{"id":122,"date":"2022-02-22T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eacademix.wpcolorlab.com\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T05:16:37","slug":"home-main","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Main"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"122\" class=\"elementor elementor-122\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1206ea5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1206ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a22f7b9\" data-id=\"a22f7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72e74c elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider\" data-id=\"b72e74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sabbi-site-head\"><div class=\"sabbi-site-header-meta\" >\n            <div class=\"site-hmsl-content text-center pt_60\">\n                <div class=\"seq seq--kawsa\" id=\"sequence\" data-slideautoPlay=\"1\" data-slideautoPlayInterval=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"seq-screen\">\n                        <ul class=\"seq-canvas\"><li class=\"seq-step1 elementor-repeater-item-026667d\" id=\"step1\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><h2 class=\"seq-title tt_up\" data-seq=\"\">CEC Outstanding Tenure-Track Professor Award<\/h2><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                        <p class=\"seq-meta-text\"><p>Dr. Raz received the 2026 Outstanding Tenure-Track Assistant Professor award from George Mason University College of Engineering<\/p><\/p>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"seq-step1 elementor-repeater-item-ea360c0\" id=\"step2\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><h2 class=\"seq-title tt_up\" data-seq=\"\">DELTA-FORCE<\/h2><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                        <p class=\"seq-meta-text\"><p>DELTA-FORCE aims to develop a comprehensive digital engineering methodology for new vehicle concepts.<\/p><\/p>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"seq-step1 elementor-repeater-item-80f9acc\" id=\"step3\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><h2 class=\"seq-title tt_up\" data-seq=\"\">MUSCAT<\/h2><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                        <p class=\"seq-meta-text\"><p>Mason Uncrewed Systems Cyber Analysis Testbed (MUSCAT) is a Matlab based detection, tracking, and sensor fusion testbed for enabling of small UASs operations.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"seq-step1 elementor-repeater-item-da7e7cb\" id=\"step4\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><h2 class=\"seq-title tt_up\" data-seq=\"\">High-Level Data Fusion<\/h2><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                        <p class=\"seq-meta-text\"><p>A Model-based Systems Engineering Reference Architecture for Counter Unmanned Systems\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"seq-step1 elementor-repeater-item-cf3c9a9\" id=\"step5\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><h2 class=\"seq-title tt_up\" data-seq=\"\">AI for High-Speed Aerospace Systems<\/h2><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                        <p class=\"seq-meta-text\"><p>Explainable AI and Systems Engineering based test and evaluation methods for Reinforcement Learning application in high-speed aerospace applications.<\/p><\/p>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sec-navigate-wrap pos-y_center\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"seq-next\"><\/button>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"seq-prev\"><\/button>\n        <\/div><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ab34c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ab34c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1744afa\" data-id=\"1744afa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3859aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3859aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent Research Projects<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca6cb02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca6cb02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed40002\" data-id=\"ed40002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b2722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-info_box_image\" data-id=\"28b2722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"info_box_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <article class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card solitude-bg__x\"><figure class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-figure\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ai-tank-360x270.png\" class=\"attachment-academix-single-team-thumb size-academix-single-team-thumb wp-image-3598\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-meta\"><h2 class=\"info-box-title ht-5\">DELTA-FORCE: Digital Engineering for Lifecycle Test and Analysis For Off-Road Combat Vehicles<\/h2><p class=\"info-box-description\">DELTA-FORCE aims to develop a comprehensive digital engineering methodology for new vehicle concepts.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=3612\" class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-583086f\" data-id=\"583086f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3731c elementor-widget elementor-widget-info_box_image\" data-id=\"6c3731c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"info_box_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <article class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card solitude-bg__x\"><figure class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HigherRes-IBODC2-thumbnail-1-360x270.png\" class=\"attachment-academix-single-team-thumb size-academix-single-team-thumb wp-image-3601\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-meta\"><h2 class=\"info-box-title ht-5\">Intent-Based Networking for Distributed Command and Control (IBODC2)<\/h2><p class=\"info-box-description\">IBODC2 is utilizing emerging concepts and principles from Intent-based Networking (IBN) for dynamically achieving Commander\u2019s Intent with distributed complex systems.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=3754\" class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c5381\" data-id=\"b8c5381\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acfd86 selector elementor-widget elementor-widget-info_box_image\" data-id=\"3acfd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"info_box_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <article class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card solitude-bg__x\"><figure class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/uav-high-res-360x270.png\" class=\"attachment-academix-single-team-thumb size-academix-single-team-thumb wp-image-3831\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-meta\"><h2 class=\"info-box-title ht-5\">MUSCAT: Mason\u2019s UAV Systems Cyber Analysis Testbed<\/h2><p class=\"info-box-description\">A system of systems modeling and simulation testbed for sensing, tracking, and fusion of sUAV to guide infrastructure-level decision making.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=3769\" class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93d8c4e\" data-id=\"93d8c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe144a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-info_box_image\" data-id=\"fe144a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"info_box_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <article class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card solitude-bg__x\"><figure class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art.png 1024w, https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DALL\u00b7E-2023-03-27-12.59.48-a-UNITED-STATES-high-speed-flight-aerospace-system-in-the-atmosphere-digital-art-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-meta\"><h2 class=\"info-box-title ht-5\">Digital Engineering Modeling of Integrated Photonics: Free Space Optical Communication System (FSOC)<\/h2><p class=\"info-box-description\">This project is developing Digital Engineering solutions for photonics-based free-space optics communication technology.\u202f<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=3774\" class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2ebdad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2ebdad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38663c0\" data-id=\"38663c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef590c1 researcher-profile elementor-widget elementor-widget-profile-card\" data-id=\"ef590c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"profile-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card solitude-bg__x profile-card\"><figure class=\"sabbi-thumlinepost-card-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FPF-Drafts-for-CP-1-360x270.png\" class=\"img-thumpost img-responsive\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"fig-meta\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"entry-title\">Dr. Ali K. Raz<\/h2><div class=\"card_st_fix\"><p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a style=\"color: #00c257; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raz_CV_2026.pdf\" title=\"\">Current CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ali K. Raz is a professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research at George Mason University's College of Engineering and Computing. His research<\/p>\n<div class=\"action-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?team=dr-ali-k-raz\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ade7a\" data-id=\"45ade7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6568572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6568572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Our Research Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4156f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4156f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Raz research group objective is to advance Complex Systems and System-of-Systems research and development through AI and Digital Engineering, particularly for National Security Applications. Our research group utilizes Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as an enabler for Digital Transformation of complex systems for life cycle analysis. A particular focus remains on <i>advancing Systems Engineering<\/i> with<i> AI\/ML and Information Fusion<\/i>. Our research is sponsored by the leading national security agencies such as OUSW R&amp;E, DARPA, NCMS, and AFRL. Read more about our sponsors research project below:\u00a0 \u00a0<a class=\"btn btn-unsolemn btn-action read-more amix-display-block text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=2303\">RESEARCH PROJECTS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bcabcd\" data-id=\"7bcabcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be03ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8be03ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Academic Profile Snapshot (as of June 2026)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21e868 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21e868\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b09c72\" data-id=\"8b09c72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf27e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf27e9\" 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Our research group is most active in the following journals and conferences for publications:<\/p>\n<div class=\"underline-links\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/Xplore\/home.jsp\">IEEE Systems Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/incose.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/\">INCOSE (Wiley) Systems Engineering Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-aess.org\/publications\/taes\">IEEE Transactions of Aerospace Electronic Systems (TAES)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-aess.org\/publication\/ieee-open-journal-system-engineering\">IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.incose.org\/\">INCOSE International Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aiaa.org\/scitech\/\">AIAA SciTech Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isif.org\/\">Information Fusion Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/araz.c4i.gmu.edu\/?page_id=2418\"><strong>View All Publications<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7ea9a\" data-id=\"8c7ea9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc514f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bc514f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Add Font Awesome -->\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.0.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n    .top-section {\r\n        position: absolute;\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        height: 100%;\r\n        background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9a9e, #fad0c4);\r\n        z-index: 2;\r\n        top: 0;\r\n        opacity: 0.9;\r\n        border-radius: 10px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .paper-list {\r\n        background: #d3d3d3;\r\n        box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.2);\r\n        border-radius: 8px;\r\n        position: relative;\r\n        z-index: 1;\r\n        margin-left: 20px;\r\n        transition: transform 0.4s ease;\r\n               padding: 40px 0px 40px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .paper-item {\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        align-items: flex-start; \/* Adjusted to prevent squishing *\/\r\n        padding: 0 10px 10px;\r\n        \/*border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;*\/\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .paper-icon {\r\n        font-size: 30px;\r\n        color: #00c257;\r\n        background: #d3d3d3;\r\n        border: 1px solid #00c257;\r\n        border-radius: 50%;\r\n        width: 50px;\r\n        height: 50px;\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        align-items: center;\r\n        justify-content: center;\r\n        flex-shrink: 0; \/* Ensures the icon remains properly sized *\/\r\n        margin-right: 10px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .paper-info {\r\n        flex-grow: 1;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .paper-info a {\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n    margin-top: 10px;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n    color: #00c257;\r\n    font-weight: bold;\r\n    \/*font-weight: bold;*\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"paper-list\">\r\n    <div class=\"paper-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"paper-icon\">\r\n            <i class=\"fa-solid fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"paper-info\">\r\n            <strong>Explainable AI and Robustness based Test and Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 2024.<\/strong><br>\r\n            A. K. Raz, K. Mall, S. M. Nolan, W. Levin, A. Mia, L. Mockus, K. Ezra, K. Williams, J. Parish<br>\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/10534821\" target=\"_bank\">Read Paper<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"paper-item\">\r\n        <div class=\"paper-icon\">\r\n            <i class=\"fa-solid fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"paper-info\">\r\n            <strong>Conceptual, Mathematical, and Analytical Foundations for Mission Engineering and System of Systems Analysis, IEEE Systems Journal. 2024.<\/strong><br>\r\n            A. K. Raz, M. Bhuiyan, J. Bricio-Neto, C. Santos, and D. 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