Kyle J. Hunt

Kyle J. Hunt is an Assistant Professor in Management Science and Systems at the School of Management, University at Buffalo. He is affiliated with the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and focuses on interdisciplinary research bridging academia and industry.

Education:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research), University at Buffalo
• BS in Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo

His research integrates operations research, machine learning, and empirical methods to address challenges in security and defense, healthcare analytics, information management, and technology management. Key areas include attacker-defender games, pandemic decision-making, and misinformation detection during crises.

Recent publications analyze adversarial belief formation, counterterrorism technology signaling, and open-set recognition algorithms. Research trends highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining game theory, machine learning, and policy analysis in security and public health contexts.

Grants:

• STTR Phase 2: Machine Learning Detection and Response for Space Force Ground Systems ($540,000, Air Force Research Lab, 2024–2025)
• AMiRA: Assessing and Mitigating Risks in the Arctic ($460,000, Department of Homeland Security, 2024–2025)
• NSF DDRIG: Multi-target Technology Deployment in Attacker-Defender Settings ($15,325, 2022–2023)

Professional affiliations include INFORMS, Association for Information Systems, INFORMS Information Systems Society, and INFORMS Decision Analysis Society.