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Informing Clean Energy Planning in California's San Joaquin Valley

2024
Public Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence for Homeland Security

2024
Public Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence for Homeland Security

2024
The Benefits and Costs of Reaching Net Zero Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean

2023
Growing Toward a Low-Carbon Future: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Their Trade-Offs in California's Westlands Water District

2023
Growing Toward a Low-Carbon Future: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California's Westlands Water District

2023
Equity Metrics for Climate Adaptation in the Electricity Sector

2022
How Different Sampling Methods Paint Vastly Different Pictures of Recidivism, and Why It Matters for Policy

2022
Providing Another Chance: Resetting Recidivism Risk in Criminal Background Checks

2022
Resetting Recidivism Risk Prediction

2022
Identifying Systemic Bias in the Acquisition of Machine Learning Decision Aids for Law Enforcement Applications

2021
A Policy Review of Employers' Open Access to Conviction Records

2021
Water Planning for the Uncertain Future: An Interactive Guide to the Use of Methods for Decisionmaking Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Water Resources Planning

2021
Decoding Data Science: The U.S. Coast Guard's Evolving Needs and Their Implications

2020
Air Force Capability Development Planning: Analytical Methods to Support Investment Decisions

2019
Decision Support Tool for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Levees Investment Strategy: Documentation and Use

2019
Measuring Automated Vehicle Safety: Forging a Framework

2018
Rethinking Insurance and Liability in the Transformative Age of Autonomous Vehicles

2018
Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies

2017
Autonomous Vehicles and Federal Safety Standards: An Exemption to the Rule?

2017
Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety

2017
Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Mobility Benefits

2017
Digital Resources for STEM Educators and Recommendations for Cyberlearning Initiatives: Results from the National Science Foundation Digital Library/Distributed Learning Program Evaluation

2017
The Enemy of Good: Estimating the Cost of Waiting for Nearly Perfect Automated Vehicles

2017
Enemy of Good: Autonomous Vehicle Safety Scenario Explorer

2017
Evaluation of the Jinan City Water Ecological Development Implementation Plan and Recommendations for Improvement

2017
Next Stop, Neptune? Why We Can't Rely on Test-Driving Alone to Assess the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

2017
Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

2017
RAND Model of Automated Vehicle Safety (MAVS): Model Documentation

2017
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers

2016
Driving to Safety: How Many Miles of Driving Would It Take to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Reliability?

2016
Shaping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles: How Policymakers Can Promote Safety, Mobility, and Efficiency in an Uncertain World

2016
Water Management, Partnerships, Rights, and Market Trends: An Overview for Army Installation Managers

2016
Robust Decision-Making in the Water Sector: A Strategy for Implementing Lima's Long-Term Water Resources Master Plan

2015
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: How to Best Realize Its Social Benefits

2014
Developing Robust Strategies for Climate Change and Other Risks: A Water Utility Framework

2014
Ensuring Robust Flood Risk Management in Ho Chi Minh City

2013
Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing Transportation System Performance

2013
Key Trends That Will Shape Army Installations of Tomorrow

2013
Making Good Decisions Without Predictions: Robust Decision Making for Planning Under Deep Uncertainty

2013
A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses: Final Evaluation Report

2011
Managing Climate Risks in Developing Countries with Robust Decision Making

2011
Recommended Research Priorities for the Qatar Foundation's Environment and Energy Research Institute

2011
Steps Toward a Formative Evaluation of NSDL

2011
What New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses Tells Us About Pay for Performance

2011
Should Global Force Management Information Be Classified?

2010
What Should Be Classified? A Framework with Application to the Global Force Management Data Initiative

2010
Liability and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

2009
Effects of Student Displacement in Louisiana During the First Academic Year After the Hurricanes of 2005

2008
Supplemental Material for: Effects of Student Displacement in Louisiana During the First Academic Year After the Hurricanes of 2005

2008

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