years experience in development, mentoring and coaching teams in an organic growth environment. Having spent most of that time in the finance area, Natalie is very familiar with recruiting, training and maintaining an inviting company culture.