35th International Test and Evaluation Symposium Proceedings (2018)

35th International Test and Evaluation Symposium Proceedings (2018)

December 10-13, 2018 ~ Embassy Suites Mandalay Bay ~ Oxnard, CA

ONLINE PROCEEDINGS and PRESENTATIONS


KEYNOTE ADDRESSES AND SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS


SPECIAL PANELS

Academia Day Panel

  • Moderator: Mr. Jim Bak – Chief Engineer, Software, GBL Systems Corporation
  • Mr. John Fitzgibbon – President/CEO, TEQ Games
  • Mr. Joel Helling – Software Engineer, GBL Systems Corporation
  • Terry Murphy – Deputy Director, Policy and Workforce, Office of Test and Evaluation
  • Robin Poston, PhD – Interim Dean, Graduate School; Professor, Department of Business Information and Technology, University of Memphis
  • Mr. Edward C. Romero – Deputy Director, Business Operations, NAWC Weapons Division, Test and Evaluation
  • Mr. Michael Soltys – CSU, Channel Islands

Diversity in T&E Panel

  • Moderator: Ms. Kathy Smith – GBL Systems Corporation
  • Mr . John Fitzgibbon – President/CEO, TEQ Games
  • Mr. Edward C. Romero – Deputy Director, Business Operations, NAWC Weapons Division, Test and Evaluation
  • Mr. Geoff Wilson – Deputy Program Manager, Test & Evaluation / Science & Technology, Test Resource Management Center

Open Air Ranges Panel: Testing (& Training) in an Integrated, Connected Environment for 2025 and Beyond

  • Moderator: Mr. Tom Dowd – Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons, Division, Naval Air Systems Command
  • Eileen Bjorkman, PhD – Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
  • Mr. Michael T . McCarthy – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, US Army
  • Mr. Rob Vargo – Atlantic Test Ranges, NAWCAD/NAVAIR Range Department

T&E of Emerging Threats in Complex Environments Panel  

  • Moderator: Mrs. Gloria Deane – International Programs Specialist, DOT&E
  • Dai Morris, PhD – Head of Capability (Weapons, Evaluation and Capability Assurance)/UK MOD
  • Mr. Wayne Dumais – Test Area Manager, Office of T&E/Department of Homeland Security
  • Keith Joiner, PhD – Senior Lecturer, University of NSW, Canberra Australia

Testing for Homeland Security Panel  

  • Moderator: Mr. Gregory Simmons – S&T Deputy Director for National Preparedness Programs, DHS, Office of T&E
  • Mr. Charles Hall – United States Coast Guard, Office of the Assistant Commandant for Acquisition, RDTE
  • Fook Kay Lee, PhD – Ministry of Home Affairs, Republic of Singapore
  • Mr. Ian Robbins – National Research Council, Canada
  • Ms. Kristin Wyckoff – Department Homeland Security, Science and Technology, International Cooperative Programs Office

T&E Workforce Development Session

  • Moderator: Mr. Terry Murphy – Department of Homeland Security
  • Robin Poston, PhD – Interim Dean, Graduate School; Professor, Department of Business Information and Technology, University of Memphis
  • Ms. Mindy Dowling –  T&E Engineer, FAA
  • Mr. Kenneth Stefanek – Learning Director, T&E, Defense Acquisition University

TECHNICAL  SESSIONS

Advanced T&E Planning Technical Session

Big Data Analytics Technical Session

Big Data Tools & Cloud Computing for T&E Technical Session

  • Chair: Mr. Erwin Sabile – Booz Allen Hamilton
  • An Automated Artificial Intelligence Assistant for TSPI Post Mission Processing – Farrokh Vatan, PhD, Jet Propulsion Lab
  • Applying Automated Methods of Managing T&E Processes – Mr. Chad Steven, KBR
  • Software Test Automation Implementation Practices – Mr. Jim Wisnowski, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB

Cybersecurity T&E Technical Session

Increasing Use of Modeling & Simulation for T&E Technical Session

Logistics in Future T&E Technical Session

  • Chair: Mr. Gil Torres, NAVAIR
  • An Automated Artificial Intelligence Assistant for TSPI Post Mission Processing – Farrokh Vatana, Brian Kahoveca, and Edward Chowa, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Gary Glazner, Edwards Air Force Base, and Gil Torres, Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu
  • Demonstration of a 500-kW T&E Simulator for High Energy Lasers (TSHEL) – Young K. Bae, PhD, Y.K. Bae Corporation
  • Life Cycle Sustainment Methodologies Applied to Legacy Weapon Systems – Mr. Patrick I. Buckley and Co-Authors, Walt Davis, Andre Lovas, Ken Hudson, David Pyne, Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Software Testing Certifications – Mr. Andrew Pollner, American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB)

Range Infrastructure Technical Session

T&E of System of Systems with Manned & Unmanned Capabilities Technical Session

  • Chair: Mr. Kevin Knudsen – The Boeing Company
  • Determining Safe Separation of UAS and Aircraft in Mixed-use Airspace during Testing – Mr. Muhammad Sohail, NAVAIR AD Patuxent River
  • Initial Results of the CABLE/TRAX-West Maritime Atmospheric Measurement Event – Mr. Roberto Garcia, NAVAIR, Pt Mugu
  • Testing as a Service: Model and Lessons Learned from JLTV MOT&E – Mr. Tony Hawkins and Mr. Brian Wright, Ravenswood Solutions

T&E with Advanced Threat Environments Technical Session