T&E in Support of Prototyping and Experimentation

January 16 – Pre-Workshop Tutorials
January 17-18 – Workshop Plenary and Technical Track Sessions
Sheraton Uptown ~ Albuquerque, NM

Hosted by the ITEA Roadrunner, White Sands, Huachuca, and Valley of the Sun Chapters 

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PLENARY SPEAKERS

• Major General Matthew Molloy, Commander, Air Force Test and Evaluation Center
• Mr. Paul Mann, Technical Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division
• Mr. George Rumford, Deputy Director, Test Resource Management Center
• Mr. Chris Beairsto, Lead for Operations and Beam Control, High Energy Laser Test Facility  
• Kelly Hammett, PhD, Director, Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate
• Mr. Glenn Fogg, Deputy Director for Prototyping & Experimentation, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Emerging Capability & Prototyping

Panel on Testing Lessons Learned and Suggested Improvements for Rapid Prototyping / Rapid Acquisition

Moderated by – Denise De La Cruz, Deputy Director, Test Range Oversight, OSD-Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)

• Thomas Clutz, PhD – Chief, Acquisition and Evaluation Division Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO)
• Mr. Jerry Tyree, Deputy Commander / Tech Director, White Sands Test Center
• Mr. Tom Lockhart, Director, Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office

TECHNICAL TRACKS

Next-Generation Experimentation & Test Techniques for Cyber Resilience

• Cyber Operational Vulnerability Assessment (COVA); Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Six-Phase Cybersecurity T&E Process – Mike Lilienthal, PhD, Electronic Warfare Assoc.
• Self Cleansing Intrusion Tolerance – Arun Sood, PhD, George Mason University/ SCIT Labs
• Vulnerability and Capability with Respect to Cyber Dependent Weapon Systems – Lt Col Michael “Thumper” Christensen, 47th Test Squadron Commander, San Antonio, TX
• Cybersecurity Test and Methodologies for Improving Mission Cyber Resiliency – Ralph Galetti, Boeing

Measurement & Test Results

• NWCTEE – Jason Lucas
• Light Attack Experiment Methodology – Major John Tekel, 586 FLTS
• The Challenges and Successes of Prototyping & Experimentation of Laser Systems on Civilian & Military Aircraft – Kurt Rinke, Camo LLC

Experimentation & Prototyping

• Big Data Analytics and Design of Experiments: A Powerful Combination for T&E – Mark Kiemele, PhD, Air Academy Associates
• A Systems Approach to Battle Management Aids – Bonnie Johnson, Naval Post Graduate School
• Information Technology Experiences Using a Simulated Tele-science Exploration of Mars – Nader Vadiee, Southwest Indian Polytechical Institute