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Please join the TRADOC G2 for an online presentation of a Mad Scientist paper entitled, “Advancing Armor and Warfighter Protection from an Industrial Age Rut” with Frank Prautzsch on September 28, 2016 at 1100 EST. Frank will present…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is requesting information on new ideas, approaches, and capabilities for developing interactive simulations that can be used to calibrate the validity of different social…
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Training Future Cyber Officers: An Analysis of the US Army ROTC’s Efforts to Produce Quality Junior Cyber Officers
Andrew Schoka
The emergence of cyberspace as a recognized warfighting domain has heralded monumental changes in the US Army’s mission…
Maneuvering in an Intelligent Direction: Two Army Cyber Dilemma’s Which Need to be Addressed by the Mid-21st Century
Kurtis M. Hout Jr.
The U.S. Army’s Cyber proliferation initiatives in the development, advancement, and ultimately weaponization…
Mad Scientist Initiative
The 2050 Cyber Army
Online Survey Instructions
Thank you for your participation in the Mad Scientist event focusing on “The 2050 Cyber Army.” We appreciate your efforts to help TRADOC G-2 maintain perspective on the far future…
By Lt. Col. Jesse StalderAugust 31, 2016
WASHINGTON -- The Army has created a Rapid Capabilities Office to expedite critical technologies to…
The need for personnel in the Army grows and shrinks; the need for firepower never shrinks. We see firepower needs in a new light today, with the struggle…
Artificial Intelligence: An Alternative ViewKEEL® Technology (Explainable AI)Auditable and Explainable Adaptive IntelligenceCompsim White Paper
There is a recent upsurge in press coverage on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. The US Government…
Advancing Armor and Warfighter Protection from an Industrial Age Rut
Frank Prautzsch
“The incompetence regarding body and vehicle armor rise almost to a level of criminal negligence.” -- Hon. John Olver, Phd.
“The incompetence regarding body and vehicle armor rise almost to a level of criminal negligence.”
-- Hon. John Olver, Phd.
In our timeline of current…
Precision and the Consequences for the Modern Battlefield
Albert Palazzo
Introduction
The effectiveness of precision weapons at striking targets has been repeatedly demonstrated in recent wars. It is no longer remarkable that a missile or shell fired…
The Real Captain America: Bioengineering the Super Soldiers of Tomorrow
Jared M. Stafford, James J. Valdes and Aleksandr E. Miklos
With the rapidly advancing field of genomics and gene modification, the distinct possibility has arisen for applying these…
The Gray Zone and Intelligence Preparation of the Battle Space
Patricia DeGennaro
“As cities grow, many governments fail to provide adequate security, employment, infrastructure, and services… For Army leaders to thrive in these uncertain and chaotic…
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Please feel to ask questions, post ideas and share your thoughts about the upcoming event that will be hosted at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.
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The Long Telegram of 2050
Christopher J. Heatherly
Prologue
E Ring, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., 1730hrs, December 7th, 2049
I arrived at the Pentagon’s main entrance on a bleak, cold and snowy evening. The sun’s last rays lit the building’s façade…
The Role of Network Science in Analyzing Slums in Rapidly Growing Urban Areas
Amy Krakowka Richmond, Chris Arney, Kathryn Coronges and Matthew Simonson
In the coming decades the United States military will find itself operating in increasingly…
Risk Management in Multinational Operations
Phillip Jenison and Scott Kubica
Forward
While maintaining strategic readiness, it is clear America has ambiguous strategy. Consequently our Army must remain vigilant and prepared to fight future adversaries…
Capstone Commanders: Adaptability in the Complex Security Environment
Clarence J. Henderson
Through undulating canopies of reed grass the insurgents appear, then press forward to cross the river. Approaching a screen line, U.S. forces deliberately show…
Towards a Fourth Offset Strategy
Edward J. Horres
The Department of Defense has launched the Third Offset Strategy to increase our completive advantage by a much-needed effort to restore technological superiority. But is it really strategy?
The Secretary…
People, Infrastructure, and Conflict: Analyzing the Dynamics of Infrastructure Disruption and Community Response
Natalie Myers, Jeanne Roningen, Ellen Hartman, Tina Hurt, Scott Tweddale, and Patrick Edwards
Human well-being is heavily reliant…
Baruch Fischhoff - Carnegie Mellon University: Decision Science
Chancellor William McRaven “You Can’t Get to Greatness by Being Timid.”
LtCol Patrick Kirchner:
2015 Marine Corps Security Environment ForecastBriefing for Army Mad Scientist
Garth Jensen
Director for Innovation
Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Cente