Alumna Elizabeth Bodine-Baron (B.S. Electrical Engineering, B.A. Plan II Honors 2006) is a senior information scientist specializing in complex networks and systems at the RAND Corporation; she also serves as the associate director of the Force Modernization and Employment Program in Project Air Force (PAF).

Her research interests include network analysis and modeling for both domestic and national security issues. Her recent work includes analysis of cyber and information operations, intelligence and targeting tools and processes, and the cybersecurity of logistics and weapon systems. She has used network analysis of social media data to study Russian propaganda, violent extremist messaging, ISIS support and opposition networks, and information operations.

We sat down with alumna Bodine-Baron to discuss her career in electrical and computer engineering.

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