Stuart Young, Ph.D.

Dr. Stuart H. Young holds a B.S. (1991) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; an M.S. (1996) in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; and a Ph.D. (2016) in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Currently, he holds multiple roles within the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, MD. These include serving as the Chief of the Asset Control and Behavior Branch, the Collaborative Alliance Manager for the Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA), and the lead for the Intelligent Systems Center. From 2006 to 2007, he was the Project Coordinator for Unmanned Systems and Countermine and Counter IED in the Program Manager–Future Combat Systems, Technology Office. He was with the U.S. Army Reserve as an Engineer Officer from 1991 to 2003. He holds four patents. His current research interests include the development of intelligent systems; autonomous behaviors for collaborating robotic teams operating in complex and urban environments; and their experimental evaluation. He also serves as co-chair on the OSD Autonomy COI Test & Evaluation and Verification & Validation Working Group. Dr. Young is an Elected Member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society and the Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society.