Thursday, Nov. 14
Schedule
8:15 am
Shuttle arrives from University of Maryland, College Park
8:30 am
Registration and Networking
9:00 am
Summit welcome and administrative notes
Dr. Reza Ghodssi
Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering
Executive Director of Research and Innovation, MATRIX Lab
University of Maryland
9:05 am
University of Maryland Welcome
Dr. Elizabeth Beise
Professor & Senior Associate Provost
University of Maryland
9:15 am
Introduction
Dr. Derek Paley
Willis H. Young Jr. Professor of Aerospace Engineering Education
Director, Maryland Robotics Center
University of Maryland
Morning Keynote
“Criticality of Emerging Technologies in Defense, Our Nation and the World Today”
Maynard Holliday
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Top level criticality of emerging technologies in defense, our nation and the world today, DoD as a leader
Takeaway: There is a critical need to get this right today, as a foundation and as a tool currently being used
9:45 am
Introduction
Dr. Ming Lin
Dr. Barry Mersky and Capital One Endowed Professor, Department of Computer Science
University of Maryland
Panel: “AI and Autonomy on the Edge Today”
Moderator
Christopher Collins
Executive Director, Developmental Test, Evaluation, and Assessments
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering
Panelists
Colonel (Retired) James “Jimmy” H. Jenkins III
President of the Armed Forces Portfolio
BlueHalo
Dr. Julie Marble
Director of Intelligent Human Machine Systems
Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)
University of Maryland
Dr. Charles Rea
Chief Technologist and Division Head for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Dr. Marc Steinberg
Science of Autonomy Program Officer
Office of Naval Research
11:30 am
Lunch and networking
12:30 pm
Introduction
Dr. Dinesh Manocha
Paul Chrisman Iribe Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Maryland
Afternoon Keynote
“AI and Autonomy After Next”
Dr. Kingsley Fregene
Director, Technology Integration
Lockheed Martin Corporation
This keynote will explore AI/autonomy after next. What do we need to be focusing on beyond current needs, how do we shape the future the way we want it to be?
1:00 pm
Panel
“Challenges for AI and Autonomy Tomorrow”
Moderator
Dr. John S. Baras
Distinguished University Professor
Lockheed Martin Chair in Systems Engineering
University of Maryland
Panelists
Dr. Dinesh Manocha
Paul Chrisman Iribe Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Maryland
Dr. Erion Plaku
Program Director
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
U.S. National Science Foundation
Dr. Brian Sadler
Senior Research Fellow
Center for Autonomy
Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Anuja Sonalker
Founder, CEO
STEER Tech
2:30 pm
Break and networking
2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1 – “How Do We Get to Truly ‘Trusted AI/Autonomy’ or ‘Justified Confidence?’”
How do we set and manage expectations?
Moderator
Dr. John S. Baras
Distinguished University Professor
Lockheed Martin Chair in Systems Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Institute for Systems Research
University of Maryland
Breakout #2 – “What Are The Challenges and Solutions to Operationalizing AI and Autonomy?”
What are the weakest links to operationalizing AI/autonomy and how do we overcome them?
Moderator
Dr. Ming Lin
Dr. Barry Mersky and Capital One Endowed Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Maryland
Breakout #3 – “Education and Workforce Creation”
How do we create the necessary workforce? What do we need to focus on?
Moderator
Dr. Pamela Abshire
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research
Fischell Institute Fellow
University of Maryland
4:15 pm
Reports from each breakout session
Matt Scassero
Director of Operations and Outreach, MATRIX Lab
University of Maryland
4:45 pm
Wrap-up, takeaways, and next steps
Dr. Reza Ghodssi
Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering
Executive Director of Research and Innovation, MATRIX Lab
University of Maryland
5:00 pm
Program adjourns, networking and refreshments available
6:15 pm
Shuttle leaves for College Park