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Research

BTI addresses real-world challenges as they relate to borders, trade and travel, and immigration research. These challenges have been defined by our customers and stakeholders, such as Customs and Border Protection Office of Trade, Office of Field Operations, and U.S. Border Patrol Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate. 

BTI partners with industry and community in order to transition research into technology and policies. The Institute accomplishes this by working closely with partners and researchers to identify opportunities, pursuing joint proposals, and collaborative conferences.

If you have an idea that you believe would address a Homeland Security challenge, then visit the Partner with BTI page for more information. 

Current Projects

Andrew Selee, Ph.D., Migration Policy Institute

Research Theme: Immigration

Weidong "Larry" Shi, Ph.D., University of Houston

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Andrew Farrelly, CT Strategies

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Richard Willson, Ph.D., University of Houston

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Juan Carlos Villa, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Mayra Maldonado, Hunt Institute

Research Theme: Border Security
Research Theme: Immigration

Complete Projects

Bojan Cukic, Ph.D., the University of Northern Carolina at Charlotte

Research Theme: Border Security

Juan Villa, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Victor Manjarrez, Jr., Center for Law and Human Behavior, The University of Texas at El Paso

Research Theme: Border Security

Luis Torres, Ph.D., University of Houston

Research Theme: Immigration

Dennis Egan, Ph.D., Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis

Research Theme: Border Security

Benjamin Melamed, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Shishir Shah, Ph.D., University of Houston

Research Theme: Border Security

Larry Shi, Ph.D., University of Houston 
Eleftherios Iakovou, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Research Theme: Legitimate Trade and Travel

Thirimachos Bourlai, Ph.D., West Virginia University
Dimitris Metaxas, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Research Theme: Border Security

Gary Hale, Voir Dire International LLC

Research Theme: Immigration

George Thompson, ANSER Inc.

Research Theme: Border Security

Andrew Selee, Ph.D., Migration Policy Institute
Randy Capps, Ph.D., Migration Policy Institute

Research Theme: Immigration