Agenda

Monday, 18 November 2024 (Afternoon)

• 1200
• Check-In/To-Go Lunch

• 1300-1700
• Pre-Workshop Courses & Tours (Unclassified)

• 1300
• Track A: Courses (Hybrid)
• Track B: Tours (In-Person Only)

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• Test and Evaluation of AI Systems
  Dr. Michael Yee, Dr. Lei Hamilton
• AI-Enabled Ultrasound for Field-Forward Medicine
  Benjamin Roop

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• AI System Architecture and Deployment Guidelines
  David R. Martinez
• Autonomous Systems Development Facility (ASDF)
  Dr. Trevor Ashley

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• A Practical Guide to Applied Generative AI
  Dr. Pooya Khorrami, Evan Young, Dr. Swaroop Vattam, Dr. Olga Simek,
  Trang Nguyen, Dr. Miriam Cha, Keegan Quigley
• STRIVE Center
  Dr. Hayley Reynolds

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• Ethical and Responsible AI in 2024: Definitions, Expectations, Standards, Techniques, and Failures
  Ngaire Underhill, Isabelle Hurley
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• Introduction to Human–Machine Teaming for Systems Engineering
  Kimberlee Chang, Dr. Vincent Mancuso, Dr. Sarah McGuire
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• Artificial Intelligence for Cyber
  Jensen Dempsey, Dr. Timothy Reid, Dr. William Stephenson,
  Dr. Ashley Suh
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• Counter Influence Operations Using AI and Causal Inference
  Dr. Edward Kao, Dr. Erika Mackin
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024

• AI Innovations (Auditorium | Unclassified | Hybrid)

• 800
• Check-In/Continental Breakfast

• 900
• Workshop Overview and Welcome
• Dr. Sandeep Pisharody, Dr. Alexandra Van Dine, MIT LL

• 915
• Opening Remarks
• Melissa G. Choi, Director, MIT LL

• 930
• Keynote: Adapt & Overcome: Accelerating Mission Readiness Through AI Enabled Systems
• Dr. Kimberly Sablon, Principal Director, Trusted AI and Autonomy, USD(R&E)

• 1015
• Networking Break

• Session 1: AI Innovation Implications for the Department of Defense

• 1030
• Session Introduction
• Heidi Perry, MIT LL

• 1035
• Featured Talk: Architecting for Data Quality and AI Solutions at Scale to Unlock Mission Value
• Lori Wade, U.S. Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer

• 1100
• Featured Talk: Accelerating AI for the DAF - A Model for Defense Academia Collaboration
• Colonel Scott Ruppel, Department of the Air Force MIT AI Accelerator

• Session 2: FFRDCs and UARCs in the Age of Generative AI

• 1125
• Session Introduction
• Robert Bond, MIT LL

• 1130
• Panel Discussion
  Panelists: Dr. Bart Paulhamus, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; 
  Dr. Debra Emmons, The Aerospace Corporation;
  Dr. Leshell Hatley, Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy (RITA);
  Dr. Tom Longstaff, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute;
  Dr. Douglas Robbins, MITRE Labs;
  Heidi Perry, Chief Technology Officer, MIT LL
• Moderator: Robert Bond, MIT LL

• 1230
• Lunch

• Session 3: AI Technology Enablers

• 1330
• Session Introduction
• Justin Goodwin or Dr. Gabriel Wachman, MIT LL

• 1335
• Hardware-Specific Code Translation: An Automatic, LLM-Based Approach
• Dr. Ellie Kitanidis, Code Metal

• 1400
• Simulating Radar Using Equivariant Graph Neural Networks
• Dr. Robin Walters, Northeastern University

• 1425
• Computational Foundations for Generative AI
• Dr. Sanjeev Mohindra, MIT LL

• 1450
• AI Innovations Day Wrap-Up
• Dr. Sandeep Pisharody or Dr. Alexandra Van Dine, MIT LL

• 1455
• Networking Break
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• 1510
• Poster Session Lightning Talks

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• Session Introduction
• Jaime Peña or Dr. Rohan Paleja, MIT LL

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• Clinical Assistance with Retrieval-Augmented Language Models in Austere Environments
• Keegan Quigley, MIT LL

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• Ultrasound Foundation Model Development to Accelerate Medical Image Interpretation for Field-Forward Care
• Benjamin Roop, MIT LL

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• Trajectory Prediction from Time Series Data with Temporal Logics
• Dr. Matthew Cleaveland, MIT LL

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• Exploiting Graph Structure for Author Verification
• Dr. Ana Smith, MIT LL

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• TinyAI: Few-Shot Learning for Sonar Monitoring at the Edge
• Ashley Kamal, MIT LL

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• TAACKIT: Track Annotation and Analytics with Continuous Knowledge Integration Tool
• Dr. Lily Lee, MIT LL

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• AI-Assisted Military Training with DARPA’s Task Guidance (PTG)
• Janice Crager, MIT LL

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• From 2D Imagery to Navigable Photorealistic 3D Site Models
• Michael Chan, MIT LL

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• Autonomy al Fresco: Leveraging Scene Graphs for Real-Time Autonomy
• Dr. Eric Cristofalo, MIT LL

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• Event-Driven Perception for Autonomous Drones
• Navid Shahrestani, MIT LL

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• Human–Machine Teaming (HMT) for National Security
• Dr. Vincent Mancuso, MIT LL

• 1625
• Poster Session Wrap-Up
• Jaime Peña or Dr. Rohan Paleja, MIT LL

• 1630
• Poster Session Industry Night and Networking Reception (Cafeteria)

 

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

• Agentic AI (Auditorium | CUI | In-Person Only)
• ConductorOS Developer Workshop (AC-120 | Unclassified | In-Person Only)

• 800
• Check-In/Continental Breakfast
• Check-In/Continental Breakfast

• 900
• Workshops Remarks
  Heidi Perry, Chief Technology Officer, MIT LL
• ConductorOS Developer Workshop: Operationalizing AI at the Edge (Limited Seating)

• 915
• Keynote: Operational Test and Evaluation Considerations for Emerging Technologies
  Honorable Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation
• If interested in participating in this course, please contact raains@ll.mit.edu

• 1000
• Networking Break
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• Session 1: Human–Machine Teaming and Explainable AI
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• 1015
• Session Introduction
  Dr. Sarah McGuire or Dr. Hrishikesh Rao, MIT LL
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• 1020
• Featured Talk: Air Force Futures Priorities: Human–Machine Teaming (HMT)
  Lieutenant Colonel Lea Johansen, Air Force Futures
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• 1045
• Developing a Human-Centered Analysis System for Multimedia Triage
  Matthew Daggett, MIT LL
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• 1110
• Automated Casualty Status Communication Tool
  Dr. Marc Vaillant, MIT LL
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• 1135
• Advanced Wearables Architectures for Human Performance Monitoring and HMT
  Dr. Molly Crane, MIT LL
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• 1200
• Lunch
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• Session 2: Autonomy
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• 1300
• Session Introduction
  Dr. Trevor Ashley or Dr. Eric Cristofalo, MIT LL
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• 1305
• Software Architectures for Governance in Autonomous Systems
  Dr. Eric Heim, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
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• 1330
• Resilient Autonomy for Contested Environments
  Luis Alvarez, MIT LL
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• 1355
• AI-Driven Collaborative Dogfighting
  Dr. Ross Allen, MIT LL
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• 1420
• Decentralized Multiagent Trajectory Planner for UAVs
  Dr. Jonathan How, MIT
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• 1445
• Networking Break
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• Session 3: Multi-Modal AI
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• 1500
• Session Introduction
  Dr. Miriam Cha or Olivia Brown, MIT LL
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• 1505
• Vision-Language Foundation Models for Satellite Imagery Analysis
  Dr. Theodoros Tsiligkaridis, MIT LL
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• 1530
• Navigating Contested Logistics: The Role of Multi-Modal AI and Function Calling in Joint Planning Software
  Dr. Dan Taninecz Miller, BigBear.ai
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• 1555
• RAITE (Robust AI Test Event) 2024: Multi-Modal AI Red Teaming and Testing
  Mr. Tyler Fitzsimmons, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
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• 1620
• Rapid Aerodynamic Analysis through Deep Learning
  Dr. Matthew C. Jones, MIT LL
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• 1645
• Agentic AI Day Wrap-Up
  Dr. Sandeep Pisharody or Dr. Alexandra Van Dine, MIT LL
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Thursday, 21 November 2024

• Track A: AI for National Security Operations (Auditorium | SCI | In-Person Only)
• Track B: New Frontiers in AI (Unclassified | S2-180 | Hybrid)

• 800
• Check-In/Continental Breakfast
• 800
• Check-In/Continental Breakfast

• 900
• Workshops Remarks
  Dr. Dennis Ross or Dr. Vincent Mancuso, MIT LL
• 900
• Workshops Remarks
  Dr. Sandeep Pisharody or Dr. Alexandra Van Dine, MIT LL

• 915
• Keynote: How Can We Be GREAT at Responsible AI?
  Dr. Anna Rubinstein, Chief of Responsible Artificial Intelligence, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• 915
• Keynote: The Truth of the Matter in the Age of Generative AI 
  Dr. Tina Eliassi-Rad, Northeastern University

• 1000
• Networking Break
• 1000
• Networking Break

• 1010
• Fireside Chat with CENTCOM
  Dr. Michael Foster, CENTCOM
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• 1040
• Networking Break
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• Session A1: AI Assurance
• Session B1: Physics Informed Machine Learning

• 1050
• Session Introduction
  Kenneth Alperin or Matthew Edwards or Jonas Borgstrom, MIT LL
• 1015
• Session Introduction
  Dr. Roozbeh Jafari or Dr. Joe Belarge, MIT LL

• 1055
• Featured Talk: Data Science in an AI-Augmented World: Thoughts on this New Era
  Dr. Adam Cardinal-Stakenas, National Security Agency
• 1020
• Higher-Order Equivariant Neural Networks for Charge Density Prediction in Materials
  Dr. Eric Taw, MIT LL

• 1120
• AI Assurance for USCYBERCOM
  Dr. William Stephenson, MIT LL
• 1045
• The Strength to Say "I Don't Know"
  Dr. Alina Zare, University of Florida

• 1145
• Expanding AI Innovation
  Dr. Isabel Averill, U.S. Government
• 1110
• Panel Discussion
  Moderator: Dr. Roozbeh Jafari, MIT LL
  Panelists:
  Dr. Jeffrey S. Palmer, MIT LL;
  Dr. Yuri Bazilev, Brown University;
  Dr. Collin M. Stultz, MIT;
  Dr. Robin Walters, Northeastern University

• 1210
• Lunch
• 1205
• Lunch

• Session A2: INDOPACOM Perspectives Panel
• Session B2: Circuits and Architectures

• 1310
• Session Introduction
  Moderator: Rear Admiral Lorin Selby, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
  Panelists: 
  Rear Admiral Michael Studeman, U.S. Navy (Ret.); 
  Dr. MiIes Yu, U.S. Naval Academy; 
  Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. Navy;
  Dr. Katherine Rink, MIT LL
• 1305
• Session Introduction
  Alexandra Wright or Dr. Mordechai Rothschild, MIT LL

• 1355
• Networking Break
• 1310
• Tiny AI: What You Can Do with a Watt
  Vitaliy Gleyzer, MIT LL

• Session A3: Operational AI Needs
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• 1405
• Session Introduction
  Michael Tierney or Dr. Sam Polk, MIT LL
• 1335
• Energy-Accuracy-Security Trade-Offs in Resistive In-Memory Architectures
  Dr. Saion Roy, Northeastern University

• 1410
• AI-Assisted Broad Area Search & Detection of Deployed, Camouflaged, and Concealed Mobile Missile Launchers in High-Resolution Satellite EO Imagery
  Dr. Curt H. Davis, University of Missouri Center for Geospatial Intelligence
• 1400
• NorthPole: Adapting AI Accelerators for DoD Tactical Edge
  Dr. Karen Gettings, MIT LL

• 1435
• Featured Talk: Project Harbinger: Task Force Turing: AI for the Undersea Enterprise
  Captain Jeff Anderson, Undersea Warfighting Development Center
• 1425
• Rack to the Future: Developing Next-Generation AI Training Processors
  Dr. Murat Onen, Eva Technology

• 1500
• Authorship Style Transfer with Large Language Models
  Kenneth Alperin, MIT LL
• 1450
• Ferroelectric Transistors: Promising Energy-Efficient Building Blocks for Synthetic Intelligence
  Dominick Pipitone, MIT LL

• 1525
• AI for National Security Operations Wrap-Up
  Dr. Dennis Ross or Dr. Vincent Mancuso
• 1515
• New Frontiers In AI Wrap-Up
  Dr. Sandeep Pisharody or Dr. Alexandra Van Dine, MIT LL

• 1530
• Networking Break
• 1520
• Networking Break

• All Tracks: Reflections on Rapid AI Innovation: A Call to Action (Auditorium | Unclassified | Hybrid)

• 1540
• Session Introduction
• Dr. Bill Streilein, MIT LL

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• Panel Discussion
  Ramesh Menon, Defense Intelligence Agency; 
  Captain Xavier Lugo, Task Force Lima, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office; 
  Dr. Amy Soller, NVIDIA
• Moderator: Dr. Bill Streilein, MIT LL

• 1615
• Workshop Closing Remarks
• Heidi Perry, Chief Technology Officer, MIT LL