Kyle A. Novak

Kyle Novak is an applied mathematician, data scientist, and policy advisor with twenty-five years of experience in finding solutions to real problems. Kyle examined the national security threats of autonomous air systems while at the Air Force Research Laboratory, served as a cryptologic mathematician at the National Security Agency, taught graduate students at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and provided decision analysis to senior military leaders at the Pentagon. As a science and technology policy fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Kyle explored the use of digital technologies and data science toward ending extreme poverty and promoting resilient, democratic societies. He subsequently served as an advisor on science and technology, national security, defense, and foreign policy in the U.S. Senate. In his most recent position at the National Institute of Justice, Kyle guides research on the application of artificial intelligence and mathematical modeling in criminal justice and policing.