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2019 National Security Education Program Colloquium

Hosted by the Hume Center for National Security and Technology and the Virginia Tech Integrated Security Destination Area & sponsored by SAIC

Date:
April 16, 2019

Location:

Lathan Ballroom A, The Inn at Virginia Tech

901 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24061

 

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About the 2019 National Security Education Program Colloquium

The annual National Security Education Program Colloquium is the highlight of our educational programs. It allows students from across the university to interact with leaders from the intelligence and national security community and includes a student research poster session, panels featuring government and industry speakers, networking sessions, and a keynote address. The theme for 2019 is the Weaponization of Information and Artificial Intelligence. This colloquium is hosted by the Hume Center for National Security and Technology and the Virginia Tech Integraed Security Destination Area and sponsored by SAIC.

9:00 a.m. Welcome – Col. Paul Mele, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Tech Army ROTC

9:10 a.m. Student Team Presentation – Hack RFML Attack & Resilience Teams 

9:40 a.m. Day of Remembrance Moment of Silence

  • Led by Madison Dillow, Cadet Sergeant, Corps of Cadets

9:45 a.m. Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Threats for the Intelligence Community

  • Jonathan Black – Hume Center Aerospace and Ocean Systems Lab (Moderator)
  • Sarita B. – Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Kirk Jenne – Aveshka, Inc.
  • Jasen Halmes – CACI
  • Karen Metzler – Northrop Grumman

10:45 a.m. Networking Break and Refreshments

11:00 a.m. Student Team Presentation – CyberLeaders Teams 

11:30 a.m. Student Team Presentation – SAIC Team 

12:00 noon Lunch

  • Latham Ballroom B

1:00 p.m. Workforce Development for Emerging National Security Technologies

  • Caroline Frampton – SAIC (Moderator)
  • Mike B. – Central Intelligence Agency
  • Deborah Golden – Deloitte
  • Patty Finch – Northrop Grumman
  • Kent Pride – Raytheon

2:00 p.m. Student Team Presentation – CACI Team 

2:20 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Technical and Policy Considerations of Cyber Influence Operations

  • Chris A. – National Security Agency (Moderator)
  • Christopher C. – Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Phil Harvey – Raytheon
  • Chad Levinson – Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs
  • David Raymond – Virginia Cyber Range

3:30 p.m. Student Team Presentation – Northrop Grumman team 

3:55 p.m. Concluding Remarks – Ehren Hill, Associate Director for Outreach

4:00 p.m. Student Poster Session and Reception

6:00 p.m. Announcement of Poster winners – Alan Michaels, Director of Electronic Systems Lab

6:00 p.m. Keynote Address – T. Charles Clancy, Hume Center Executive Director
                "Disruptive Technologies and their Impact on National Security”