Update on the sUAS Ecosystem: Understanding the Basics:  Vulnerability Assessment, Detection, CUAS Technology, and Law

Update on the sUAS Ecosystem: Understanding the Basics:  Vulnerability Assessment, Detection, CUAS Technology, and Law

Speaker: Colonel (Ret) Bill Edwards (Building Intelligence Inc.) Date: 20 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are still a relatively new technology and an even newer commercial product; however, the growth of the UAV market has been...
Short-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense

Short-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense

Speaker(s): Groen, M. (LtGen, US Marine Corps, Ret.); Kruse, A. (Prime Movers Lab); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, University College London, New America, and Georgetown University) Date: 31 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with...
Success and the Ethics of Harnessing Minds Plus Technology

Success and the Ethics of Harnessing Minds Plus Technology

Speaker(s): Omand, D. (Kings College London; Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Giordano, J. (Georgetown University Medical Center); Moreno, J. (University of Pennsylvania). Moderator: Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown...
The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

Speaker(s): Shanahan, J. (Former Director of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Center (JAIC); Member of the Board of Advisors, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)); Kilcullen, D. (President & CEO, Cordillera Applications Group, Inc.) Date:...
Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Speaker(s): Gal, R. (Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Resilience & Social Issues Section, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion, Israel); Connable, B. (Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University);...
Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War 

Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War 

Speaker(s): Scharre, P. (Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) Date: 3 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Paul Scharre (Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security [CNAS]; Author of Army of None:...