Research, Analysis, and Systems Integration | Ohio State Battelle Center

Our Work

Ohio State Battelle Center tackles the most important challenges at the intersection of technology and public policy. We create actionable intelligence for decision-makers to address ‘wicked’ national challenges by advancing research in policy modeling and simulation; data integration and visualization; human-machine teaming; decision-science; and risk communication.

We’re fighting the COVID-19 “infodemic” by creating new methods for the early detection of content that presents the highest risk to health and safety.

We’ve supported state and university-level decision-making throughout COVID-19, providing critical analysis on technical challenges ranging from disease surveillance and forecasting to PPE stockpile management.

The pace of technological change is accelerating. We’re providing policymakers with a roadmap for the future of everything from hypersonics to remote sensing, AI, and biotechnology.

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Guiding Principles

Our research and training programs are united by the shared principles of translating evidence, anticipating change, and innovating in the public interest.

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Solving wicked policy challenges requires the distillation of complex technical tradeoffs into core concepts and plain language. As a bridge between policymakers and technologists, we’re advancing approaches in data visualization, risk communication, and digital storytelling to create a shared understanding of emerging threats and opportunities.

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We’re pushing beyond reactive approaches to rapidly changing technological, environmental, and social systems by developing technological and analytical tools for foresight. Our goal is to be one step ahead of the next threat, whether it be from a pandemic, disinformation campaign, or the unanticipated impact of an emerging technology.

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We don’t simply study problems; we generate ideas and technologies for change. We converge teams and ideas from multiple disciplines to create path-breaking solutions in the public interest.

Research News

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Aug 17, 2021

Rapid Innovation Solutions: Feed the Need

PUBAFRS 5620: Rapid Innovation for Public Impact is a course that challenges students to tackle wicked problems. Students are put into interdisciplinary teams and given a problem sponsored by a government agency or non-profit.A student team in our Rapid Innovation course tackles the complex problem of food insecurity.

Public Interest

Rapid Innovation

Research

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Aug 02, 2021

Interdisciplinary Team Tackles COVID-19 Testing Amid New Surge

Ohio State Battelle Center Research Scientist, Sam Malloy, publishes COVID-19 testing research along with collaborators across Ohio State and at Yale University that can help cities combat the pandemic

Collaboration

Infectious Diseases

Research