Christopher A.D. Roeser

Dr. Christopher A.D. Roeser is head of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Tactical Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Roeser joined Lincoln Laboratory in 2004 as a technical staff member in the ISR and Tactical Systems Division, focusing on systems analysis and testing of various conventional and unconventional air defenses within the Air Vehicle Survivability Evaluation (AVSE) program for the U.S. Air Force Red Team. He was promoted to assistant group leader in 2009 and associate leader and leader in 2012 and 2013, respectively. As the AVSE program lead from 2013 to 2017, he provided technical assessments to senior Air Force leadership on a broad range of issues, including modern air defenses; electronic attack and electronic protection; ISR systems; cyber vulnerabilities of tactical systems; and space control challenges.

In 2017, he became senior staff in the Advanced Technology Division, where he helped develop new technology development strategies for U.S. microelectronics, advanced fibers and fabrics, and AI and focused on the application of emerging technologies to Department of Defense missions.

From 2020 to 2025, Roeser served as assistant head of the Homeland Protection and Air Traffic Control Division. He led strategy development across the areas of energy and critical infrastructure resilience, air defense, information domain operations, and economic security.

Roeser holds an AB degree in physics from the University of Chicago and a PhD degree in physics from Harvard University.