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The Art and Science of Intelligence Analysis

Monday, October 25, 2021

Date:  Monday, October 25, 2021

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Virtual

About the event

Intelligence Analysis provides our leaders and war fighters with the critical information needed to protect our Nation. This talk highlights the art and science behind the intelligence analysis profession including challenges in data volume and integrity, cognitive traps, and interpreting cyber effects. Several experts will bring their “day-in-the-life” experiences with jobs in the intelligence community, cyber physical systems, and leadership for discussion with the group.

About the speaker

Judy Hunt is the Technical Director for the Senior Intelligence Analysis Authority at the National Security Agency (NSA). In this capacity, she advocates and guides the technical health of cyber and intelligence analysis.

Hunt has held a number of technical operation and leadership roles throughout her career. She participated in many NSA technical development opportunities ranging from computer operations, signals analysis, and cyber security to the most recent in cyber physical systems. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Master of Arts in Instructional System Design from the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus.