THEME: Model-Based Engineering in Cybersecurity Testing
BASE ACCESS:
CAC, DBIDS Badge, Military or Dependent ID.
If you DO NOT have one of the above the deadline for submitting the SECNAV 5512 will be September 4th. See details below.
OVERVIEW – Agenda link
Model-Based Engineering is a methodology that uses digital models to support the design, analysis, and validation of complex systems. This methodology can be applied to cybersecurity testing to enhance the identification and mitigation of threats while improving system resilience and survivability. This workshop will present and discuss various tools, techniques, and emerging research topics in Model-Based Engineering that can be applied to cybersecurity testing to improve overall cybersecurity effectiveness.
Important Information
Unclassified sessions and the reception will be held at US Naval Base Bangor, Bangor Plaza Conference Center
All Classified sessions will be held at Navy Base Kitsap Keyport
Access to either location requires advanced approval and instruction. See pending deadlines and instructions below.
SPEAKERS | ORGANIZATIONS
BIOS
Ms. Daria Stafford, Technical Director, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)
Dr. Mitch Crosswait, Senior Advisor and Cyber Engineer SME at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Michael Medgyessy, Head of innovation for DoD cloud @ Amazon Web Services
Mr. Vernon Parks, Mission Area Executive, Sea Control, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mr. Frank Alvarado, Cybersecurity Architect, KBR Contractor, TRMC Cybersecurity
Dr. Jeremy Werner, Defense Tech Architect & Ambassador (DOT&E Chief Scientist Emeritus), Cadence Design Systems
Dr. Jess Smith, Senior Cybersecurity Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
* All Presenters- Attention [deadline September 10th] Please upload your non CUI presentations (Distro A) HERE
TUTORIALS ON THURSDAY
Course Title: The Impact of Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) on the Cyber Test, Training, and Evaluation Community
Instructor: Gene Hudgins, KBR (TRMC Support)
Abstract
The Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) significantly impacts the Cyber Test, Training, and Evaluation Community by providing a persistent and reusable enterprise Test and Evaluation (T&E) infrastructure. This infrastructure connects disparate Department of War (DoW) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and training locations, fostering collaboration and enabling the rapid integration of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) capabilities.
JMETC’s core mission is to optimize the DoW’s distributed system-of-systems test infrastructure, develop and maintain common software to eliminate stove-pipes, and provide expertise for designing, setting up, and executing tests.
A key aspect of JMETC’s impact is the provision of “Cybersecurity as a Service,” which supports the RDT&E community in navigating complex cybersecurity policies. This service aids in the implementation of modern DevSecOps methodologies and technologies to promote efficiencies tailored to the RDT&E risk environment. JMETC’s DevSecOps services, in particular, aid in the collaboration, development, and deployment of cybersecure software.
To streamline the approval of software, JMETC utilizes a Software Assurance Certification Process (SACP). This standardized process ensures transparency and accountability, leading to quicker acceptance and use of TENA (Test and Training Enabling Architecture) products on Range Systems. The Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) team provides RMF support through an “RDT&E Overlay” and cybersecurity templates, aiming to streamline the RMF process. Furthermore, JMETC is advancing the use of automation and AI tools. The Cloud Hybrid Edge-to-Enterprise Evaluation & Test Analysis Suite (CHEETAS) is a Big Data and Knowledge Management initiative that provides a common Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) analytics framework.
Course Title: Resilience for Cyber-physical and AI-enabled Systems
Instructor: Tyler Cody, UVA
Abstract
This tutorial develops resilience test engineering for AI-enabled systems (AIES) as a progressive build, beginning from first principles and culminating in concrete, reusable test mechanisms. We start with the fundamentals of resilience engineering and its measurement—how to characterize a system’s capacity to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to adverse conditions, and how to quantify that capacity through artifacts such as resilience requirements and degradation and recovery curves rather than merely asserting it. We then specialize to cyber resilience, where adversity is deliberate, before treating AI resilience as a further sub-problem with its own characteristic failure modes: distribution shift, data and model drift, poisoning, and brittle behavior under conditions never represented in training.
Finally, we ground the discussion in the lifecycle mechanisms—data curation, training and validation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining and oversight—that are canonical to every AIES regardless of the underlying algorithm or model, deriving reusable test mechanisms for each. Throughout, we trace a deliberate path from requirements engineering for these mechanisms to the test engineering that verifies them, making the case that a resilience lens shifts the center of mass of AI test and evaluation away from component algorithms and models and toward the systems, technologies, processes, and people that enable and use them.
A Hands-On Introduction to the State of the Art in Finding Bugs
Instructors: Dan Koch and Dr. Michael Shields, Vigilant Cyber Systems
Abstract
In this hands-on tutorial, we will present a broad introduction to finding bugs in software and then drill down into a guided walkthrough of fuzzing, the most efficient way to find unintended behaviors in a software application. Participants will gain experience with the Vader Modular Fuzzer, a fuzzing framework developed by Draper laboratory funded by the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). We will walk through the fuzzing process from start to finish in a containerized environment available for download.
TOUR INFORMATION: Thursday at 1:30pm
The Weapons System Test Facility (WSTF) is a specialized land-based test and evaluation environment supporting torpedoes, undersea sensors, and Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs). It enables indoor acoustic, pressure, and hydro-environmental testing to validate systems before open-water deployment. Attendees will view the facility’s 45-foot-long, 40,000-gallon pressure vessel and integrated anechoic acoustic test chamber, learning how engineers collect sensor data, evaluate acoustic propagation, and verify telemetry and hardware performance in simulated operational conditions.
The Keyport Innovation Center (KIC) serves as a collaborative rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing workspace where engineers, technicians, and partners rapidly iterate concepts into operational fleet solutions. Designed to foster agile development and point-of-need problem solving, the center houses advanced additive manufacturing systems, laser cutting and etching equipment, and electronics prototyping stations. Attendees will see active 3D printing and digital engineering workflows alongside real-world examples of custom fixtures, rapid-turn repair parts, and low-cost innovative tooling developed directly to support warfighter readiness.
BASE ACCESS INFORMATION: TIME SENSITIVE
To access both the Naval Base Bangor and Navy Base Kitsap Keyport follow these instructions:
- IF YOU HAVE A CAC, DBIDS Badge, Military or Dependent ID:
- Persons with a valid Common Access Card (CAC), Military ID, Dependent ID or DBIDS badge AND show proper photo identification can access the base (Bangor or Keyport).
- IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE OF THE ABOVE IDs, follow these instructions:
- SECNAV 5512 required:
- You must complete and submit the SECNAV 5512 form if you do not have a CAC card or DBIDS to gain base access. The completed SECNAV 5512 will gain access to base (Bangor or Keyport).
- The SECNAV 5512 form states you may provide your SSN and/or driver’s license number. Security will not accept the form unless you provide your SSN.
- Please send an email request to kylie.j.schmuck.civ@us.navy.mil that you wish to submit the SECNAV 5512 form. Kylie will send you the form and initiate the DOD Safe process so you can send your completed form with SSN over DoD Safe to her.
- You will receive an email from DoD Safe once your submitted SECNAV 5512 form is received. The form will be destroyed once processed.
- Request submission date from September 15-17th. Please use September 14-17th if you need to access the plaza location a day earlier.
- At the gate, you must present a valid, REAL-ID photo ID to get base access. No other photo ID will be accepted by the base security.
- SECNAV 5512 required:
Further information on base access is provided: https://cnrnw.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NAVBASE-Kitsap/About/Installation-Guide/Visitor-Information/
LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP
Highlight your organization before and during the event. From Small Businesses with 10 or less employees to our biggest industry leaders, our price point and return on investment will be just what you need to succeed to gaining visibility within the T&E community.
Levels of Sponsorship
Platinum $5000
Gold $2500
Silver $1000
Bronze $500 Small Business & Academia $250
Other Opportunities
Lunch $3000
Networking Reception $7500
DONATIONS: MIN KIM SCHOLARSHIP
Link here to donate to honor Min Kim’s legacy and Increase the Scholarship Award
Questions? Contact Jenna Reza [jenna@itea.org]
VENUES
Unclassified Sessions:
US Naval Base Bangor
Bangor Plaza Conference Center
2720 Ohio Street
Silverdale, WA 98315
Classified Sessions:
Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division, Keyport
OPTIONS: HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
Fairfield Inn by Marriott (Poulsbo ~10 miles from Keyport) ITEA has a very limited number of rooms set aside at this hotel and will release them on 1 August. Link to register directly.
We encourage our attendees to their own research and make arrangements as soon as possible at a hotel that fit their needs and budget. Below is a quick breakdown according to ChatGPT:
Poulsbo = best overall for a charming, walkable downtown with restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, waterfront, and small-town feel.
Option: Fairfield Inn Marriott (if you missed the August 1 deadline)
Bremerton = best if you want more nightlife, ferry access to Seattle, waterfront bars/restaurants, and a more urban feel. Options include:
–Hampton Inn & Suites Bremerton (downtown waterfront)
–Fairfield Inn & Suites Bremerton (downtown)
Silverdale = most convenient to Bangor and has lots of restaurants/shopping, but it’s more suburban strip-mall style and less “walkable downtown.”
Option: Oxford Suites (Silverdale ~10 miles from Keyport)
REGISTRATION PRICING
Tutorial: $300 per tutorial- these are stand alone and all students will receive a certificate and can claim continuing education units.
Attendees: ITEA Member and Full-time Government and Active-Duty Military $695
ITEA Non-Member $845
Participants: Speaker/Presenter/Tracks and Special Sessions/Other $495
Full-time Student $95
Please note: ITEA offers group pricing. Please contact Jenna for the details.
Online registration is closed. If you would like to register please contact Jenna Reza. jenna@itea.org
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Program Chair
Bruce Einfalt, President ITEA Penn State Chapter
Program Co-Chair
Shannon Knight, NUWC Keyport
Technical Chair
Mike Shields, Vigilant Systems
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