This webinar examines the threat posed to a mega-city by a nuclear Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) event. Presented by Dr. William G. Kennedy, Associate Professor in the Center for Social Complexity and Department of Computational & Data Sciences at George Mason University, the webinar presents a 1:1 agent-based model of the population of New…
Series: HDIAC Webinars
HDIAC offers free webinars on a regular basis with experts in the technical subject areas of Alternative energy, Biometrics, CBRN Defense, Cultural Studies, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Homeland Defense & Security, Medical, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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TRUTH or LIE: Spoken Features of Trusted and Mistrusted Speech
Deception detection is a longstanding research goal of considerable interest to the military, law enforcement, corporate security, social services, and mental health workers. However, both humans and polygraphs are very poor at this task. In this webinar, we describe classifiers we have developed to detect deception automatically from speech which are significantly better than humans.…
Predicting Antibiotic Resistance – Moving from Reaction to Preemption of Emerging Pathogen Threats
This webinar addresses the threat posed by rising levels of antibiotic resistance across the globe, and explores means of predicting pathogenic resistance in order to limit or preempt its effects. Presented by Dr. Yousif Shamoo, Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Biosciences at Rice University, the webinar examines an approach that combines biophysics, genomics,…
Investigating Ultrastructural Mechanisms of TBI (using x-ray diffraction)
With even a mild or moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the warfighter may suffer cognitive and/or behavioral impairments. Although symptoms present clinically, the type of biological structural damage that occurs from TBI may be “invisible” to commonly-used medical and scientific visualization techniques. In this webinar, researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army…
Battlefield Pain Management
This webinar examines current and emerging medical capabilities for managing warfighter pain on the battlefield. Presented by Dr. Kyle E. Giesler, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley and HDIAC SME, this webinar discusses non-opioid means of managing moderate to severe acute pain in an austere environment. Specific treatments discussed include Morphine, Fentanyl,…
Quarterly Review of R&D Trends – Homeland Defense & Security
This webinar surveys trends over the past quarter in research and development (R&D) related to our focus area of Homeland Defense & Security. Presented by HDIAC Subject Matter Expert Joel Hewett, the webinar highlights recent research into border security and port of entry defense. Specific topics addressed include standoff chemical detection, especially for fentanyl; human…
Digital Twins for Defense Applications
This webinar examines the concept of the Digital Twin and its uses in modernizing and protecting the Department of Defense’s critical infrastructure. A hyper-detailed virtual model of a physical asset or system, a Digital Twin allows engineers to refine their designs prior to manufacture and closely monitor an asset through its full lifecycle. Presented by…
Innovative Attachment Systems for Improved Performance of Prosthetics & Exoskeletons
Presented by Randy Alley, CEO & Chief Prosthetist for biodesigns, Inc., this webinar discusses innovative attachment systems that could be used to improve the performance of prosthetics and exoskeletons. Traditional approaches to attaching prosthetics or orthopedic devices to limbs use a simple capture approach, which has little regard for skeletal biomechanics, leaving the wearer without…
Identifying Chem/Bio Weapons Use
This webinar discusses findings from the 2018 HDIAC State of the Art Report (SOAR) on Methods for Investigating Chemical/Biological Weapons Use. Co-presented by HDIAC subject matter expert Gregory Nichols, the webinar reviews highlights of the report and offers a summary of emerging trends and future directions regarding developments and needs in the field. Countering chemical…
Department of Defense Considerations for Disaster Response
This webinar discusses findings from the 2018 HDIAC State of the Art Report on Department of Defense Considerations for Disaster Response. Co-presented by HDIAC subject matter experts Gregory Nichols and Joel Hewett, the webinar reviews highlights of the report and offers a summary of emerging trends and future directions. Disaster response is of high importance…
