Brian Stanton, a cognitive scientist in the Visualization and Usability Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), investigates usability and security issues ranging from password rules and analysis to privacy concerns. He also investigates biometric and robotic usability, and worked on projects for the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, and with latent fingerprint examiners. Prior to joining NIST in 2006, Stanton designed user interfaces for B2B web applications.