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Groundhog Research Group™

Research that gives context to decisions.

Groundhog Research Group™ is AnnexVault’s internal applied research and innovation organization. It conducts research in behavioral science, evidence-bound and trustworthy AI, operational intelligence, and decision making under uncertainty, while exploring responsible human-AI collaboration to inform and strengthen AnnexVault technologies such as OSIA, NoeSys, and future platforms.

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Our mission

Understand the context.
Support the judgment.

Our mission is to advance applied research that strengthens evidence-governed decision support by connecting behavioral science, evidence-bound and trustworthy AI, operational intelligence, and human-centered innovation to real world mission needs.

The research foundation

Its research provides the scientific and engineering foundation for addressing complex intelligence challenges where decisions often rely on incomplete, evolving, or conflicting information.

This research helps decision makers understand not only what is happening, but why it matters, what evidence supports an assessment, and where uncertainty remains.

How research supports decisions

Four themes.
A fuller view of the problem.

Explore the research focus and the questions each perspective brings to a complex decision.

01 / Research focus

Behavioral Science & Human Decision-Making

We study how individuals, groups, and organizations perceive information, make decisions under uncertainty, and respond to changing operational environments.

Questions worth asking

  1. How might trust, pressure, or workload shape this decision?
  2. What context is missing from the account of a person or event?
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02 / Research focus

Evidence-Governed Intelligence & Operational Analytics

We research methods for transforming diverse information into transparent, explainable, and evidence-backed intelligence while preserving provenance, uncertainty, and analyst judgment.

Questions worth asking

  1. What evidence supports the assessment, and where did it come from?
  2. What remains uncertain or open to another interpretation?
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03 / Research focus

Trustworthy AI & Human-AI Collaboration

We investigate evidence-bound AI, explainable AI, AI evaluation, and human-AI collaboration to strengthen decision support while preserving transparency, accountability, and human oversight.

Questions worth asking

  1. What should a person be able to inspect before relying on an assessment?
  2. Where should human oversight remain explicit?
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04 / Research focus

Global Security & Emerging Threat Research

We study cyber threats, geopolitical developments, criminal and nation-state activity, and evolving operational environments to better understand emerging risks and their broader strategic context.

Questions worth asking

  1. How do regional events and strategic objectives change the context?
  2. Which dependencies and operational conditions deserve closer attention?
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Featured research topics

Start with the questions
closest to your work.

A focused selection of research topics.

01 / People & decisions

Insider Threats

Insider risk cannot be understood from one event or one indicator alone.

02 / Trust & pressure

Social Engineering & Phishing

Social engineering and phishing exploit human decision-making, trust, and workflow patterns, making context and evidence critical to defense.

03 / The wider situation

Geopolitical Threat Intelligence

Context helps reviewers understand why a development matters.

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Turn research into better context

Bring the question.
Keep judgment human.

Throughout this work, AnnexVault remains committed to transparency, explainability, and preserving human judgment in high-stakes decisions.