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/
Dr. Joseph Schafer
Track Deputy MC, Director of the Military Cyber Institute (MCI) and Professor at the National Defense University (NDU) College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC). https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephschafer/
1000: Keynote
Lynne Clark
Chief of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program Office at the National Security Agency (NSA) 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
Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) Scholars ⚡︎
Students (undergraduate and graduate) and faculty presenting their research findings! See the MCA journal for their printed work.
- Commercial Enablers of China’s Cyber-Intelligence and Information Operations. Ethan Masour and Victor Mukora (Virginia Tech)
- Securing the Void: Assessing the Dynamic Threat Landscape of Space. Brianna Bace (University of Albany)
- Generative Machine Learning for Cyber Security. James Halvorsen (Washington State University)
- Characterizing Advanced Persistent Threats through the Lens of Cyber Attack Flows. Ekzhin Ear (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
- Surmounting Challenges in Aggregating Results from Statics Analysis. Dr. Ann Marie Reinhold (Montana State University)
- Improving Ethics Surrounding Collegiate-Level Hacking Education: Comprehensive Implementation Plan and Affiliation with Peer-Led Initiatives. Shannon Morgan (SUNY University at Albany)
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/
