Hume Center for National Security and Technology Overview
The Ted and Karyn Hume Center focuses on developing national security leaders through research and experiential learning opportunities. Their initiatives cover a wide range of areas including electronics systems, space technology, cybersecurity, AI, and more. The center engages students in large team-based projects and continuously adapts to the remote learning environment. They are redefining education and training methods to address challenges in collaboration, connectivity, and program starts.
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UNCLASSIFIED T&E Workforce Panel T&E Workforce Panel Laura Freeman Director, Intelligent Systems Lab Research Associate Professor, Statistics hume@vt.edu www.hume.vt.edu
Hume Hume Center Mission Center Mission The mission of the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology is to cultivate the next generation of national security leaders by developing and executing research and experiential learning opportunities to engage students. 2
Hume Hume Center Snapshot Center Snapshot National Centers Research Laboratories Major Program Initiatives Electronic Systems Assured and Secure Communications Advanced C4ISR and Counter-C4ISR Quantum and Heterogeneous Computing Space 2.0 Satellite Supply Chain Mission Autonomy, Disaggregation Platform and Payload Resilience Aerospace and Ocean Systems Resilient, Autonomous Missions Remote Sensing Space Situational Awareness Cybersecurity Transportation, Energy Security IoT and 5G Security AI/ML and Security Centers of Excellence Artificial Intelligence AI Assurance and Security Deep Learning for Sensor Processing Data Fusion and Sensemaking Intelligent Systems Machine Learning Data Science Cyber Operations Students Engaged Annually Annual Program Revenue Venture Investment in Spin-Offs Faculty and Staff 85 625+ $16M $130M 3
Large Team Based Projects Large Team Based Projects How do we adjust for online? How do we adjust for online? 4
Moving Remote Moving Remote Embracing our Tools Embracing our Tools 5
Moving Remote Moving Remote Rethinking Education and Training Rethinking Education and Training February 2020 working with various agencies to develop in person trainings for professionals to attend for certifications in: Systems Engineering and Simulation Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Mission Engineering Re-vectored into developing comprehensive materials suitable for remote instruction Course notes, data, clear commented code! 6
Challenges Challenges Zoom/Teams/Blue Jeans/WebEx Wear out Cross-Institution Collaborations Accounts/Connectivity Brainstorming and breakouts still struggle MIRO/MURAL New Program Starts 7