Associate Director of Research National Security Agency As Associate Director of Research, Dr. Eric

Haseltine is responsible for leading and managing a research and technology development program that will support the SIGINT and Information Assurance missions of the National Security Agency.

Dr. Haseltine began work at NSA in 2002 after being selected as the new Director of Research. His most recent position before joining NSA was as the Executive Vice President of Research and Development at

Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney’s R&D division, where he oversaw key technology initiatives and managed the Virtual Reality Studio. Dr. Haseltine also spent thirteen years with Hughes Aircraft, where he held positions as the Director of Engineering, the Program Manager for Aircraft Simulator Programs, and the Head of the Human Factors for the Radar Systems Group. With numerous publications in journals such as Brain Research, Neuroscience Proceedings, and ARVO Proceedings, Dr. Haseltine has also been a contributing editor to Discover Magazine where he writes a monthly column on the brain. Dr. Haseltine

holds nine patents in the field of laser projection, optics, head mounted displays, animation tools and special effects. Dr. Haseltine has served on several Government Advisory Boards including the Army Stricom Technology Advisory Board and the NIST Advanced Technology Program. Dr. Haseltine has a BA in Economics and Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from Indiana University.