Welcome to the 2024 Texas Defense Research Symposium - April 2-3, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin is proud to host the first Texas Defense Research Symposium on Autonomous Systems. This two-day symposium brings together UT researchers, industry and Department of Defense (DOD) representatives to discuss strategic AI and autonomy needs, and develop next-generation solutions.
Hosted by Defense Research Advancement and the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors, this event is founded on feedback and topics generated from critical national security topics that can help direct fundamental research in autonomous systems.
April 2, 2024
Morning (DOD Gaps and Challenges)
Presentation/Panel 1: Brig. Gen. Stephanie Ahern, Army Futures and Concepts Center, HQDA Force Development, Army Research Lab
Presentation/Panel 2: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, USAF Cyber/USSF partnership, Air Force Software Engineering Group
Presentation/Panel 3: DARPA, DIU, SOFWERX, Army Applications Lab
Afternoon (Themes, Research, UT Capabilities)
Presentation/Panel 1: AI learning in dynamic, uncertain and adversarial environments. Includes discussions on State-sponsored disinformation and encryption
Presentation/Panel 2: AI with limited resources. Includes discussions on AI at the Edge and wearable electronics
Presentation/Panel 3: Testing, evaluation, self-assessment and uncertainty quantification for autonomy. Includes discussions on Trust of AI systems and self-learning AI systems
Presentation/Panel 4: Risk management in AI and autonomous systems. Includes discussions on risk to mission/risk to force for AI or autonomous-enabled formations
Networking Event
April 3, 2024
Presentation/Panel: Ethics and Policy of Autonomous Systems - UT's AI Strategists from Good Systems, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Technical Workshop: "Quad Chart Speed Dating" - DOD/UT feedback and refinement
UT Lab Tours
Wrap Ups / Way Aheads
Registration + Questions
Events Manager Owen Wright
Research Development Officer Chris Hossfeld
updated 3/20/2024