In January 2017, an Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism project to support the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS, or “drones”) into New York communities was named as one of six projects across Syracuse University’s schools and colleges that together were awarded more than $230,000 in funding.
For the INSCT project—“Law and Policy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”—the Principal Investigator is INSCT Director William C. Banks, who is joined by Deputy Director Robert B. Murrett, Assistant Director Keli Perrin, Research and Practice Associate Laurie Hobart, and faculty members Nathan Sales, William C. Snyder, and Tina Nabatchi.
INSCT’s project will develop a policy and legal framework that supports the use of various types of UAS throughout the state, while ensuring public safety, protecting civil liberties, and promoting industrial growth.
The funding was awarded after a call for proposals went out to researchers across the University from the SU College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with the SU Office of Research, to stimulate research and industry collaboration in the UAS field.
The core funding comes from a portion of Phase 1 of New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative, as well as supplemental funding from the Office of Research. Central New York was one of three Upstate regions awarded $500 million in 2015 for various projects as part of the initiative.
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