Professor
Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE)
- markh@uw.edu
- 419 Sieg Building
Mark Haselkorn is a professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. He is director of the College of Engineering’s Center on Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety & Regional Resilience (CoSSaR) and a longtime leader of projects that help government agencies and NGOs understand, develop, and deploy complex systems to increase collaboration and interoperability for information sharing and coordinated activities.
Professor Haselkorn was the founding chair of what is now HCDE. From September 2024 to October 2025, he served as the founding director of the National Center for Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE), established through the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and funded by the National Science Foundation.
His current work includes the co-creation, with and for Sound Transit, of the Digital Unified Coordination Center (DUCC), which brings together infrastructure, processes, and policies to support coordinated operations and enhance service delivery for Seattle-area transit travelers.
Previously, Haselkorn led the Virtual Coordination Center for Multimodal Integrated Corridor Management Project (VCC), funded by the U.S. and Washington State departments of transportation. VCC deploys a cloud-based environment that enables regional transportation stakeholders to share a common working environment in support of coordinated mobility management.
Other projects led by Haselkorn include the CANUS Maritime Information Sharing Pilot Project, Project Interoperability in Puget Sound (PIPS), and the Maritime Operations Information Sharing (MOISA) project. These projects focused on enhancing information sharing for regional maritime safety and security and were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), and the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO).
Haselkorn has also conducted research on disaster preparedness messaging for the Red Cross Global Disaster Preparedness Center and led a National Science Foundation initiative to define the emerging frontier of “Humanitarian Service Science & Engineering.” He has worked with the military on several projects, including the integration of Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs electronic medical records and the Air Force’s strategic management of information and communication technology under the threat of Y2K, a study published by the National Research Council.
His work also includes foundational research in intelligent transportation systems, including the development of the first web-based real-time traveler information system, Traffic Reporter, in 1990.
Education
PhD, English Language, University of Michigan, 1977
MA, Computational Linguistics, 1980
Selected Research Experience
- Director of the Center for Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety, and Regional Resilience (CoSSaR), 2014 – present
- Director, Interdisciplinary Program on Humanitarian Relief, 1999 – present
- Director, Pacific Rim Visualization & Analytics Center (a DHS RVAC), 2008 – 2014
- PI, UW component of the "National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare (NCCD)," 2010–2013, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, $1,100,000 over four years (of $15,000,000 four-year award to the University of Texas at Houston Medical Center).
- PI and Science Advisor, "MATH: Modeling and Analysis Toolsuite for Health Information Technology," 2012, Commercialization Gap Fund, University of Washington, $25,000.
- PI (UW sub-contract), Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration (Operational Analysis, Command & Control), DHS, 2008–2010
- PI, "Humanitarian Service Science & Engineering Workshop." National Science Foundation, 2007–2008
- PI, "VHA/DOD IT Sharing Demonstration Project." Veterans Health Administration, 2006–2007
- PI, "East African Humanitarian Relief Research & Education." National Science Foundation, 2005–2007
- Coordinator, Global Interdependencies Project, National Research Council, 1998–2002
- Coordinator, Year 2000 External Affairs, National Science Foundation, 1997–1998
Recent Publications
- Walton, Rebecca W.; Mays, Robin E.; Haselkorn, Mark P. (2011) "Defining 'Fast': Factors Affecting the Experience of Speed in Humanitarian Logistics," In Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM2011), Winner, ISCRAM Best Paper Award, May 2011.
- Benson, A.L., Biggers, K., Wall, J., and Haselkorn, M.P. (2010) "Adaptive Development of a Common Operating Environment for Crisis Response Management." In Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management.
- Maiers,C. Reynolds, M. and Haselkorn, M. (2008), “Challenges to Effective Information and Communication Systems in Humanitarian Relief Organizations.” Connecting People with Technology, Baywood Press, pp. 119–131.
- Haselkorn, M. (2007) Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology: the United State Air Force Experience with Y2K, National Academies Press: Washington, D.C., 128 pp.
- Haselkorn, M. et al. (2007) Interface Guidelines and User Requirements for Display of Shared MAMC and VAPSHCS Electronic Medical Records, Department of Defense and Veterans’ Health Administration Demonstration Project in Information Technology Sharing, 298 pp.
- Ontko, M., Williamson, S., Kemp, R. and Haselkorn, M. “An Examination of the Effectiveness of Lessons-Learned Reporting within the Humanitarian Sector,” Journal of Information Technology in Social Change, Spring 2007, pp. 26 – 46.
- Hatzakis, M., Allen, C., Haselkorn M., Anderson, S., Nichol, P., Lai, C., & Haselkorn J. (2006) The Use of Medical Informatics for Management of Multiple Sclerosis Using a Chronic Care Model. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, Vol. 43, No. 1. (b 2006), pp. 1-16.