Christopher Ratto, PhD

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About Me

Dr. Christopher Ratto is the supervisor of the Artificial Intelligence group in APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department and has over 15 years of experience applying AI/ML to problems in national security and defense. The AI Group is comprised of over 40 scientists and engineers conducting foundational research in AI with the potential for cross-mission impact, by working in performer and Government-team roles on 6.1-6.2 research programs and “inventing the future” for APL by experimenting with emerging AI technologies and sharing lessons learned throughout the Lab.

Education & Industry Experience

Before his current role, Dr. Ratto was a Program Manager in APL’s Sea Control Mission Area for Maritime Remote Sensing. His research interests include adversarial machine learning, generative AI, and remote sensing applications of interest to the intelligence community. Dr. Ratto holds a B.E.E. from The Catholic University of America, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University.

Contact Dr. Christopher Ratto at [email protected].

MY COURSES

Artificial Intelligence course

Leading Data and AI-Enabled Organizations: For Executive Leaders (US Government)

This course provides executive government leaders with the tools to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of their organizations using a holistic perspective on AI technology integration.

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Artificial Intelligence course

Leading Data and AI-Enabled Organizations: For Senior Leaders

This course provides senior leaders with a comprehensive approach to adopting AI technology. It provides a framework to unpack the question, “How do we turn our organization’s AI strategy into...

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Assurance of AI Enabled Systems

This workshop introduces state-of-the-art methods for developing testing and evaluation plans for AI-driven systems and addresses novel challenges these systems present.

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