Fred S. Roberts, PhD, is a Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA), a Department of Homeland Security University Center of Excellence.

In recent years, Roberts' work on homeland security has led him to chair the Rutgers University Homeland Security Research Initiative, which coordinates homeland security research at Rutgers. He also co-chairs the N.J. Universities Homeland Security Research Consortium, serves on numerous federal and state homeland security advisory committees, and collaborates with numerous federal, state, and local agencies including FEMA, the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, and the NJ Department of Health.