October 24 - 26, 2018
Norfolk, VA

Focus Day

We are currently developing the agenda and will have a draft brochure soon.

10:00 am - 10:50 am Registration and Breakfast

Guy Thomas, Subject Matter Expert, Maritime Domain Awareness and Unclassified Space at DHS, Science & Technology

Guy Thomas

Subject Matter Expert, Maritime Domain Awareness and Unclassified Space
DHS, Science & Technology

11:00 am - 11:20 am Emerging into the realm of machine learning for the fully autonomous maritime systems

-Opportunities for New Autonomous UMS Capabilities through Machine Learning
- Tools and Techniques for Programming (and Self-Learning) in Autonomous UMS
 -Verification Challenges for Autonomous UMS that Learn Behaviors

11:20 am - 11:40 am Verification of Autonomous Systems


Signe Redfield, Engineer at NRL

Signe Redfield

Engineer
NRL

11:40 am - 12:00 pm New Opportunities for Machine Learning in Autonomous Maritime Systems

Keith Sullivan, Artificial Intelligence Expert at NRL

Keith Sullivan

Artificial Intelligence Expert
NRL

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Panel Discussion: Emerging into the realm of machine learning for the fully autonomous maritime systems

Signe Redfield, Engineer at NRL

Signe Redfield

Engineer
NRL

Keith Sullivan, Artificial Intelligence Expert at NRL

Keith Sullivan

Artificial Intelligence Expert
NRL

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Hardware and software solutions necessary to facilitate total autonomy to allow advanced system processes

Dr. Micah Clark, Research Professor and Scientist at The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory

Dr. Micah Clark

Research Professor and Scientist
The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Afternoon Networking Break

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Chairman's Closing Remarks

3:15 pm - 3:15 pm End of Focus Day