The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences at NC State has released its 2025 Impact Report, showcasing the latest technological solutions for the U.S. Intelligence Community’s needs. The report highlights the lab’s robust unclassified infrastructure, which enables researchers to test and deploy AI in mission-aligned spaces; the latest improvements to audio and video analysis tools; and recent concepts developed in an academic setting that are now operational prototypes.

“Our success belongs to a diverse ecosystem of contributors,” says Sheila Bent, who served as acting director of LAS in 2025.

The LAS collaboration model is unique. With funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, NC State selects academic and industry experts to work closely with government researchers and analysts in an environment spanning classified and unclassified domains. 

In 2025, the lab focused its projects on the following research themes: audio and video sensemaking, human-centered AI, and operationalizing artificial intelligence and machine learning. During the lab’s Summer Conference for Applied Data Science, researchers and developers worked directly with government analysts to address their most significant pain points. The results of these projects shape everything from federal policy to analysts’ daily workflows.

Take a look at the latest work in intelligence analysis from LAS:

• Scholarly Publications
• Sensemaking
  • Faster Audio Transcription Speeds with TensorRT-LLM
  • Enhancing Military Vehicle Recognition with Synthetic Video Data
  • Advancing Video Triage Workflows with the EYEGLASS Tool
• Human-Centered AI
  • NC State Designers, LAS Enhance Confidence Score Visualizations
  • Boosting Analyst Efficiency with AI-Powered Summaries
  • National Security Policy Incorporates LAS Work
• Operationalizing AI/ML
  • AI Benchmarking
  • Advancing AI Security Through Scalable Model Scanning and Behavioral Analysis
• SCADS 2025: Applying Data Science Prototypes to Real-World Challenges 
• Industry Spotlight: Rockfish Research
• Meet the Interns

About LAS

LAS is a partnership between North Carolina State University and the National Security Agency. It facilitates collaboration between industry, academia, and government and is housed in the Office of Research and Innovation on NC State’s Centennial Campus.