ISR Systems and Technology
Robert T-I. Shin - Biography
Dr. Robert T-I. Shin is Head of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Tactical Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. This division's primary responsibilities are surface surveillance and undersea warfare ISR systems, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, and air vehicle survivability. This division develops advanced techniques and prototypes in RF, EO, IR, and acoustic systems, sensor algorithms, adaptive array processing, embedded hardware and software computing, and integrated sensing and decision support.
Prior to this position, he was Head of the Homeland Protection and Tactical Systems Division, overseeing the Air Vehicle Survivability Evaluation Program (Air Force Red Team); Rapid Capability Technical Assessment Program (Air Force Blue Team); Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism programs, Homeland Security and Homeland Air Defense programs, Chem/Bio Defense programs, and FAA Air Traffic Control Technology programs.
Dr. Shin joined the Laboratory in 1984 and his early research focused on the application of electromagnetics to various air defense problems. He is widely recognized across the Department of Defense as a national expert in RCS measurement and prediction techniques and has provided independent assessments of major U.S. Air Force programs. Subsequently, as a member of the Systems and Analysis Group, he directed numerous studies on topics of critical importance to national security, including susceptibilities of all major USAF advanced programs, GPS jamming, unconventional air defense techniques, and foreign air defense analysis. More recently, he served as an Intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee to the newly formed Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (SAF/RCO). He also served on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 2006 to 2010.
Dr. Shin was a Research Affiliate member of the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics from 1984 to 2000. He has supervised over 20 graduate theses, published over 150 refereed journal articles and conference papers, and coauthored Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing (Wiley, 1985).
Dr. Shin holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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