WESLEY LADD

I'm an applied researcher and technology leader at the intersection of computer vision, internal auditing, and cybersecurity risk. I serve as Associate Director of the Center for Internal Auditing and Cybersecurity Risk Management at LSU, CTO of Polaris EcoSystems, and coauthor of Practical AI for Professionals: Understanding, Using, and Surviving AI (Chapman & Hall / Routledge, 2026).

My work spans trustworthy AI and governance, 3D reconstruction and SLAM, and practical assurance for professionals who need to evaluate and deploy AI without becoming machine learning engineers.