Leadership

RIAS has an exceptional team with an outstanding track record on many successful unmanned and autonomous systems projects with a wide range of efforts, including small, focused efforts and broad, multidisciplinary efforts.

Scott Snyder

VP Research & ED

• scott.d.snyder@UND.edu
• 701.777.6736
• Tech Accelerator
  Grand Forks ND 58202-8367

Chris Theisen

B.S., M.S

Executive Director

• christopher.theisen@UND.edu
• 701.777.6139
• Tech Accelerator Room 1351
  Grand Forks ND 58202-7093

Mark Askelson

PhD

AVPR NS

• mark.askelson@UND.edu
• 701.777.6880
• Tech Accelerator Room 1100
  Grand Forks ND 58202-8367

Focus Area Leads

Jeremiah Neubert, Ph.D.

Applications Area Lead

• jeremiah.neubert@UND.edu 
• 701.777.2107

Naima Kaabouch, Ph.D.

Data Supply Chain and Cybersecurity Area Lead

• naima.kaabouch@UND.edu
• 701.777.4431

Joe Vacek, J.D.

Policy Area Lead

• joseph.vacek@UND.edu
• 701.777.3541

Paul Snyder

Autonomous Platforms Area Lead

• paul.snyder@und.edu
• 701.777.7813