Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Time
Location
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Art Gallery
7:30 - 8:30 am
Multipurpose Room
8:30 - 8:50 am
Stuart Michelson
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Brig Gen Guy Walsh, USAF (Ret)
Executive Vice President and COO, NDIA
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Brig Gen Guy Walsh, USAF (Ret)
Executive Vice President and COO, NDIA
Auditorium
8:50 - 9:00 am
Eric Sikorski
Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
MITRE
Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
MITRE
Auditorium
9:00 - 9:45 am
Christopher J. Palmer, Ph.D.
Principal Director for Human Machine Interfaces in the Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Principal Director for Human Machine Interfaces in the Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Auditorium
9:45 - 10:05 am
Gaurav Sharma, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory
Chief Scientist, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory
Auditorium
10:05 - 10:35 am
Multipurpose Room
10:35 - 11:35 am
Lillian Asiala, Ph.D.
Cognitive Scientist, Sonalysts
Moderator
Theresa Kessler, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist for Human Performance Branch, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Kelly Hale, Ph.D.
Principal Engineer, Draper Labs
Joseph Lyons, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Human-Machine Teaming, Air Force Research Laboratory
Nancy Cooke, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Systems Engineering, The Polytechnic School at Arizona State University
Senior Scientific Advisor, Center for Human, AI, and Robot Teaming, Global Security Initiative
Cognitive Scientist, Sonalysts
Moderator
Theresa Kessler, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist for Human Performance Branch, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Kelly Hale, Ph.D.
Principal Engineer, Draper Labs
Joseph Lyons, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Human-Machine Teaming, Air Force Research Laboratory
Nancy Cooke, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Systems Engineering, The Polytechnic School at Arizona State University
Senior Scientific Advisor, Center for Human, AI, and Robot Teaming, Global Security Initiative
Auditorium
11:35 am - 12:35 pm
Multipurpose Room
12:35 - 1:35 pm
David Fuller
ACERO/SSC, NASA Glenn Research Center
ACERO/SSC, NASA Glenn Research Center
Auditorium
1:35 - 2:35 pm
Benjamin Schwartz
Vice President, Human-Centered Engineering, Monterey Technologies, Inc.
Moderator
Emily Mills, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, RDT&E, Design Interactive
Michael Miller, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
Kimberly Lewis
Naval Surface Warfare, Dahlgren Division
Vice President, Human-Centered Engineering, Monterey Technologies, Inc.
Moderator
Emily Mills, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, RDT&E, Design Interactive
Michael Miller, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
Kimberly Lewis
Naval Surface Warfare, Dahlgren Division
Auditorium
2:35 - 3:35 pm
Multipurpose Room
3:35 - 4:05 pm
Auditorium
4:05 - 5:05 pm
Auditorium
5:05 - 5:10 pm
Incoming NDIA Human Systems Deputy Chair
Auditorium
5:10 - 6:30 pm
Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Time
Location
7:30 am - 3:45 pm
Art Gallery
7:30 - 8:30 am
Multipurpose Room
8:30 - 8:35 am
Stuart Michelson
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Auditorium
8:35 - 9:05 am
Auditorium
9:05 - 11:00 am
Auditorium
9:05 - 9:10 am
Auditorium
9:10 - 9:30 am
Lori D. Coombs
Associate Professor, University of Arizona Global Campus
Associate Professor, University of Arizona Global Campus
Auditorium
9:30 - 9:50 am
Mark Livingston, Ph.D.
Computer Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory
Computer Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory
Auditorium
9:50 - 10:20 am
Multipurpose Room
10:20 - 10:40 am
Auditorium
10:40 - 11:00 am
Julian Abich IV, Ph.D.
Extended Realities Team Lead, Quantum Improvements Consulting
Extended Realities Team Lead, Quantum Improvements Consulting
Auditorium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Multipurpose Room
12:00 - 1:55 pm
Auditorium
12:00 - 12:05 pm
Auditorium
12:05 - 12:25 pm
Kimberly Jill Elenberg, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University
Principal Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University
Auditorium
12:25 - 12:45 pm
Dominic Cheng, Ph.D.
Engineering Psychologist, AFC DEVCOM Armaments Center
Engineering Psychologist, AFC DEVCOM Armaments Center
Auditorium
12:45 - 1:05 pm
Johanna Närväinen, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Auditorium
1:05 - 1:25 pm
Caleb Weintraub
Director of Innovation and Human Performance Optimization, Conflict Kinetics
Director of Innovation and Human Performance Optimization, Conflict Kinetics
Auditorium
1:25 - 1:55 pm
Multipurpose Room
1:55 - 3:40 pm
Auditorium
1:55 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium
2:00 - 2:20 pm
Elizabeth Mezzacappa, Ph.D.
Scientist, U.S. Army, DEVCOM AC Tactical Behavior Research Lab
Scientist, U.S. Army, DEVCOM AC Tactical Behavior Research Lab
Auditorium
2:20 - 2:40 pm
CDR Wilfred Wells
Director of Emerging Technologies, Human Systems, DoD, OUSD(R&E)
Director of Emerging Technologies, Human Systems, DoD, OUSD(R&E)
Auditorium
2:40 - 3:20 pm
Multipurpose Room
3:20 - 3:40 pm
Jackelynne Silva-Martinez, Ph.D.
Artemis Mission Integrator, NASA
Artemis Mission Integrator, NASA
Auditorium
3:40 - 3:45 pm
Eric Sikorski
Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
MITRE
Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
MITRE
Auditorium