Dr. Elizabeth Bodine-Baron

Elizabeth Bodine-Baron is a senior information scientist at RAND specializing in complex networks and systems. She also serves as the Director of the Master of Technology Policy Program at the RAND School of Public Policy. She recently completed a detail supporting the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, where her portfolio included cyber operations, election security, countering foreign malign influence, and emerging technology policy. Her research interests include network analysis and modeling for both domestic and national security issues. Her recent work includes analysis of cyber and information operations, intelligence and targeting tools and processes, and the cybersecurity of logistics and weapon systems. She has used network analysis of social media data to study Russian propaganda, violent extremist messaging, ISIS support and opposition networks, and information operations. Bodine-Baron received a Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in electrical engineering and a B.A. in liberal arts (Plan II Honors) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sub-specialities:

Counterterrorism
Disinformation
Information operations
Cyber warfare
Network analysis