Agenda 2019

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AI Courses: Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Time
Track Option
Presenter
1000-1600 Track 1 – Autonomy: AI for Autonomous Systems with RACECAR Ms. Tate DeWeese, MIT LL
1000-1400 Track 2 – Computer Vision: Introduction to Deep-Learning Computer Vision Applications in GEOINT Dr. Ryan Soklaski, MIT LL
1000-1500 Track 3 – Natural Language Processing Dr. Olga Simek, MIT LL
Important Details

Check-in for Track 1 begins 0900 at MIT LL, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02421; transportation departs between 0915-0930 for Hanscom AFB

Check-in for Track 2 begins 0930, participants remain at MIT LL, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02421

Check-in for Track 3 begins 0945 at MIT LL, 3 Forbes Road, Lexington, MA 02421, participants remain at 3 Forbes Road

Lunch will be provided on site at each location

 

Day 1: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Time
Proceedings
Presenter
0715 Check-In Begins  
0815 Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Eric Evans, MIT LL
0825 Workshop Roadmap and Logistics Mr. Robert Bond, MIT LL
0835 Keynote: A Short History, Present Developments, and Future Outlook Mr. David Martinez, MIT LL
0920 Keynote: USD (R&E) AI Priorities Dr. Matthew Daniels, OUSD (R&E)
1005 Break
National Security Initiatives in AI
1020 Session Introduction: Perspectives from DoD and IC Dr. Chris Roeser, MIT LL
1125 AIM Initiatives Mr. Dean A. Souleles, Chief Technology Advisor, ODNI
1055 JAIC AI Initiatives Dr. Jill Crisman, Chief Scientist, JAIC
1025 AI Applications CAPT Jaim Coddington, USMC
1155 Lunch
AI Advances for National Security
1235 Session Introduction: AI for DoD Missions Mr. Navid Yazdani, MIT LL
Mr. Dwight Hutchenson, MIT LL
1240 Dynamic Situational Awareness MAJ Michael G. Benner, USARMY
1310 Deep Learning for Object Detection Mr. David Barrett, MIT LL
1340 Personalized and Ubiquitous Robot Learning Dr. Matthew Gombolay, Georgia Tech
1410 Applications in Missile Defense Mr. Justin Goodwin, MIT LL
1440 Machine Learning for Wideband RF Sensing Mr. Keith Forsythe, MIT LL
1510 Break
1525 Session Introduction: AI for Biosecurity and Life Sciences Dr. William Streilein, MIT LL
1530 Machine Learning for Biomedical Research, Diagnosis, and Intervention Dr. Laura Brattain, MIT LL
1600 Machine Learning for Biosensors Dr. Brian Lee, MIT LL
1630 Leveraging Deep Learning for Life Sciences Dr. Courtney Corley, PNNL
1700 Closing Remarks and Adjourn Dr. Joseph Campbell, MIT LL
1710 Reception in Main Cafeteria  

 

 

Day 2: Thursday, 14 November 2019
Time
Proceedings
Presenter
0810 Security Considerations Security Services Department, MIT LL
0815 Welcome and Opening Remarks Ms. Anu Myne, MIT LL
AI Advances for National Security (continued) DPT
0825 Session Introduction: AI for Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Dr. Joseph Zipkin, MIT LL Demos,
Posters,
and Tours
0830 Accelerating Army Fires Mr. Andrew Heier, MIT LL
0900 AI for Motion-Based Anomaly Detection Dr. Peter Mastromarino, MIT LL
0930 AI Red Teaming Dr. Mikel Rodriguez, MITRE
1000 Break
1015 Session Introduction: AI for the Intelligence Community Dr. Danelle Shah, MIT LL
1020 AI on the Edge Mr. Michael Coury, MIT LL
1050 Natural Language Processing Mr. Robert Dunn, MIT LL
1120 Operational Examples USG Speakers
1150 Operational Examples Dr. Jon P. Nedel, USG
1220 Lunch
AI Advances for National Security (continued)
1305 Session Introduction: AI for Homeland Protection Dr. Rajmonda Caceres, MIT LL
1310 Threat Detection Using Advanced Machine Learning Ms. Marianne DeAngelus, MIT LL
1340 Reconnaissance of Influence Operations Dr. Steven Smith, MIT LL
1410 Counter Illicit Marketplaces on the Web Dr. Lin Li, MIT LL
1440 Break
1455 Session Introduction: AI for Cyber Security Dr. Dennis Ross, MIT LL
1500 Coresets for Dataset Reductions Dr. Allan Wollaber, MIT LL
1530 Verification and Validation of Applied AI Systems Dr. Eliezer Kanal, SEI/CMU
1600 Adversarial Learning for Cyber Applications Dr. Jason Matterer, MIT LL
1630 Closing Remarks and Adjourn Dr. Sanjeev Mohindra, MIT LL

 

 

Day 3: Friday, 15 November 2019
Time
Proceedings
Presenter
0815 Welcome and Opening Remarks Ms. Anu Myne, MIT LL
0825 Keynote: AI Topic-AI Accelerator: Producing innovative, disruptive, technology to rapidly field AI into DoD systems COL Randy “Laz” Gordon, USAF/MIT (PDF 2.2Mb) COL Randy “Laz” Gordon, USAF/MIT
AI Future Directions
0910 Session Introduction: Enabling the Future of AI Dr. Robert Freking, MIT LL (PDF 20.2 Mb) Dr. Robert Freking, MIT LL
0915 AI in DARPA I2O Dr. Bruce Draper, PM, DARPA I20 (PPTX 19.9 Mb) Dr. Bruce Draper, PM, DARPA I20
0945 Accelerating Artificial Intelligence with Silicon Photonics Dr. Nicholas C. Harris, CEO, Lightmatter Inc. (PDF 8.4 Mb) Dr. Nicholas C. Harris, CEO, Lightmatter Inc.
1015 Fast AI Prof. Charles E. Leiserson, MIT CSAIL
1045 Pragmatic AI Ms. Paula Ward, MIT LL
1115 Demos and Posters Various Presenters
1200 Lunch
1245 Session Introduction: Vanguard Topics Dr. Vijay Gadepally, MIT LL
1250 The Landscape of Robust AI Prof. Aleksander Madry, MIT CSAIL
1320 Robust Neuro-Symbolic AI Dr. Vikash Mansinghka, MIT/CSAIL
1350 Decision Uncertainty in Deep Learning and its Applications Dr. Theodoros Tsiligkaridis, MIT LL
1420 Synthetic Data Augmentation for AI Dr. Pooya Khorrami, MIT LL
1450 Visual Reasoning Dr. Ryan Soklaski, MIT LL
1520 AI for National Security: Summary Ms. Anu Myne, MIT LL
1535 Closing Remarks and Adjourn Mr. Robert Bond, MIT LL