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Transforming Data into Decisions

September 24-25, 2013: Alexandria, VA

DSI’s Big Data for Defense & Homeland Security Symposium is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across military and civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions and debate. The symposium will focus on data analysis to support time-sensitive decision-making.

 

Previous Speakers Include:

  • Dr. Reggie Brothers, DASD for Research, OSD (AT&L)
 
  • Stephen Dennis, Technical Director, HSARPA, DHS
 
  • Dr. Ann Carbonell, Director, Information Integration Office, NGA
 
  • Dr. Carey Schwartz, PSC Lead, Office of Naval Research
 
  • COL Greg Parlier, USA (Ret), President, Military Applications Society
 
  • Mr. Robert Brose, S&T Transition Manager, ODNI

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  • The DoD, DHS and IC face unique challenges when it comes to big data. As protection, warfighting and warfighting support organizations, all research and development MUST be mission oriented. Big Data applications are only useful if they produce actionable information that can be used to support a Commander or on-scene leader's decision in a time-constrained environment.
The Department of Defense, DHS, and the IC must build the capacity to harness information being generated and collected at an alarming rate. Dramatic advances in IMINT and Open Source Intelligence alone are providing an unprecedented volume of data. Large data sets lead to more reliable information and intelligence, but the volume of unstructured data requires sophisticated capabilities in order to provide any actionable use.
  • DSI’s team specializes in the extensive research and development of our Summits' content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the community from operational leaders, intelligence providers, key policy-makers, as well as solution providers from Industry and Academia. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all involved organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.
   

Key areas this symposium will address:

  • Technology that provides rapid and accurate analysis of large unstructured data sets
 
  • Improving data management through efficient representation
 
  • Empowering analysts with the tools and refined data to produce accurate intelligence information
 
  • Building an enterprise capable of handling current and future capacity estimated at up to 100x current data levels
 
  • Advancing predictive analytics to support battlefield operations
 
  • Advances in activity based intelligence
 
  • Managing time and volume to achieve mission success
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The Symposium will bring together senior level officials from the DoD, DHS and IC, specifically the RDT&E organizations responsible for developing the tools and techniques necessary to support the useful application of large, unstructured data sets.
  • At our Symposium you will have the ability to:
 
  • Gain Education & Insight:  Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing special operations forces today.
 
  • Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to discover some of the latest technologies related to Big Data.
 
  • Influence:  Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are given the opportunity to address our speaker faculty with their questions or comments and will receive a pre-Symposium questionnaire for precise questions and subject matters you would like our speakers to address.
 
**For U.S. operating guidelines, we adhere to the most recent standards of the Department of Defense, Office of General Council, Standards of Conduct Office: currently, SOCO ADVISORY 09-03: 7.(a)… purposes of JER 3-211 (a)(7) and The Office of Government Ethics (OGE),OGE Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch: currently 5 CFR part 2635 and 31 U.S.C. 1353 as it pertains to OGE Standards