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Keywords

Public Policy, Science Policy, Analysis, Decision Making and Risk Analysis, Science and Technology Studies (STS), AI Policy

Countries

United States

Biography

Dr. Dewey Murdick is the Executive Director at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he oversees daily operations and fosters relationships with leaders from government, philanthropies, foundations, and industry. Specializing in AI policy, emerging technology analysis, decision support, and technology foresight, Dewey advises U.S. and international policymakers and organizations. His wide-ranging career also included roles in analysis, research, and software development, with previous leadership positions at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Department of Homeland Security, and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). Dewey holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Andrews University.

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Employment (7)

Georgetown University: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2021-02 to present | Executive Director (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)
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Georgetown University: Washington, DC, US

2018-12 to 2021-02 | Director of Data Science and Research (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Redwood City, CA, US

2017-04 to 2018-12 | Director of Science Analytics (Science)
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United States Department of Homeland Security: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2015-06 to 2017-03 | Deputy Chief Scientist and Chief Analytics Officer (Science and Technology)
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence: College Park, MD, US

2010-01 to 2015-06 | Associate Office Director/ Program Manager (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity)
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U.S. Army: Charlottesville, VA, US

2005-12 to 2009-12 | Physicist (Intelligence and Security Command, National Ground Intelligence Center)
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University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, US

1999-09 to 2009-07 | Research Assistant / Visiting Scientist (Engineering Physics)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, US

2005-05 | Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering Physics)
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Andrews University: Berrien Springs, Michigan, US

1999-08 | Bachelor of Science (Physics)
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Professional activities (4)

Organisation For Economic Co-Operation and Development: Paris, FR

2020-03 to present | Expert / Co-Moderator (OECD.AI Network of Experts)
Invited position
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Carnegie Mellon University: Pittsburgh, US

2022-09 to 2023-10 | Co-Director / Adviser (National Network for Critical Technology Assessment)
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International Center of Expertise in Montreal on Artificial Intelligence (CEIMIA): Montreal, CA

2022-01 to 2023-03 | Member and Secretary (Board of Directors)
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Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence: Montreal, CA

2020-07 to 2022-12 | Expert / Project Lead (Data Governance Working Group)
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Funding (3)

CSET General Support

2021-09 to present | Grant
Open Philanthropy Project (San Francisco, US)
URL: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/center-for-security-and-emerging-technology-general-support-august-2021/
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Biosecurity Research Project

2021-08 to present | Grant
Open Philanthropy Project (San Francisco, US)
URL: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/center-for-security-and-emerging-technology-biosecurity-research-project/
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CSET General Support

2018-12 to present | Grant
Open Philanthropy Project (San Francisco, US)
URL: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/georgetown-university-center-for-security-and-emerging-technology/
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Works (22)

The Policy Playbook

2023-06 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20230018
Contributors: Jack Corrigan; Melissa Flagg; Dewey Murdick
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How scientists can inform policy decisions

Nature
2022-11-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-03598-4
Part of ISSN: 0028-0836
Part of ISSN: 1476-4687
Contributors: Dewey Murdick
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Dewey A. Murdick

AI Research Funding Portfolios and Extreme Growth

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
2021-04-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/frma.2021.630124
Part of ISSN: 2504-0537
Contributors: Ilya Rahkovsky; Autumn Toney; Kevin W. Boyack; Richard Klavans; Dewey A. Murdick
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The Public AI Research Portfolio of China’s Security Forces

2021-03 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20200057
Contributors: Dewey Murdick; Daniel Chou; Ryan Fedasiuk; Emily Weinstein
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Future Indices: How Crowd Forecasting Can Inform the Big Picture

2020-10 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20200093
Contributors: Michael Page; Catherine Aiken; Dewey Murdick
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CSET Publishes AI Policy Recommendations for the Next Administration

2020-09 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20200046
Contributors: Carrick Flynn; Saif Khan; Zachary Arnold; Remco Zwetsloot; Melissa Flagg; Tarun Chhabra; William Hannas; Dewey Murdick; Anna Puglisi; Andrew Imbrie et al.
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Patents and Artificial Intelligence: A Primer

2020-09 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20200038
Contributors: Dewey Murdick; Patrick Thomas
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A novel approach to predicting exceptional growth in research

PLOS ONE
2020-09-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239177
Contributors: Richard Klavans; Lutz Bornmann; Kevin W. Boyack; Dewey A. Murdick
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AI Definitions Affect Policymaking

2020-06 | Report
DOI: 10.51593/20200004
Contributors: Dewey Murdick; James Dunham; Jennifer Melot
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A Novel Approach to Predicting Exceptional Growth in Research

2020-04-27 | Preprint
ARXIV: arXiv:2004.13159v1
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CORD-19: The COVID-19 Open Research Dataset

2020-04-22 | Preprint
ARXIV: arXiv:2004.10706v4
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Identifying the Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Text

2020-02-17 | Preprint
ARXIV: arXiv:2002.07143v2
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Bond-order potential for silicon

Physical Review B
2007-04-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.75.155207
Part of ISSN: 1098-0121
Part of ISSN: 1550-235X
Contributors: B. A. Gillespie; X. W. Zhou; D. A. Murdick; H. N. G. Wadley; R. Drautz; D. G. Pettifor
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Analytic bond-order potentials for modelling the growth of semiconductor thin films

Progress in Materials Science
2007-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2006.10.013
Part of ISSN: 0079-6425
Contributors: R DRAUTZ; X ZHOU; D MURDICK; B GILLESPIE; H WADLEY; D PETTIFOR
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An electron counting modification to potentials for covalently bonded surfaces

Journal of Applied Physics
2006-03-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1063/1.2180406
Part of ISSN: 0021-8979
Part of ISSN: 1089-7550
Contributors: X. W. Zhou; D. A. Murdick; H. N. G. Wadley
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Low-temperature atomic assembly of stoichiometric gallium arsenide from equiatomic vapor

Journal of Crystal Growth
2006-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.10.006
Part of ISSN: 0022-0248
Contributors: D.A. Murdick; X.W. Zhou; H.N.G. Wadley
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Atomic assembly during GaN film growth: Molecular dynamics simulations

Physical Review B
2006-01-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.73.045337
Part of ISSN: 1098-0121
Part of ISSN: 1550-235X
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Analytic bond-order potential for the gallium arsenide system

Physical Review B
2006-01-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.73.045206
Part of ISSN: 1098-0121
Part of ISSN: 1550-235X
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Assessment of interatomic potentials for molecular dynamics simulations of GaAs deposition

Physical Review B
2005-11-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.72.205340
Part of ISSN: 1098-0121
Part of ISSN: 1550-235X
Contributors: D. A. Murdick; X. W. Zhou; H. N. G. Wadley
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Analytic bond-order potential for predicting structural trends across thesp-valent elements

Physical Review B
2005-10-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.72.144105
Part of ISSN: 1098-0121
Part of ISSN: 1550-235X
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Predicting surface free energies with interatomic potentials and electron counting

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
2005-10-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/39/002
Part of ISSN: 0953-8984
Part of ISSN: 1361-648X
Contributors: D A Murdick; X W Zhou; H N G Wadley; D Nguyen-Manh
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Analytic bond-order potentials for multicomponent systems

Materials Science and Engineering: A
2004-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2003.09.001
Part of ISSN: 0921-5093
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