Research & Education Track:
NERD (New Emerging Research & Development)
For those affiliated with the VICEROY program, contact your institution's VICEROY representative to learn about opportunities to highlight research at HammerCon!
Links to Other Tracks:
Schedule Updates Ongoing
Notes: Schedule subject to change. ⚡︎ indicates "lightning talks" (15 minute slot to share ideas but no Q&A).
0955: Track Opening
Dr. Tomás Peña
Track MC, Editor in Chief of Military Cyber Affairs, and former OCO Chief at USCYBERCOM. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaspena1/
1000: Keynote
Lynne Clark
Chief of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program Office at the National Security Agency and Air Force Veteran.
1030: GenCyber K12
Ashley Greeley
NCAE-C Program Office at NSA National Cryptologic University.
1045: Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) Scholars
To be published
Students (undergraduate and graduate) and faculty presenting their research findings!
1200: Lunch
1300: US Cyber Command's Academic Engagement Network ⚡︎
Colonel Raul Rodriguez-Medellin
US Cyber Command Academic Engagement Director. https://www.linkedin.com/in/raulrodriguezmedellin/
Master Sergeant Katrel Bishop
US Cyber Command Academic Engagement Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC). https://www.linkedin.com/in/raulrodriguezmedellin/
1315: Artificial Intelligence and Cyberspace Operations - Past, Present and Future
Dr. Michael Senft
Director of Cyber Research at SIXGEN, former Naval Postgraduate School Researcher and Faculty, former NSA Deputy Director of Cybersecurity Operations, and MCPA Membership Director. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-senft/
1345: A Master Cyber Operator's Perspective on AI for OCO
1415: Domesticating Cyber Defense: Arming Military Families to Protect the Warfighter on the Cybersecurity Battlefield
Dr. Laura Jones
Senior Director for Cybersecurity Risk Management at Rivian, Adjunct Instructor at Carnegie Mellon University, and Army Veteran. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraannjones/
Dr. Tori Reddy Dodla
Consultant at SAIC, Adjunct Professor at Trine University, and Army Veteran. https://www.linkedin.com/in/torirdodla/
1445: The New Face of Cyber Defense: Pioneering the Title 32 Cybersecurity Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Barry Greene
Commandant at the State Guard Association of the U.S. Cyber Defense Academy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-greene-m-s-cybersecurity/
1515: Bits are Bullets and Barricades: The Real Nature of Information Warfare ⚡︎
Jeff Schulman
Adjuct Instructor at Penn State University, Founder of Manteio Company, and Marine Veteran. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffschulmanpsu/
1530: DARPA's AI Challenge ⚡︎
Daria Bahrami
Contractor at DARPA and MCPA Founding Fellow. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariabahrami/
