USFUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDACOLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
SECURITY ANALYSIS &
INNOVATION LABORATORYConnect with SAIL
HUMAN DYNAMICS. REAL-WORLD RELEVANCE.

UNDERSTAND
THE HUMAN.
INFORM THE FUTURE.

At USF's Security Analysis & Innovation Laboratory, people, data and technology come together to make complex security questions clearer.

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Visitors explore analytical displays inside USF's Security Analysis and Innovation LabINSIDE SAIL / USF TAMPA
A PLACE FOR
WHAT COMES NEXT.SECURITY ANALYSIS & INNOVATION LABORATORY
JOHN AND GRACE ALLEN BUILDING · TAMPA, FLPHOTO: COREY LEPAK / USF
HUMAN DYNAMICSSTRATEGIC FORESIGHTAPPLIED RESEARCHSTUDENT OPPORTUNITY
USF leaders and guests cut the ribbon to open SAIL
The SAIL ribbon cutting · October 9, 2026 · Corey Lepak / USF
SAIL IN THE NEWS
OCTOBER 9, 2026 · A NEW CHAPTER

A NEW HOME.
A SHARED AMBITION.

The opening of SAIL brings a new home for USF's human dynamics research, the INSIGHT Core Team, and collaboration with national security partners.

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OUR PURPOSE

COMPLEX QUESTIONS.
CONNECTED THINKING.

Security challenges cross disciplines. Our work connects social and behavioral science with data, modeling and subject matter expertise.

SAIL provides the environment. The INSIGHT Core Team brings the analytical and technical capabilities to put it to work.

Meet the INSIGHT Core Team
01

HUMAN DYNAMICS

Examine the actors, relationships and institutions that shape decisions.

02

STRATEGIC FORESIGHT

Explore alternative scenarios and the conditions that could change an outcome.

03

APPLIED ANALYTICS

Bring evidence, expert judgment and computational methods into the same study.

04

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

Give students a place to build practical research, analysis and technical skills.

THE FLASH REPORT LIBRARY

RESEARCH.
FOCUSED.

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INSIGHT CORE / PUBLICATIONS

FLASH
REPORTS

RESEARCH. FOCUSED.

USF student Nico Lavaud speaks at the SAIL ribbon cutting
Nico Lavaud at the opening · Corey Lepak / USF
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

BRING YOUR CURIOSITY.
BUILD WHAT'S NEXT.

Research, analysis, writing, visualization and software development. SAIL connects students with practical work at the intersection of technology and human dynamics.

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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.

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JOHN AND GRACE ALLEN BUILDING

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

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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