Research Scientist

Kevin Huggins, Ph.D., is a research scientist at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC). He is also an Associate Fellow in Computer Science at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Kevin earned his B.S. in computer science from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY; an M.S. in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA; and his Ph.D. in computer science from the École des Mines de Paris, France.

A retired military officer, Dr. Kevin Huggins spent the early part of his career in military intelligence, with extensive experience in Latin America. The remaining part was spent in academia, primarily as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the US Military Academy. While there, Kevin served as the Director of Research in Network Science as well as the Director of the Information Technology Program.

Dr. Huggins was a visiting scientist at the École de Techniques Avancées in Paris, France where he studied parallel algorithms for multi-processor system-on-chip (MPSoC) architectures. His current research interest includes sharing information in complex, networked systems.

Fluent in Spanish and French, Kevin is also interested in international engineering education. While at West Point, he led multiple initiatives to improve the cultural and linguistic abilities of engineering students.