Dr. Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., is the Director of the Unconventional Weapons and Technology Division (UWT) of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), headquartered at the University of Maryland, where he manages and leads research projects spanning across a broad range of international security, terrorism, and homeland security challenges. His expertise includes adversary human-social behavior modeling; radiological and nuclear (RN) terrorism; emerging technology; terror-crime nexus; and Northeast Asia regional security. His expertise in Northeast Asia regional security is focused on North Korea, including its nuclear program; cyber capabilities; intelligence apparatus; and regime survival.
Prior to joining START, Dr. Sin was the Senior Research Associate and Section Chief at the National Center for Security & Preparedness (NCSP), a strategic partner with the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (DHSES), headquartered at the State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany). Dr. Sin’s extensive experience also includes a career as a U.S. Army Officer.