Research and Academic Track:

NERD (New Emerging Research & Development)

Notes:

A brand new issue of our peer-reviewed journal, Military Cyber Affairs, will be available for pickup at this track!
Presentations will be recorded and published on our YouTube channel.
See the schedule for the two other tracks at these links:
- main track (here)
- commercial / private sector oriented track (here).

Track Schedule for Thursday 19 May 2022

Note: The agenda is subject to change. All times EST.

0930: Welcome and Opening Presentation: The State of Defense Cyber Research

Dr. Tomas Peña

Track MC and former Interim JOC Director and Offensive Cyber Operations Branch Chief at CYBERCOM

Chester Maciag

Director for Cyber Technologies at the Department of Defense

1000: Using Cyber Terrain in Reinforcement Learning for Intelligence Preparation of the Battle Space

Dr. Tyler Cody

Machine Learning Oriented Research Assistant Professor at the Virginia Tech Intelligent Systems Lab

1030: Break

1100: Immersive Virtual Insanity

Dr. Abe Bagili

Director of the Connecticut Institute of Technology (canceled due to unforeseen circumstances)

1130: Enter the Battleverse: China's Metaverse War

Josh Baughman

Analyst for the China Aerospace Studies Institute at Air University

1200: Lunch Break

1300: Cybersecurity Education: Post Pandemic Update

Dr. Bill Butler

Vice President at Capitol Technology University

1330: The Evolution of Cyber Defense Education

Dr. Joseph Schafer

Associate Dean of the College of Information and Cyberspace at National Defense University (aka the Cyber War College)

1400: The Cyber Institutes at Senior Military Colleges

Colonel Linda Riedel

Deputy Director of the Citadel DoD Cyber Institute

1430: Defensive Industrial Policy: Cybersecurity Interventions to Reduce Intellectual Property Theft

Dr. Carl Horn

Professor of Cyber Warfare Studies with the Air Force Cyber College

Dr. Chad Dacus

Professor of Cyber Warfare Studies with the Air Force Cyber College

1500: Enterprise Cyber Maneuver: Breaking Tradition to Achieve the Ultimate Defense

Dr. Tomas Peña

Track MC and former Interim JOC Director and Offensive Cyber Operations Branch Chief at CYBERCOM

1530: High Frequency Radio Usage in the Event of Satellite Disruption/Denial

Dr. Stephen Hamilton

Chief of Staff at the Army Cyber Institute

1600: End of Track

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