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SECURITY ANALYSIS &
INNOVATION LABORATORYConnect with SAIL
01 / ABOUT SAIL

A LAB FOR
CONNECTED THINKING.

A collaborative environment for human dynamics research, advanced analytics and the people who put them into practice.

SECURITY ANALYSIS & INNOVATION LABORATORY

THE SPACE TO ASK
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

SAIL is the operational hub for USF's National Security Human Dynamics Network. Based in the College of Arts and Sciences, it brings faculty, students and external partners together around consequential security questions.

Located in the John and Grace Allen Building on USF's Tampa campus, the lab connects a shared research environment with analytical tools, interdisciplinary expertise and opportunities for collaboration.

SAIL at USF
The exterior of the John and Grace Allen Building on the USF Tampa campus
John and Grace Allen Building (ALN) · Photo: USF News
WHAT THE LAB MAKES POSSIBLE

CONNECT PEOPLE.
ADVANCE THE WORK.

A shared environment for research, collaboration and learning.

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Connect expertise in human behavior, regional studies and technology to frame problems from more than one perspective.

ANALYSIS INTO PRACTICE

Support structured studies, model exploration and analytical products that help partners consider choices and consequences.

LEARNING THROUGH DOING

Build practical analytical and technical experience alongside faculty, researchers and national security professionals.

ONE CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM

THE NETWORK. THE LAB. THE TEAM.

01 / THE NETWORK

USF NSHDN

The National Security Human Dynamics Network connects expertise across the university and with external partners.

Explore the network
02 / THE ENVIRONMENT

SAIL

The laboratory provides a shared setting for research, analysis, training and partner engagement.

About the facility
03 / THE PEOPLE

INSIGHT CORE

The Core Team connects human dynamics, data, modeling and technical development to support analytical work.

Meet the Core Team
The SAIL ribbon cutting with USF leaders and guests
October 9, 2026 · Corey Lepak / USF
A MILESTONE FOR SAIL

THE DOOR IS OPEN
TO NEW POSSIBILITIES.

USF celebrated SAIL's opening on October 9, 2026. The ribbon cutting marked a new chapter in the university's research and collaboration with national security partners.

Read about the opening
INSIGHT CORE / PUBLICATION FORMAT
FORMAT PREVIEW · NOT A PUBLISHED ASSESSMENT

INSIDE A
FLASH REPORT.

A proposed structure for a concise, evidence-based assessment. This example contains no study findings, modeled results or institutional conclusions.

01

THE QUESTION

State the issue, the geographic and time scope, and why it matters to the intended reader.

02

KEY JUDGMENTS

Present the central assessments with appropriate confidence and uncertainty.

03

ACTORS & DRIVERS

Identify the stakeholders, issues and relationships most relevant to the assessment.

04

SCENARIOS & IMPLICATIONS

Compare possible outcomes, explain assumptions and note the conditions that could change the assessment.

05

EVIDENCE & METHOD

Identify sources, methods, model contributions, limitations and authorship.

Analytical support: Consilium for study structure · Senturion Alpha for external modeling · HELM for evidence synthesis and reporting. Final judgments and publication decisions remain with the research team.
INSIGHT CORE / FLASH REPORT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & SOURCES

ROOTED IN
THE REAL SAIL.

Institutional information and photographs are drawn from University of South Florida sources. Team portraits and labeled student imagery are placeholders.

THE LAB & THE TEAM

SAIL's purpose, INSIGHT's role and team contacts are grounded in USF's published pages. Application descriptions reflect the INSIGHT Core development work.

USF SAILUSF INSIGHTSteering Committee

SAIL OPENING PHOTOGRAPHY

Lab visitors, ribbon cutting and student speaker Nico Lavaud: photos by Corey Lepak / University of South Florida, published in the College of Arts and Sciences' opening story. The ceremony took place October 9, 2026.

View the original USF story

JOHN AND GRACE ALLEN BUILDING

Exterior photograph from USF News' 2023 campus infrastructure coverage. It is an archival building image.

View the building photo source

SAIL IDENTITY

The existing SAIL logo is used throughout. USF green (#006747) and gold (#CFC493) anchor the website's visual identity.

STUDENT RESOURCES

Related student opportunity links direct to USF's maintained directory. Current placements, eligibility and availability are discussed directly with the team.

USF student opportunities