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31st Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference
"The Future of T&E: Technology Excellence & Innovation"
2 - 3 March 2016
McLean, VA
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Keynote Address:
- Dr. C. David Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Developmental Test & Evaluation; Director, Test Resource Management Center
- Deirdre Sumpter, Technical Director, AEC (invited)
- Ed Rahme, USN, PEO Subs, PMS 450, VIRGINIA Class Program
- Tony Schmidt, Assistant PEO for T&E, Unmanned Aviation Systems, Naval Air Systems Command
Breakout Session
Session D: Automated Testing
- Steady Grip and Agile Footing - A Balanced Foundation For Automated System Testing, Peter Fontana, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
- Shift Test Left - Results From SI&T Involvement In Early Engineering, Peter Fontana, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
- Effective Use of Automated GUI Interactions on System Verification
- LeRoy Dunn Jr., Raytheon Company
Session E: Cyber T&E
- Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation and the National Cyber Range, Peter Christensen, Test Resource Management Center
- Applying Cybersecurity Operational Test Lessons to Achieve Greater Cybersecurity of Future Defense Capabilities, Ryan Mayer, COMOPTEVFOR
Session F: STAT
- Statistical Test Optimization High Maturity Practices, Dr. Neal Mackertich, Raytheon Company
- Application of Statistical Process Control Methods to Flight Test Data, Craig Cowell, Raytheon Missile Systems
- The Developmental Evaluation Framework (DEF) and Design of Experiments (DOE) - Helping Decision Makers Make Better Informed Decisions, Luis A. Cortes, Ph.D., P.E. The MITRE Corporation
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Featured Presenter: "Oversight Has Resulted in Few Significant Disputes and Limited Program Cost and Schedule Increases"
- Michael Sullivan, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing , U.S. Government Accountability Office
- MG Dan Karbler, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
- Bill Redmond, Executive Director, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
- Scott Craig, Deputy Director, Commander Operational Test & Evaluation Force
- Thomas McGowan, Deputy Director MCOTEA, Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation
Breakout Session
Session G: Autonomous T&E
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Design & Test - How To Test Your Drone, CDR Josh Dittmar, U.S. Navy
- Challenges and Opportunities For Testing of Autonomous Systems, Christopher Eaton, U.S. Air Force, 412 Test Engineering Group
- A Holistic Look at Testing Autonomous Systems, Dave Scheidt, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Selection and Training of Test Event Directors For Advanced Unmanned Aircraft, Michael McDaniel, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division
- OT and Autonomy, Dr. Robert Holcomb, Institute for Defense Analyses
- Autonomy COI Test & Evaluation and Verification & Validation Working Group, Stuart Young, Army Research Laboratory
- Verification of Autonomous Systems, Dr. Alessandro Pinto, United Technologies Research Center
- Test and Evaluation of Autonomous Systems In a Model Based Engineering Context, Michael Nolan, Raytheon Company
Session H: T&E Involvement
- Workforce Shift - Building Automated Testing Competence Across an Organization, Matthew Thomann, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
- Robust Integrated Test and Evaluation Framework, Douglas Moshier, Raytheon Company
Session I: Mission Based T&E
- Slogan-Based T&E: Words Have Meaning, Christopher Wilcox, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
- Raytheon Test Architect - Competency & Certification, Joe Manas, Raytheon Company