Emerging Techniques Forum

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 The deadline to book a hotel room is 15 November 2024. The deadline to receive a full refund for the registration fee for this event is 19 November 2024.

Emerging Techniques Forum
“Analytical Edge in the Decisive Decade”
3 - 5 December 2024
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
5000 Seminary Road
Alexandria, Virginia

 

 

 

Event Menu

Overview

The Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF) is driven to improve analysis and understanding throughout the defense community by seeking out novel and leading-edge approaches, methods, and techniques wherever they are conceived. By sharing and incorporating the latest (and in-progress) developments across government, academia, private industry, and enthusiasts, the ETF aims to support and maintain relevant, timely, and early comprehension of lessons learned that may grow to have an outsized impact on the community at large.

The ETF seeks advancements in tools and techniques that enable decisive action in complex environments. Our tracks explore how information aggregation, processing, and computation can improve predictions of future needs and risk assessments of complex investment and operational strategies. Many of these efforts have seen rapid maturation and evolutionary leaps in analytic capability borne from recent global crises.

Agenda

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Speakers

Mr. John Richardson
A headshot of Mr. John Richardson

Requirements Analysis Branch Chief
DHS Science and Technology (S&T)

Mr. Richardson is the Branch Chief for Requirements Analysis within the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T). He leads a team that analyzes high-priority capability gaps across all DHS components that can be resolved through research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E). He recently completed a detail with the DHS Chief Technology Officer Directorate creating the goals, objectives, and organizational structure for the new DHS AI Corps and Emerging Technology divisions. In 2024, Mr. Richardson was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Team Excellence for his work co-authoring the DHS Innovation, Research & Development Strategic Plan. Read More

Robert C. Swallow
A headshot of Robert Chandler Swallow in a navy suit and light blue tie infront of an United States flag and Unitied States Air Force flag

Principal Deputy Director of Air Force Studies and Analysis

Mr. Robert Chandler Swallow, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Principal Deputy Director for Studies and Analysis, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for the development of Air Force-wide policy, guidance, and analyses that inform Air Force leadership decisions concerning current and future warfighting capabilities. Read More

Call For Abstracts

The ETF committee is now seeking abstracts for technical presentations. Abstracts should fall under one of the main topics below or a topic of your choosing. All abstracts must be submitted as unclassified and 1,500 or less characters without images or videos. To submit an abstract, visit the Presenter Center or select the button above.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 15 November 2024

Topic Areas

  • Optimization of IT Infrastructure & Analytics Platforms
  • Emerging AI/GenAI/ML
  • Autonomy & Robotics; Human - Machine Teaming
  • Anomaly Detection; Dynamic Behavior Prediction
  • Advances in Information Operations
  • Infrastructure Protection & Resilience
  • Distributed Information Sensing, Data Fusion & Network Resiliency
  • Image, Video & Spatiotemporal Big Data Processing
  • Augmented Reality; Training; Decision Making
  • Organizational, Institutional, & Policy Approaches to Augment Analyses
  • Social Media Algorithms
  • Methodological Advances in Statistics, Mathematics & Computer Science
  • Force Presentation and Force Generation
  • Campaign Analysis
  • Tutorial

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center

5000 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22311

 

Rate: $193

Deadline to Reserve: 15 November 2024

If you have any questions regarding your reservation, please contact Ms. Amanda Buckler at amanda.buckler@mors.org.

 

 

Venue

 

Map of JHU/APL

Map of Campus at JHU/APL, Laurel, MD

 

Address

JHU/APL South Campus, 11101 Johns Hopkins Rd, Building # 201, Laurel, MD 20723

Parking

There is ample parking located in the visitor lot. See map of campus.

Local Food Options

Please note: Lunch will not be provided on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Campus Options:

  • JHU/APL Cafeteria - Building 1
  • JHU/APL Cafeteria (Small) - Building 200
  • Food Trucks - Building 201
    • Only available Tuesday and Thursday
  • Coffee Bar - Building 201
    • Only open until 10:30am

Off Campus Options:

  • Chick Fil A - 10975 Johns Hopkins Rd.
  • Starbucks - 10985 Johns Hopkins Rd.
  • Facci's - 7530 Montpelier Rd.
  • Kloby's - 7500 Montpelier Rd., #116
  • Ananda's - 7421 Maple Lawn Blvd.
  • La Palapa Too - 7500 Montpelier., #101
  • Ginza of Tokyo - 7530 Montpelier Rd., #101

 

Exhibitor Prospectus

Prospectus:

Exhibitor registration deadline is 18 November 2024. Interested partners should exhibit!

 

Exhibitor Benefits:

  • Build your brand awareness to about 100 professionals, students, and academics in the industry
  • Increase exposure and return on your investment with listing on the website.

Please contact Ms. Katherine Miller at kmiller@mors.org for exhibiting questions.

Price (per exhibitor table):

Setup:

  • One 6ft Table
  • Two Chairs

**There will be a $250 power fee per exhibitor who needs power to their table for a monitor/laptop.

Networking Event Brand Opportunity:

There will be an onsite networking social reception at this year's event on Wednesday, 4 December from 17:00-19:00 ET.

All meeting attendees are encouraged to attend. If you would like to showcase your company brand and host the popular networking social event, please email Ms. Katherine Miller at kmiller@mors.org. Customized sponsorships are also available to meet a variety of branding, outreach, and marketing objectives.

Classified Sessions

In order to attend the classified presentations, send your clearance using the below information:

MORS DISS SMO Code: 6A286
Level: SECRET
Visit Dates: 5 – 7 December 2023
POC: Ms. Jennifer Ferat, jennifer.ferat@mors.org, 240-620-3042
Purpose: Emerging Techniques Forum

Registration

Register Payment Options

The "Invoice Me" option can only be used for the registration fee. This option won't appear if you have social tickets, CEU courses or tutorials in your cart. If you need assistance registering please contact Ms. Karla Lee-Riviere, karla@mors.org. The last day to receive a full refund for the registration fee is 19 November.

 

Employer Early
(8/23-9/23)
Regular
(9/24-11/18)
Late
(11/19-Onsite)
MORS Government Sponsor* Member $450 $500 $550
MORS Government Sponsor* Non-Member $550 $600 $650
US Federal Government Member $500 $550 $600
US Federal Government Non-Member $600 $650 $700
IDA Member $523 $573 $623
IDA Non-Member $618 $668 $718
All Others Member $550 $600 $650
All Others Non-Member $650 $700 $750

 

*Government Sponsor organizations include: Center for Army Analysis, HQDA/DCS Program G-8; Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration; Naval Operations, N81; Secretariat of the Air Force, Studies and Analysis SAF/SA; OSD, A&S; and DHS S&T/OSE/ORA

 

Seeking Student Posters

National Security Networking Event at the Alexandria Hilton Mark Center

Are you looking to connect with national security professionals in the National Capital Region? Do you have an innovative research approach in defense analysis?

Join us on Wednesday, December 4th, for the poster session competition, at the MORS ETF Social Hour.

The Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF) is driven to improve analysis and understanding throughout the defense community by seeking out novel and leading-edge approaches, methods, and techniques wherever they are conceived. Students are invited to showcase their novel analysis methodologies with potential applications for national security analysis. This is a fantastic opportunity to present your work to experts in the field and contribute to advancements in national security. Current students do not need to pay ETF conference fees to compete in the poster session. The poster session will be held 5 PM, during the first 30 minutes of the networking social hour. Awards will be given for outstanding submissions. Don’t miss your chance to be recognized and make professional connections in the world of defense analysis!

Hors d'oeuvres are provided.

Please reach out to Ms. Sarah Madonia at sarah.madonia@mors.org if you are interested in participating.

 

 Visco Prize

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Eugene P. Visco
1927-2019

MORS Eugene P. Visco Prize for International Collaboration in Operations Research

Established in 2019, this prize recognizes excellence in research quality, contributions, and presentation. Early career and Junior Analysts conducting impactful, technically rigorous, and multi-disciplinary research are highly encouraged to apply! Visit the Visco Prize webpage for more information.

 

Thank you SMX Technologies for sponsoring the Visco prize winner.

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