Laura E. Barnes received a B.S. in computer science from Texas Tech University in 2003.  She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science & engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, in 2007 and 2008, respectively.  From 2003 to 2008, she was a research assistant in the Dept. of Computer Science in the University of South Florida performing research in the areas of human-robot interaction, unmanned systems, and swarm control.  In addition, she held a fellowship from the Army Research Laboratory and performed research in the Vehicles Technology Directorate.  From June 2008 to May 2010, she was a faculty member in the Automation and Robotics Research Institute at the University of Texas Arlington where she performed research in swarm robotics, micro-technology, and biomedical systems.  In May 2010, she joined the Division of Evidence-Based Medicine as an Assistant Professor.  Her primary research interests include decision support systems, medical informatics, and intelligent systems.