Biography

Derek Anderson is an associate professor in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Missouri, a core faculty member of the MU Institute for Data Science & Informatics, an intermittent faculty member with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and he directs the Mizzou INformation and Data FUsion Laboratory (MINDFUL). His specialization is data/information fusion in machine learning/pattern recognition and automated decision making. Anderson’s applications range from signal/image processing to computer vision, multi-sensor systems, geospatial and unmanned aerial vehicles. He has published more than 130 articles (book chapters, journals and conference proceedings), he is a Senior Member of the IEEE, an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, co-program chair for FUZZ-IEEE 2019, vice chair of the IEEE CIS FSTC, and chair/co-chair of multiple special sessions, workshops and tutorials at international conferences. Anderson has received approximately $9 million to date across 14 projects ranging from the U.S. Army Research Office to DARPA, CEED, NIJ, AFRL and ERDC. More information can be found at www.derektanderson.com.

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