The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) MARVEL microreactor achieved 90 percent final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with fabrication and construction. MARVEL will be the first new reactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in more than four decades and is expected to be completed in early 2025. The…
The National Guard is a reserve component of the U.S. military comprising the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. National Guard service members face unique challenges compared to both the active-duty components and other reserve component service members. To be successful, they must balance a civilian career with military training and responsibilities. They may be called to serve in an overseas contingency operation…
Learn MoreHDIAC hosts live online technical presentations featuring a DoD research and engineering topic within our technical focus areas.
Hosted by: Evan Ellis, Ph.D.
January 11, 2024 12:00 pm
This webinar will discuss the range of vulnerabilities to the United States stemming from the growing activities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), its companies, military, security agencies, and other agents in the Western Hemisphere in peacetime and in the context of a possible future military conflict with the PRC. We will focus on…
Defense Strategies Institute’s (DSI’s) Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit will bring together U.S. Department of Defense, federal government, and industry to drive the integration and connectivity of microgrids and distributed energy resources into our defense…
With the expertise of thought leaders from the U.S. Department of Defense, industry, academia, and allied nations, this conference dives deeper into contested logistics, assessing current challenges and strategies. The discussions will encompass technology shaping…
NERC, the E-ISAC, and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) are co-hosting the 13th annual grid security conference, GridSecCon 2024, on October 22 – 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hyatt Regency. Join industry and government…
TechNet Indo-Pacific is a strategic event in the Indo-Pacific Rim. This year’s conference — “Free – Open – Secure” — focuses on the critical issues identified by regional military leaders to maintain and protect data…
The 11th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium will bring together experts, innovators, and policymakers to address critical challenges in explosive ordnance disposal, improvised explosive devices, and countermine operations. The 2024 Symposium will highlight cutting-edge research,…
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s instability bleeds into its surrounding areas, it is all…
Director of Autonomous Systems and Robotics at Unmanned Experts, Inc.
As the Director of Autonomous Systems and Robotics at Unmanned Experts, Inc., Ken Erney manages a team that designs and builds the hardware that their extensible air traffic management (XTM) runs on, the SDR-based communications fabric their products use to collaborate, and the software that provides their flight systems with advanced intelligence and perception. The team is comprised of highly focused professionals pursuing U.S. technological superiority through the synthesis of autonomous robotics, swarms, and XTM systems.
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