Session Chair: Latasha Solomon, DEVCOM Army Research Lab. (United States)
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM:
Welcome and opening remarks
The U.S. Department of Defense is in the process of leveraging advanced machines to offload tactical risk, minimize cognitive load, and integrate robots into military formations: Human Machine Integrated Formations (HMI-F). A critical precursor to achieving HMI-F is Human Machine Integration (HMI), in which a broader range of users, intelligent agents, and tasks are considered, with or without formations (i.e. human organizational structure, doctrine, etc.) HMI draws on robotics, HRI, AI, machine learning, human teaming, human factors, and other disciplines. HMI is standard practice in the consumer software/electronics industry, but until recently has not generated much discussion with regards to remote sensing. As remote sensing technologies proliferate, ensuring end-users can make effective use of these systems will require the sensing community to focus more attention to this issue. This panel will discuss HMI frontiers, opportunities, and challenges in science, technology, and practice.
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM:
Keynote presentation I
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Robert St. Amant
Army Research Office, US Army DEVCOM ARL (United States) |
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM:
Keynote presentation II
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Laura McNamara
Sandia National Laboratories (United States) |
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM:
Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Robert St. Amant, Army Research Office, US Army DEVCOM ARL (United States); Laura McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories (United States)
Confirmed Panelists:
Laurent Njilla, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
Tifani O’Brien, Leidos, Inc. (United States)
Andrew Wilhelm, Major, U.S. Army Futures Command (United States)
Stuart Young, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (United States)
-- Panelists will be added as they are confirmed.
Event Details
FORMAT: General session with live audience Q&A to follow each presentation.MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available outside presentation room.
SETUP: Theater style seating. .