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Select Criteria: Dates = 05/18/2021, 05/19/2021

Tuesday, May 18, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

View On-Demand Content
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      Tuesday, May 18, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

      Episode Three, Day One: Developing the Workforce in Support of Multi-Domain Operations

          Tuesday, May 18, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

          Preferred Provider Session: Fighting an Enemy with All Your Historical Advantages
            THE SESSION PRESENTER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FIELD QUESTIONS VIA CHAT DURING THIS TIMESLOT THE SESSION WILL BE VIEWABLE ON-DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE SERIES (by full Series registrants) Is the U.S. Cyber Strategy 30 Years Behind Our Health Care Strategy? In this presentation I posit there is a growing set of problems and corresponding remediation measures many, including the recent Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report authors glossed over or missed entirely. My purpose is to invite a changed narrative to supplement the existing constructiveapproaches being taken today. Why a supplemental narrative/discussion? •       If 80%+ of cybersecurity issues are due to human elements, why was there not... ...read more...
            Speaker(s)
            Speaker (confirmed)
            Adam Bricker
            Founding Executive Director, Carolina Cyber Institute
            Montreat College
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              Tuesday, May 18, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

              Hosted Discussion: Establishing a Federal Digital Service Academy
                The digitization of the U.S. economy, society, government, and military looms larger by the day. While hardware and software can be produced, reprogrammed, or upgraded relatively quickly, the human-talent challenge is the proverbial “Long Pole of Tent” that will shield our nation and its people from harm. Many talent-development programs have been implemented by the U.S. government, industry, and state governments. Yet, one proven innovation in talent development remains untapped: the establishment of a federal service academy devoted to the challenge of digitization, with emphasis on cyber security and artificial intelligence....
                Speaker(s)
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Mark Hagerott
                Chancellor
                North Dakota University System
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Mark Loepker
                Education Program Director
                National Cryptologic Foundation
                Speaker (confirmed)
                Charlene Mowery
                General Manager, Federal Growth
                Microsoft
                Handout(s)

                  Tuesday, May 18, 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

                  AFCEA Welcome & Introduction
                    Speaker(s)
                    Speaker (confirmed)
                    The Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr.
                    Mayor of Augusta
                    Speaker (confirmed)
                    MG Neil S. Hersey, USA
                    Commanding General
                    U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
                    Speaker (confirmed)
                    LtGen Robert M. Shea, USMC (Ret.)
                    Permanent Director
                    AFCEA International Board of Directors

                      Tuesday, May 18, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

                      Opening Keynote
                        Speaker(s)
                        Keynote (confirmed)
                        LTG Stephen G. Fogarty, USA
                        Commanding General
                        U.S. Army Cyber Command
                        Tracks:

                          Tuesday, May 18, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

                          Break

                              Tuesday, May 18, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

                              Joint Cyber Panel
                                Speaker(s)
                                Moderator (confirmed)
                                Ronald W. Pontius
                                Deputy to the Commanding General
                                U.S. Army Cyber Command
                                Panelist (confirmed)
                                Manuel N. Hermosilla
                                Executive Director
                                U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. TENTH Fleet
                                Panelist (confirmed)
                                Jeffrey R. Jones
                                Vice Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers / Cyber
                                Deputy Chief Information Officer Joint Staff, J6
                                Panelist (confirmed)
                                Maj Gen Bradley L. Pyburn, USAF
                                Chief of Staff
                                U.S Cyber Command
                                Tracks:

                                  Tuesday, May 18, 3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

                                  Industry TechTalks
                                    Speaker(s)
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    Matt Ashton
                                    Sr. Systems Engineer
                                    Gigamon
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    Andrew Balzarini
                                    Director, Marketing & Alliances
                                    Wildflower International
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    Peter Dunn
                                    CTO, Defense and Intelligence Agencies
                                    CDW-G
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    Herb Estrella
                                    Sr. Virtualization Delivery Engineer
                                    CDW-G
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    John McSorley
                                    Senior Delivery Engineer
                                    CDW-G
                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                    Jay Pasquesi
                                    Advanced Technology Account Executive
                                    CDW-G

                                      Tuesday, May 18, 3:35 PM - 3:45 PM

                                      Break

                                          Tuesday, May 18, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

                                          Panel: Joint Technical Perspectives
                                            As Signal, Cyber, and EW capabilities rapidly develop and evolve to enhance the Department of Defense’s ability to compete, penetrate, disintegrate, exploit, and re-compete in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), we strive to maintain the ability to adequately train our workforce to employ, maintain, and provide instruction on these capabilities. Technology is advancing at a pace that makes it a challenge to keep educational curriculum and mechanisms updated to enable the DoD workforce to leverage this technology to provide commanders the data they need to achieve and maintain decision dominance. Emerging technologies and the proliferation of data-centric capabilities have the potential to... ...read more...
                                            Speaker(s)
                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                            CW04 Daniel Belew, USMC
                                            Academics Officer
                                            Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School (MCCES)
                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                            CW5 Robert Byrd, USA
                                            Senior Engineer & Chief Technology Advisor
                                            U.S. Special Operations Command J6
                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                            CW02 Clayton Henry, USN
                                            U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC)/U.S. TENTH Fleet (C10F)
                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                            CW5 Paul E. Sankey, USA
                                            Command Chief Warrant Officer
                                            U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
                                            Tracks:

                                              Wednesday, May 19, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

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                                                  Wednesday, May 19, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

                                                  Episode Three, Day Two: Developing the Workforce in Support of Multi-Domain Operations

                                                      Wednesday, May 19, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

                                                      Hosted Discussion: Understanding Cognitive Stress in Tactical Cyber Operations
                                                        Stress-related issues appear to be causing an elevated and concerning level of suicides among Defense and Intelligence Community cyber personnel who staff the front-line desks that defend American infrastructure and related US assets against foreign intrusion, but many refuse to seek mental health treatment as doing so may jeopardize their security clearance. Members of the AFCEA Cyber Committee have been working with government partners to attempt to identify causes and influences, as well as possible changes in current protocol and available technology or solutions, to ensure these critical workers can continue to do their jobs while addressing their mental health....
                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                        Brig Gen Craig Baker, USAF
                                                        Vice Commander
                                                        12th Air Force
                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                        Tim Kosiba
                                                        Deputy Commander
                                                        National Security Agency - Georgia
                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                        Jim Payne
                                                        Vice President, Business Development
                                                        SecureG
                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                        Steven Shirley
                                                        Executive Director
                                                        National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center

                                                          Wednesday, May 19, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

                                                          Workforce Panel: National Cyber Workforce Initiatives and the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act
                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                            Moderator (confirmed)
                                                            Nancy J. Limauro
                                                            Lead, Interagency Partnerships, Office of the Chief Learning Officer
                                                            DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                            Linda Calvin, JD
                                                            Vice President, School of IT
                                                            Ivy Tech Community College
                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                            Julie Cruz, Ph.D.
                                                            Director, Technology Career Field
                                                            Army Civilian Career Management Activity
                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                            Mark Loepker
                                                            Education Program Director
                                                            National Cryptologic Foundation
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                                                              Wednesday, May 19, 1:15 PM - 1:35 PM

                                                              Day Two Opening Keynote
                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                Keynote (confirmed)
                                                                Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D.
                                                                President, Augusta University
                                                                Chair, AU Medical Associates
                                                                Tracks:

                                                                  Wednesday, May 19, 1:35 PM - 2:05 PM

                                                                  Developing the Workforce in Support of Multi-Domain Operations
                                                                    Speaker(s)
                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                    LTG (Ret.) Thomas Bostick, USA
                                                                    Senior Strategic Advisor
                                                                    Deloitte Consulting, LLP
                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                    Greg Campion
                                                                    Manager
                                                                    Deloitte Consulting, LLP
                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                    John Forsythe
                                                                    Managing Director
                                                                    Deloitte Consulting, LLP
                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                    Steve Green
                                                                    Client Relationship Executive
                                                                    Deloitte Consulting, LLP
                                                                    Tracks:

                                                                      Wednesday, May 19, 2:05 PM - 2:15 PM

                                                                      Break

                                                                          Wednesday, May 19, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

                                                                          Panel: Senior Leaders Address Cybersecurity Work Force Challenges
                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                            Moderator (confirmed)
                                                                            COL Mollie Pearson, USA (Ret.)
                                                                            CEO, PearsonConsulting, LLC
                                                                            Principal, Deep Water Point, LLC
                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                            LTG Maria B. Barrett, USA
                                                                            Commanding General
                                                                            U.S. Army Cyber Command
                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                            Venice Goodwine
                                                                            Chief Information Officer
                                                                            Department of the Air Force
                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                            Lethia S. Jackson, Ph.D.
                                                                            Professor and Chair, Department of Technology & Security
                                                                            Bowie State University
                                                                            Panelist (confirmed)
                                                                            Angie Lienert
                                                                            President and CEO
                                                                            IntelliGenesis, LLC
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                                                                              Wednesday, May 19, 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

                                                                              Industry TechTalks
                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                Michael Chung
                                                                                Director
                                                                                Red Ventures/HackerOne
                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                Jacob Kaplan-Moss
                                                                                Head of Engineering
                                                                                Hangar/HackerOne
                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                Jeff Reichard
                                                                                Senior Director of Enterprise Strategy
                                                                                Veeam Software
                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                Jeff John Roberts
                                                                                Writer
                                                                                Fortune/HackerOne

                                                                                  Wednesday, May 19, 3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

                                                                                  Break

                                                                                      Wednesday, May 19, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

                                                                                      Cyber & Signal School Presentation
                                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                        COL John T. Batson
                                                                                        Signal School Commandant / Chief of Signal
                                                                                        U.S. Army
                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                        BG Paul G. Craft, USA
                                                                                        Commandant
                                                                                        U.S. Army Cyber School
                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                        Col Derek E. Lane, USMC
                                                                                        Commanding Officer
                                                                                        Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School

                                                                                          Wednesday, May 19, 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

                                                                                          Series Closing
                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                            The Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr.
                                                                                            Mayor of Augusta
                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                            MG Neil S. Hersey, USA
                                                                                            Commanding General
                                                                                            U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence & Fort Gordon
                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                            LtGen Robert M. Shea, USMC (Ret.)
                                                                                            Permanent Director
                                                                                            AFCEA International Board of Directors

                                                                                              Wednesday, May 19, 6:00 PM - 11:59 PM

                                                                                              AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter Course: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: Where is It Going?
                                                                                                THE SESSION WILL BE VIEWABLE ON-DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE SERIES (by full Series registrants)    This lecture will cover the implications for the Department of Defense (DoD) and potentially the rest of the government on the implementation of the CMMC practice -​Why is this certification needed? -What is the difference between CMMC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800 standards?  -What is the cost of the certification and is it reimbursable?  The attendee should come away with the latest information on the CMMC process and where it stands as of April 2021. ...
                                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                Tommy Gardner, Ph.D.
                                                                                                Chief Technology Officer, HP Federal
                                                                                                Public Chief Technology Officer of the Year for 2021
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                                                                                                  AFCEA August-Fort Gordon Chapter Course: 2020 Threat Landscape, Actors and Targets
                                                                                                    Approved for 1 CompTIA CEU: A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+, Linux+, and CASP+; 1 GIAC CPE Because it can be so lucrative, malware has emerged as a favorite of attackers who have turned cybercrime into a big-money endeavor. Learn how threat actors are targeting organizations with frightening effectiveness by researching their human targets before launching a malware attack. Once the victim is chosen and the malware deployed, the threat actor remains connected, lurking on victims' computers until they can grab banking details, credit card data, and other sensitive information. This session shows how attackers know their victims and targets better than they... ...read more...
                                                                                                    Speaker(s)
                                                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                    Paul Wang
                                                                                                    Threat Analyst
                                                                                                    proofpoint
                                                                                                    Tracks:
                                                                                                      AFCEA August-Fort Gordon Chapter Course: Best Practices for Data-in-Motion Security
                                                                                                        High speed networks are the critical foundation that supports many of an agency’s most vital communications and operations. However, this foundation is at risk of surveillance and attack by increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals and well-funded nation states. These network connections, if unprotected, are proving to be highly vulnerable, leaving sensitive assets exposed. Threats such as shared infrastructure exposure, man-in-the-middle attacks, and metadata exposure leave agencies susceptible to a range of devastating repercussions. So, what is the best way to protect network traffic? Encrypt everywhere-between data centers and headquarters to backup and disaster recovery sites, whether on premises or in the cloud. This session will discuss... ...read more...
                                                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                        Jose Morales
                                                                                                        Technical Trainer
                                                                                                        Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies
                                                                                                        Tracks:
                                                                                                          AFCEA August-Fort Gordon Chapter Course: Inventory as a Cyber Security Foundation
                                                                                                            Cutting-edge security begins with a rock-solid foundation that includes knowing with certainty what is in a network. While investments in quantum encryption, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and block-chain are interesting, none of it will matter without a strong foundation. The SysAdmin, Audit, Network and Security (SANS)/Center for Internet Security (CIS)  (SANS/CIS) Top 20-an industry-recognized benchmark focusing on security tasks that have the greatest impact-lists, in priority order, areas upon which an organization should focus; a complete and thorough understanding of the organization’s inventory tops that list. Intuitively, this make sense; if a company does not know what it has, it... ...read more...
                                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Jim Carnes
                                                                                                            Chief Security Architect
                                                                                                            Ciena
                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                            Jim Westdorp
                                                                                                            Chief Technologist
                                                                                                            Ciena Government Solutions
                                                                                                            Tracks:
                                                                                                              AFCEA August-Fort Gordon Chapter Course: The Missing Link in ZERO TRUST at the Endpoint, Especially for Teleworking
                                                                                                                THE SESSION WILL BE VIEWABLE ON-DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE SERIES (by full Series registrants) There exists a missing link in classified network physical security specifically dealing with the endpoint embracing the connection from the wall to the desktop and the network user interface.  This gap in protection has been virtually ignored, enabling catastrophic breaches in security from insider threats, most notably, Bradley (Chelsea) Manning and Edward Snowden. This session focuses on the nature of the insider threat as it relates to the network endpoint.  The discussion covers shortcomings of existing policies and how archaic countermeasures have not kept pace with technology and emerging threats. ... ...read more...
                                                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                Robert "Bob" Bauman
                                                                                                                President & Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                                                Trusted Systems, Inc.
                                                                                                                Tracks:
                                                                                                                  On-Demand Preferred Provider Session: Fighting an Enemy with All Your Historical Advantages
                                                                                                                    Is the U.S. Cyber Strategy 30 Years Behind Our Health Care Strategy? In this presentation I posit there is a growing set of problems and corresponding remediation measures many, including the recent Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report authors glossed over or missed entirely. My purpose is to invite a changed narrative to supplement the existing constructiveapproaches being taken today. Why a supplemental narrative/discussion? •       If 80%+ of cybersecurity issues are due to human elements, why was there not a single recommendation addressing the most important human element at all - Character. •       Because, as virtually ALL indicators attest, the problem is getting worse,... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                      On-Demand Preferred Provider Session: Seven Security Tools for Your Infosec Toolbox
                                                                                                                        THE SESSION WILL BE VIEWABLE ON-DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE SERIES (by full Series registrants) Join Mark Baggett as he discusses new tools and some new features of older tools that enhance your threat hunting capability. This short one hour talk will provide you with the insight you need to begin using these to for hunting phishing domains and command and control channels on your networks. All of these free tools for incident responders, forensicators, threat hinters and network defenders are available today to everyone that attends....
                                                                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                        Mark Baggett
                                                                                                                        Instructor, SANS Institute
                                                                                                                        Author, "Automating Information Security with Python"
                                                                                                                        Tracks:
                                                                                                                          On-Demand Preferred Provider Session: Utilizing Mobile Phones To Improve Organizations Cybersecurity Posture
                                                                                                                            THIS SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ON-DEMAND VIEWING THROUGHOUT THE SERIES Mobile devices are often discussed in terms of organizational risk and while there certainly is the potential, this session will discuss how organizations can utilize mobile devices to bolster security.  Technologies previously cost prohibitive to smaller oganizations can now be leveraged including: Two-Factor Authentication Employee Tracking Physical Access Controls Combining mobile device security with traditional authentication methods have the opportunity to strengthen organizational information security posture....
                                                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                            Kevin Harris, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                            Program Director for Cyber Security, Information Systems Security, and Information Technology Management
                                                                                                                            American Public University System
                                                                                                                            Tracks:
                                                                                                                              On-Demand Solution Review: Ground Resilient Infrastructure Model (GRIM) - L3 Harris Technologies
                                                                                                                                Modern combat vehicles, even more so than their civilian counterparts, are effectively mobile processing networks. A typical vehicle contains over one hundred microprocessors, globally sourced with each processor running millions of lines of software code with uncertain provenance and uneven quality. Many of our adversaries wield remarkably effective hacking skills, and by its nature, the advantage in cybersecurity goes to the attacker because a defender must defend all his assets while the attacker can choose any point of attack. To address this challenge, L3Harris recently developed a novel Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) approach to model and simulate the integration... ...read more...
                                                                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                Ken Zhang
                                                                                                                                Solution Architect, Cyber Systems
                                                                                                                                L3 Harris Technologies
                                                                                                                                Tracks:
                                                                                                                                  On-Demand Solution Review: Intelligent Management of Mission Critical Information Pathways - Rotunda Solutions, Inc.
                                                                                                                                    Today’s modern battlefield is a dynamic conglomeration of ground, air, and satellite surveillance tightly intertwined with critically timed communications, sequential tasks, and complex interdependencies between dispersed warfighters, command elements, and multiple tiers of mission systems. The continuity of these entities is essential for providing key information necessary for timely and strategic decision-making. Data proceeding from these collective resources must be gathered and organized in a manner conducive to efficient, secure, and reliable analysis and dissemination, whether at the strategic apex, the tactical edge, or some node in between. Accordingly, failure along this network can have compounding effects, negatively impacting the execution... ...read more...
                                                                                                                                    Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                    Hunter Moore
                                                                                                                                    Principal Researcher
                                                                                                                                    Rotunda Solutions, Inc.
                                                                                                                                    Tracks:
                                                                                                                                      On-Demand Solution Review: Long Range EW Sensor - Applied Signals Intelligence (ASI)
                                                                                                                                        The Army requires long-range electronic warfare (EW) sensors and/or antenna built in a small deployable form-factor that can achieve ranges greater than 40 kilometers. Applied Signals Intelligence, Inc. (ASI) understands the importance to be able to detect, identify, and locate electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) signatures at significant distances to provide friendly and adversary situational awareness and to enable lethal and non-lethal targeting capabilities in large areas of operations. ASI is currently supplying long-range electronic warfare (EW) systems built in a small deployable form-factor that can achieve ranges greater than 40 kilometers to various military organizations. The sensors are based on ASI’s recent advance... ...read more...
                                                                                                                                        Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                        Martin Rofheart, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                                        President
                                                                                                                                        Applied Signals Intelligence (ASI)
                                                                                                                                        Tracks:
                                                                                                                                          On-Demand Solution Review: Next Generation Satellite Technologies - Envistacom
                                                                                                                                            Commercial SATCOM is leading the satellite industry with evolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that can provide greater network throughput and support smaller and mobile satellite terminals. There is also a large infrastructure-based capital expenditure requirement to support these LEO assets and an added cost to set up these networks with the latest technologies. Government owned satellite networks are expensive and are at a technological disadvantage compared to their commercial counterparts in regard to size, scale, and price as well as the immense amount of resources required to operate and maintain these networks. Additionally, near-peer adversaries are aware of Government... ...read more...
                                                                                                                                            Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                            Michael Young
                                                                                                                                            Senior Director of Advanced Programs
                                                                                                                                            Envistacom
                                                                                                                                            Tracks:
                                                                                                                                              On-Demand Solution Review: Reducing the Warfighter's Cognitive Burden - Processus Group
                                                                                                                                                The Department of Defense is faced with high degrees of difficulty regarding the state of their data and the ability to turn this data into meaningful information on a timely basis.  As technological capabilities advance around data acquisition, more data comes faster and more efficiently than ever before.  As a result, the size and scope of the “big-data” dilemma that faces the whole world becomes especially problematic in the defense arena.  This is true at nearly every step in the data management process, including: collecting, accessing, cleaning, transmitting, analyzing, securing and storing joint operational data.  In addition, an even more critical... ...read more...
                                                                                                                                                Speaker(s)
                                                                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                Matthew Maher
                                                                                                                                                Chief Data Scientist
                                                                                                                                                Processus Group
                                                                                                                                                Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                Rob Orlando
                                                                                                                                                Chief Operations Officer
                                                                                                                                                Processus Group
                                                                                                                                                Tracks:
                                                                                                                                                  On-Demand Solution Review: Signature Reduction and Deception in the Electromagnetic Spectrum - Transhield
                                                                                                                                                    Concerns about active RF interrogation are well known.  RF interrogation of communication, radar and combat systems enable the interrogator to determine the operating characteristics of that equipment and potentially to conduct electronic warfare.  Protective covers manufactured from RF shielding drapable materials, developed under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, prevent both asset interrogation and electronic warfare. The RF shielding material can also prevent the scanning of a sensitive asset to determine its shape.  This step is critical if the asset’s performance can be deduced by knowing its shape.  The material, with slight modification,... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                                                    Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                    David Sharman, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                                                    Military and Technical Advisor
                                                                                                                                                    Transhield, Inc.
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                                                                                                                                                      On-Demand Solution Review: The Importance of Intelligence to Multi-Domain Operations and EMSO - Corvus Consulting, LLC
                                                                                                                                                        Real-time Spectrum visualization absolutely relies upon intelligence and sensor information, yet the fields are slow in coming together to trade and integrate data. As intelligence, signal, cyber and electronic warfare work more closely together, this relationship and the associated real-time data exchange requirement emerges as a critical area of improvement....
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                                                                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                        Jason LaClair
                                                                                                                                                        Federal Business Developer
                                                                                                                                                        Corvus Consulting, LLC
                                                                                                                                                        Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                        SGM Ray Reyes, USA (Ret.)
                                                                                                                                                        Corvus Consulting, LLC
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                                                                                                                                                          On-Demand Solution Review: Transforming Open Source Intelligence Using AI Machine Learning - Perspecta
                                                                                                                                                            ​Analysts struggle with identifying anomalies in encrypted data because of the volume of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).  To address this, Perspecta has developed an interactive, artificial intelligence / machine-learning platform that extracts and highlights operationally relevant information from news and social media channels. Designed for the needs of the intelligence community, this solution used advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms to track emerging patterns and trends in near real time. Analysts get an integrated dashboard that shows all open source intelligence channels. They can drill down to original OSINT information for more in-depth analysis, more readily reach conclusions about tone and... ...read more...
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                                                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                            Dave Dickey, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                                                            Senior Intelligence Analyst
                                                                                                                                                            Peraton
                                                                                                                                                            Speaker (confirmed)
                                                                                                                                                            Himanshu Garg
                                                                                                                                                            Chief Architect for Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning Scientist
                                                                                                                                                            Perspecta
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