Hume Seminar Series: Info Ops: Defense Doctrine & Debate
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom; Link provided upon registration.
Open to students, faculty, and alumni from Virginia Tech and all other IC CAE institutions and CCI affiliations.
About the Event
With the emergence of 21st century information technologies that increasingly connect, enable, and influence human activities, information operations (IO) and notions of mis/disinformation have predictably become a topic of much concern and debate, particularly within the defense community. Despite this, current debate often lacks coherence and awareness of prevailing concepts in the field. In particular, a brief examination of the U.S. defense community’s evolving doctrine, information-related capabilities (both technical and non-technical), and current challenges offers a helpful starting point for comprehending the role of IO both in competition and conflict.
About the Speaker
Mr. Will Hanley
Mr. Will Hanley is an information warfare researcher at VT NSI and Marine veteran with 10+ years of experience in communications and information operations. A graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Postgraduate School, he is certified as a joint military planner in various disciplines ranging from psychological to electronic warfare. Currently, he supports various DOD workforce development programs and conducts research at the intersection of information warfare, data analytics, and human-machine teaming.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Sarah Downer at humecenter@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.