JOIN US TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROADMAP FOR
JOINT FUNDING AND COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT
XR IN DOD LVC TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS
September 24-25, 2024
The use of extended reality in military training continues to grow as does the movement toward more realistic Live-Virtual-Constructive environments. Simultaneously, cross-service and joint training exercises are taking place more and more. Yet there are gaps in true cross-service knowledge and collaboration for research, development, and deployment of these critical capabilities that enable our warfighters to train in an increasingly realistic environment. Filling those gaps requires increased communication and funding.
In collaboration with Dr. Christopher Palmer, Principal Director for the Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) Critical Technology Area (CTA) in the Critical Technologies Office, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Central Florida Tech Grove is hosting a workshop engaging government, industry, and academia in dialogue and development of a roadmap towards increased funding to support more clearly defined, cross-service use of XR in LVC and better understanding of the human sciences behind it.
This important conversation will bring together a focused group of experts in the key capability areas relevant to Live-Virtual-Constructive military training environments and the use of Extended Reality. There are a limited number of spots available for this initiative. Priority will be given to those working in the primary capability areas directly relevant to the discussion.Industry is invited to register up to two technical experts. Defense and national security agencies are encouraged to send two Chief Technical Officers, Chief Scientists, Program Managers, or others leading relevant programs. Academic institutionsare invited to send facultyworking in relevant areas.
Key relevant areas include augmented/virtual/mixed/extended reality, live-virtual-constructive environments, synthetic training environments, artificial intelligence & machine learning, instructional design, learning sciences, and cyber security in training and simulation.
September 24, 2024
0800-1200
Perspectives on the Current Landscape
Hear from key government and industry leaders in the LVC training space about their work and insights on where gaps and opportunities exist. What is the current landscape? What are the key areas of need to continuously move toward optimization of more realistic training environments?
1. DOD Perspectives:
Dr. Chris Palmer, Principal Director for Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Dr. Heather Priest Walker, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
2. Industry Perspectives
Dr. Sandro Scielzo, Human Systems Technical Authority, CAE USA
Dr. Leah Rowe, Principal, Defense Mission Professional, Booz Allen Hamilton
1300-1630
Integrated working groups
Participate with others from DOD, industry, and academia to share information and your insights and help identify specific areas of opportunity for better integration of XR into LVC training environments. Help pinpoint where collaboration between the services, industry, and academia can be improved to expedite progress.
September 25, 2024
0800-1200
A Roadmap for Collaboration and Funding
We'll share what came out of the working groups from the day before and map the route to more collaborative Cross-Service Warfighter Readiness Training integrating XR in LVC and where funding is needed to support it.
The Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) Critical Technology Area (CTA) in the Critical Technologies Office, Under the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering focuses on technologies and human sciences to reduce attentional and cognitive loads while delivering data to decision-makers in relevant, prioritized contexts (e.g., mixed and augmented reality, etc.). The HMI CTA also focuses on advanced technologies that simplify control of complex military systems (e.g., Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Cyber and Joint All Domain Command and Control tools) through simplified, intuitive, natural, and decisive action (e.g., vocal, haptic, or brain-machine control). Together, these technologies and human sciences will enable Warfighter decision and action dominance, shorten the human-in/on-loop kill and survival chains in multi-domain operations, improve joint situational awareness and understanding, and provide immersive, distributed training approaches for improved joint warfighter outcomes.
As a multi-service funded DOD Innovation Center, the Central Florida Tech Grove focuses on growing the defense industrial base, transferring technologies, and finding innovative solutions for problems. Tech Grove regularly brings together government, industry, and academia to connect, collaborate, and rapidly innovate solutions to some of the key challenges in defense human performance.
Date & Time
Sep 24, 2024 8:00 AM - Sep 25, 2024 12:00 PM
Venue Details
Central Florida Tech Grove
12809 Science Drive Orlando, Florida 32826
Central Florida Tech Grove
The Central Florida Tech Grove is a hub for accelerating collaboration and innovation in defense modeling, simulation, training, and human performance. Tech Grove is located in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is the epicenter of the nation's largest cluster of government, industry, academic, and industry organizations developing and delivering training and simulation products for our nation's military. Tech Grove was established in 2020 through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation. Ten other Department of Defense entities are Tech Grove members with NAWCTSD: US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS), US Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC), US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT), Defense Health Agency (DHA), U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP), Army Modeling Simulation Office (AMSO), and the Office of Naval Research through the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.
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