PANEL DISCUSSIONS DURING THE WEEK

Test & Evaluation Leadership Panel Panel Chair

C. David Brown, PhD, MITRE Corporation

Panelists

Mike Knoll, Manager, Data Architecture Team, FedEx

James Wells, Director (Acting), Test and Evaluation, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology Directorate

Robin Poston, PhD, Director of the System Testing Excellence Program, FedEx Institute of Technology, The University of Memphis

Cathy O’Carroll, QinetiQ

Testing for Safety and Security Panel Panel Chair

Wayne Dumais, Deputy Director, Immigration and Border Security Programs, Office of Test & Evaluation, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Panelists

Christopher Mocella, Senior Science Officer (Chemist), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

John Fitzgibbon, Former Chief of Safety, Universal Studios

John Frederick, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Manager V&V Strategies & Practices Branch

T&E of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy Panel Panel Chair

Darryl Ahner, P.E., PhD - Director, Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence (STAT COE)

Panelists

Bill Biggs, Autonomy Lead, QinetiQ

Jane Pinelis, PhD - DoD Joint Artificiel Intelligence Center

David Tate, PhD - Institute for Defense Analysis

Mark Gillenson, Professor of Business Information and Technology, University of Memphis

Jared Freeman, Chief Scientist, Corporate Fellow, APTIMA, Inc.

Future of the T&E Workforce Panel

Panel Chair Terry Murphy, Deputy Director, Policy and Workforce Development, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Test and Evaluation

Panelists

Robin Poston, PhD, Director of the System Testing Excellence Program, FedEx Institute of Technology, The University of Memphis

Darryl Ahner, P.E., PhD, Director, Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence (STAT COE)

Laura Freeman, PhD, Director, Intelligent System Lab, Virginia Tech Hume Center

Kenneth Stefanek, Learning Director for Test and Evaluation Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Anne Sparrenberger, Former Executive, FedEx

Timothy Sienrukos, Test Director, Network Communications Branch, Federal Aviation Administration

Integrating T&E with Agile Development Panel Panel Chair

Robin Poston, PhD, Director of the System Testing Excellence Program, FedEx Institute of Technology, The University of Memphis

Panelists

Wayne Dumais, Deputy Director, Immigration and Border Security Programs, Office of Test & Evaluation, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Mike Knoll, Manager, Data Architecture Team, FedEx

Antonia Pulley, IT Specialist

Dean Ptaszynski, Managing Partner, Agile Leadership Consulting

Naveen Kumar, PhD, Faculty Member, University of Oklahoma, Management Information Systems (MIS) Division

Future of T&E Panel Panel Chair

Eileen Bjorkman, PhD, Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation

Panelists

Cathy O’Carroll, QinetiQ

Libby Vallance-Bull, Head of Air Labs, BAE Systems

Mark Gillenson, Professor of Business Information and Technology, University of Memphis

Devin Cate, Director of Test and Evaluation, United States Air Force

Terry Murphy, Department of Homeland Security