ISC Security Events’ Post

SHIELDing Washington DC Our MDAA collaboration with the University of Southern California to create the SHIELD Executive Program has marked its third year and annual academic visit to Washington DC. We recently concluded a transformative in-residence session held at the new USC Washington, D.C. campus from January 25th through January 27th. The cohort SHIELD 24’, consisting of 25 aspiring senior leaders from the military, government, and innovation sectors, engaged in a dynamic exchange of ideas and insights during the three-day intensive program. The program featured technology and policy-centric presentations by MDAA experts to include physicist professor from Cern University, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb, Lt General Steve Whitney of the US Space Force, congressional staff, and esteemed faculty from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and public policy-centric presentations by faculty from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. The focal point of this 8-month intensive initiative is the development of an extensive formal capstone paper and presentation. These 6 capstone projects merge practitioner usage and functionality with rigorous academic research, fostering a holistic understanding of the intersection between public policy and engineering in defense-related security. One of the highlights of the in-residence session included two remarkable site visits. The first visit took the SHIELD cohort to the United States Capitol, where they received a comprehensive briefing on an innovative cost breaking technology missile defense system currently developed out of necessity and deployed in a wartime environment. The second site visit occurred at the Pentagon, where capstone teams presented their cutting-edge research to senior Pentagon officials in areas such as hypersonic defense, IAMDs, allied space support, and on-orbit logistics. These high-impact capstone projects serve as crucial launch points for shaping military and civilian defense policy. The USC SHIELD Executive Program, a joint initiative of the Price School of Public Policy and Viterbi School of Engineering, was developed in collaboration with the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance in 2021. This unique 8-month program addresses the critical intersection of public policy and engineering in defense security, bridging the gap between academia and real-world application. Read more: https://ow.ly/Vfml50Qwwk2

To conclude our Student Spotlight from the 2023 CCAT HBCU Conference, we head to the great State of Texas where Adewumi Adeloye studies Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University! Under Professor Annamalai Annamalai, Adewumi's research is strengthening cybersecurity in smart electric power grids through #machineLearning for enhanced anomaly detection. Learn more about Adewumi: https://lnkd.in/gJEyqh_Q

I like this. Contract announcement from the military: "The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, a not-for-profit university affiliated research center, Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded a ceiling $515,000,000 modification (P00005) to previously awarded indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract HR001122D0001 with cost-plus-fixed-fee term and completion task orders contemplated for essential research, development, and engineering capabilities. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $740,000,000 from $225,000,000. Work will be performed in Laurel, Maryland, with an expected completion date of November 2026. Contract task orders can extend an additional 12 months until November 2027. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity." --------------------------------------- To recap. $515 million more from DARPA to Johns Hopkins for something. That something will be done presumably at the Applied Physics Lab in Laurel. Should be completed in Nov. '26. Perhaps space lasers. Johns Hopkins can't play football worth a damn, but you know, they don't care. The Pentagon just sends a truck every day with cash to Baltimore.

AFOSR is excited to support researchers from Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin and MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter on this groundbreaking research that is paving the way for extremely fast, compact computer memory. Principal Investigator: UT Professor Edoardo Baldini Program Officer: Dr. Kenneth Goretta AFOSR Program: GHz-THz Electronics This technological advancement holds immense potential for revolutionizing the efficiency and speed of computing systems, impacting both consumer and defense sectors. 🗝️Key Findings: *Development of ultra-fast, compact memory technology *Potential applications in advanced computing and military tech *Implications for the future of computer science and engineering This research is a testament to AFOSR's commitment to driving innovation and technological advancements. By supporting basic research, we are ensuring the future readiness of our Air and Space Forces. Want the full article? We linked in comments! Join us in exploring this exciting development and its far-reaching implications. #AFResearchLab #ScientificResearch #AFOSRYIP

NSF EXPLORES ENHANCED RESEARCH SECURITY MEASURES AMIDST GROWING CONCERNS Explore the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) response to concerns about data security and national interests regarding the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Learn about the proposed approach to assess security risks on a project-by-project basis, the challenges faced, and the proactive measures taken to balance scientific progress with national security. https://lnkd.in/gun-S7v3

Congratulations to all DURIP winners! The United States Department of Defense announced awards totaling $161 million to 281 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. The grants will support the purchase of major equipment to augment current and develop new research capabilities relevant to the Department at 120 institutions across 39 states in fiscal year 2024. DURIP is a strategic investment through which the DOD champions the country's scientific ecosystem. The program equips universities to perform state-of-the-art research that boosts the United States' technological edge, while ensuring that the future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce remains second to none. This year's awards will accelerate basic research in areas the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy prioritizes, including quantum computing and quantum networks, bioelectronics, hypersonics, autonomy, and the design, development, and characterization of novel materials.  https://lnkd.in/gP3H6SXv

Delighted to unveil our next partner the University of Vienna - Faculty of Computer Science 🎉 With over 200 dedicated researchers and staff members, 14 subunits, and the impressive Data Science research consortium, the Faculty of Computer Science is actively engaged in numerous national and international collaborative projects with both industry and academic partners. These collaborations not only address cutting-edge research topics but also pave the way for research-led teaching and the involvement of advanced students in an attractive, international research environment. Explore their Research Focus: 💠 Graphs and Networks 💠 Data Science 💠 Intelligent, Distributed, and Secure Systems 💠 Human-Centered Computing AIT Austrian Institute of Technology | Copenhagen Business School | Florence School of Regulation | University of Vienna | University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria - Hagenberg Campus | The Lisbon Council | PONTON GmbH | DEPA Commercial S.A. | EDA Energiewirtschaftlicher Datenaustausch GmbH | Südtiroler Energieverband | FlexiDAO | EASEE-gas | EntArc.eu | Digital4Grids | #etagmbh #digitalsafety #cybersecurity #innovation

David Mills laid the foundation of Network Time protocol and we have used many of his techniques for sensor time sync in autonomous driving. His book "Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space, Second Edition 2nd Edition" is the bible of time synchronization. RIP!

More TTT competitors talking about the work they're doing to solve real-world transportation problems.

Researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, England, accomplished data transfers speeds that are roughly 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband in the UK. Using a singular standard optical fibre cable, they successfully transferred data at a rate of 301 terabits or 301,000,000 megabits per second. This is comparable to the average home speed of 69.4 megabits per second in the UK. This was accomplished by utilizing the S- band and E- band on the electromagnetic spectrum where previously no one has been able to make use of the E-band. This is very relevant to myself and the field of Computer Science because it will significantly improve the reliability and speed at which data can be transmitted. Being able to achieve these speeds with pre-existing infrastructure could revolutionize the current modern society we live in. This article is very interesting as it would make high speed broadband highly accessible and relatively cheap to implement with our current infrastructure.