Meet the GAIL Team
Mason’s GAIL-PPP team consists of a recognized and unique blend of talent that spans several government and commercial market sectors with impressive depth of experience in their areas of expertise.
This mix of academic leaders, scientists, engineers, and industry experts enables us to identify and deliver AI/ML technology to our CDAO sponsors that consistently exceed expectations and timelines.
Professor William “Bill” Roeting, CAPT, USN (Ret)
Director, National Security Programs
Founding Director Emeritus, Rapid Prototyping Research Center
Professor William “Bill” Roeting, CAPT, USN (Ret), is a Research Professor at George Mason University and Director of National Security Programs.
Professor Roeting is principal investigator for the CDAO-Mason OTA project.
Prior to his current appointment, Professor Roeting founded the Rapid Prototyping Research Center (RPRC) and was affiliated with the George Mason C4I & Cyber Center, where he was the Director for Rapid Prototyping,
Field Experimentation, and Analysis with a focus on Command and Control (C2) as well as Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems.
Current and former sponsors are within the Department of Defense (DoD) andthe Intelligence Community (IC). For nearly 12 years, Professor Roeting’s body of work encompasses battlefield networking and communications
interoperability with a specific focus on Special Operation Forces (SOF) andJoint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACS).
Duminda Wijesekera, PhD
Chief Science & Technology Officer, CDAO Global AI Innovation & Literacy (GAIL) office @ Mason,
Director, Mason Living Innovation Laboratory
Professor, Departments of Cyber Security Engineering and Computer Science
Executive Committee Member, International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
Dr. Duminda Wijesekera is a thought leader in the field of security and safety science with several active lines of investigation. His work on cyber physical systems addresses safety and security of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), including connected autonomous road vehicles, trains, and aircraft. He is a leader in the field of NextG technology as it applies to ground, air, and satellite communications. His research has validated and verified the safety of medical workflows (i.e., Careflows) and the privacy and security of medical data. He has developed in-lab, in-simulation, and in-field experimental frameworks. For example, his contributions to digital forensics include creating potential scenarios from evidence and creating frameworks for argumentations and error management of forensic data
Michael F. Bunting, PhD
Director, Research Development for National Security Cognitive Scientist and Psychometrician
Dr. Michael Bunting is George Mason University’s Director of Research Development for National Security. He holds joint appointments in Research Development Services and the College of Engineering and Computing. As a senior research leader with over 20 years of experience in workplace and educational testing and assessment, Michael has
an extensive and demonstrable record of leadership spearheading strategic planning for research, developing training,building up infrastructure, and administering contracts and grants. He has proven success in obtaining extramural funding, including standing up three IDIQ contract vehicles from the Department of Defense ($92-millionceiling) and Intelligence Community ($60-million & $25-million ceilings).