Researchers' Access to Security Related Research Results

Abstract

This poster presents research-in-progress which seeks to evaluate a proposed theoretical framework in the context of unequal access to research results and data with national security implications among collaborators. The study surveys faculty and students in US university laboratories which receive federal funding, regarding: their levels of access, instances of barriers to access, and regulatory restrictions on their own data. Implications of results will be both practical and theoretical, informing policy design regarding access to research results and theoretical, in empirically evaluating the Framework for Evaluation of Security Related Research Results.