The Team

Meet the researchers, community leaders, and partners behind CivicAlert.

Dr. Will Hedgecock

Vanderbilt University

Principal Investigator

Dr. Ákos Lédeczi

Vanderbilt University

Project Manager

Dr. Brian La Cour

NACA Treasurer

Community Liaison

Dr. Charles Loeffler

U. of Pennsylvania

Social Scientist and Community Evaluator

Dr. Kathleen Padilla

Texas State University

Police-Community Relations Expert

Dr. Steve Beck

NACA Resident

Testing and Forensics Evaluator

Dr. György Kalmár

University of Szeged, Hungary

AI and Algorithm Developer

Dr. Devin Jean

Middle Tennessee State University

Cloud and Web App Developer

Community Partners

North Austin Civic Association (NACA)

Austin Police Department

Austin City Council District 4

Vanderbilt University

Sponsors and Support

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grants #2431234 and #2527317