Ana Isabel Barros

TNO Principal Scientist & Endowed Professor Data Science and AI in the field of organised and subversive crime at Tilburg University / JADS & Applied Research Professor Intelligence at the Netherlands Police Academy

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Intelligence Analysis, Analysis of military and security organisation performance and effectiveness using techniques from the area of operations research, management science and complex systems. Specialties: Areas of expertise are Operational Research, Intelligence analysis, Decision Support, Complex systems, Logistics, Fractional programming, Combinatorics

Experience

  • Endowed Professor Data Science and AI in the field of organized and subversive crime, at Tilburg University & Jheronimus Academy of Data Science
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    Making the best of AI and data science to counter organised and subversive crime Within the Center for the Study of Organized and Subversive Crime, Ana Barros will lead a broad research program focusing on the role of AI and data science in fighting subversive crime. This program explores the possibilities and limitations of AI in combating organized crime and increasing the resilience of society. The research includes identifying patterns and anomalies inherent in subversive activities. This allows early detection of emerging subversive trends so that timely interventions (not only repressive ones) can be identified. Given the resilience of subversive crime, the potential of AI to deal with this resilience in an effective and sustainable manner will also be explored.

  • Principal Scientist at TNO
    Apr 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

    Involved in a wide scope of military and security operation analysis projects (some of these in an international forum) varying from air defense, personnel planning, irregular warfare, ground combat modeling, command and control, intelligence to logistics modeling, including strategic/operational ammunition requirements. As Principal Scientist she is responsible for encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing and ensuring technical quality of projects and research programs concerning Intelligence, Operational Analysis and Complex Systems.

  • Police Academy Netherlands (15 yrs 7 mos)
    • Applied Research Professor Intelligence at the Netherlands Police Academy
      Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

      Ze werkt aan het versterken van de bekwaamheid van de politie intelligence voor een veiligere samenleving. Zodoende focust haar onderzoek zich op anticipatory intelligence; ze ontwikkelt methoden en modellen waarmee het intelligenceonderdeel in staat is om criminele organisaties een stap voor te zijn door slimme interventies te ontwikkelen. Daarnaast onderzoekt Barros de potentie en de gevaren van het gebruik van Artificial Intelligence en big data analytics voor operationele, tactische en strategische intelligence.

    • Examiner
      2011 - Oct 2020 · 9 yrs 10 mos

  • External Researcher at UvA Institute for Advanced Study
    2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    External IAS fellow on Emerging Structures in Crime and Terrorism

  • Chair NATO Systems and Analysis Panel at NATO
    Apr 2018 - Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo