College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
University at Albany
Albany, NY, United States of America

Gary Ackerman is an Associate Professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at SUNY, Albany, where his research focuses on assessing emerging threats and understanding how terrorists and other adversaries make tactical, operational, and strategic decisions, particularly with regard to innovating in their use of weapons and tactics. Much of his work in this area is centered on the motivations and capabilities for non-state actors to acquire and use chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons, as well as other emerging technologies. In addition to his faculty position at Albany, he is Associate Dean for Research at the College, and the founding director of the Center for Advanced Red Teaming (CART).