Celebrating 90 Years of Innovation and Impact
Leadership
Our Priority
GTRI’s top priority is our people. We are committed to developing our staff, students, and research faculty as thought leaders. We measure our success by the impact our people have in our mission areas.
A thought leader is one whose views on a subject are respected and influential. They have a positive reputation for helping others with their knowledge and insight, and establish rich, meaningful relationships with those they are trying to reach. Everyone at GTRI has the potential to be a thought leader, whether they enable our missions by being a thought leader in finance, IT, security, or operations; work within a team to deliver on a project; or work directly with our sponsors. Our people are our core, our differentiator, and our secret weapon. Prioritizing our people will ensure our strategic success.
Director
James J. Hudgens
Senior Vice President, Georgia Tech and Director, Georgia Tech Research Institute
James J. Hudgens, Ph.D., has led national security research for over 25 years. As the current director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and senior vice president of the Georgia…
Deputy Directors
William H. Robinson
Deputy Director, Information and Cyber Sciences
William H. Robinson, Ph.D., is the GTRI Deputy Director for Research for the Information and Cyber Sciences Directorate (ICSD). As ICSD Director, William leads the Information and Communications…
Emily Monago
Director, Strategic Inclusive Excellence
Dr. Emily Monago has fulfilled an inaugural role at GTRI. In this role, Emily leads and builds upon existing GTRI efforts for inclusion and belonging that align with existing GTRI and…
Troy Littles
Chief Operating Officer
Troy L. Littles is the Chief Operating Officer for GTRI. Troy provides strategic oversight and guides the day-to-day operations of the research institute.
Before joining GTRI, Troy served as…
Mark Whorton
Deputy Director, Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Mark Whorton is the Chief Technology Officer of GTRI with responsibility for technology strategy and stewardship of discretionary investments supporting internal research and development. Dr.…
Romy Smith
Chief Counsel, GTRI
Romy Smith serves as Chief Counsel to the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Prior to taking her position with Georgia Tech, Ms. Smith served as…
Keith McBride
Chief of Staff
Keith McBride is the chief of staff for The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and serves on the GTRI Executive Council. His primary roles include advising and assisting the…
Raj Vuchatu
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Raj Vuchatu currently serves as the Chief Information Officer at GTRI, where he provides vision and leadership for Information Technology (IT) strategy and implementation. He will oversee all…
Kim Toatley
AVP GTRI Financial & Research Administration
Kimberly (Kim) Toatley currently serves as AVP GTRI Financial & Research Administration where she is responsible for four operational units: Sponsored Project Support, Accounting,…
Bill Melvin
Deputy Director, Sensors & Intelligent Systems
Dr. William Melvin is Deputy Director for Research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Director of the Sensors and Intelligent Systems Directorate at GTRI, a University System of…
Tommer Ender
Deputy Director, Electronics, Optics, and Systems
Dr. Tommer Ender is the Deputy Director for Research for the Electronics, Systems, and Optics Directorate (EOSD). In this role he manages operations for an 800-person unit with a $300M/year…
Laboratory Directors
David Zurn
Interim Director, Electronic Systems Laboratory
Mr. Zurn is a nationally recognized expert in the Test and Evaluation (T&E) of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. He has developed and provided leadership for complex EW T&E systems,…
Linda Viney
Laboratory Director, Applied Systems Laboratory
Linda Viney is the director of GTRI's Applied Systems Laboratory. As director, Viney will work with the ASL leadership team to direct the lab’s research mission, coordinate sponsor…
Margaret Loper
Interim Director, Information & Communications Laboratory
Margaret L. Loper is the interim Director for the Information & Communications Laboratory (ICL), where she serves as the Associate Director for Operations. She joined GTRI in…
Ryan Hersey
Laboratory Director, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory
Ryan Hersey, Ph.D., is the Director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) in the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Sensors and Intelligent Systems Directorate. He…
Terence Haran
Laboratory Director, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory
Terence Haran has been a part of EOSL since he joined GTRI as a student in 1999. He became a full-time research faculty member in 2002 after completing his bachelor’s degree in Electrical…
Doug Denison
Laboratory Director, Advanced Concepts Laboratory
Doug Denison received his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, and the PhD degree in EE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT…
Rusty Roberts
Laboratory Director, Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory
Rusty Roberts is the Director of the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems (ATAS) Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). ATAS develops advanced systems concepts,…
Alexa Harter
Laboratory Director, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory
Dr. Alexa W. Harter is Director of the Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. CIPHER Lab’s…