Aptima, Inc.
Woburn, Massachusetts United States of America

Laura Cassani serves as the Deputy Director of the Intelligent Performance Analytics Division at Aptima, Inc., where she spearheads initiatives at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence research to enhance both human and machine performance. Cassani has served as Principal Investigator on numerous high-impact research and development efforts for the Department of Defense, including projects with DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, Marine Corps Systems Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Her recent work focuses on the application of generative AI for defense and national security missions. She led as PI the test and evaluation technical area for DARPA’s Semantic Forensics (SemaFor) program, developing methodologies to assess AI algorithms that detect, attribute, and characterize semantic manipulation in synthetic multimedia. She continues to oversee the transition of SemaFor capabilities through the ULRI Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI), building national research capacity in synthetic media detection. Cassani holds an MA in security studies from Georgetown University and a BA in international relations from Boston University.