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 / CRC Press, 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.