Research from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Intelligence Community

Saturday, October 18, 2014: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
LACC 404AB (Los Angeles Convention Center)
Chair:
Lenora Gant, MD/PhD, Senior Executive for Academic Outreach and STEM, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Description: This session will provide an overview of the Intelligence Community and required and emerging disciplines. Participants will learn about the 17 Intelligence Community agencies’ STEM career opportunities, acquire insights about career options from real Project Scientists and gain knowledge about the skill-sets and competencies essential for employment across IC agencies.

Sponsored by: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency



3:45 PM
Introductory Remarks
3:50 PM
Atmospheric Research and Development
Torreon Creekmore, PhD , Project Scientist , National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
4:10 PM
Optimizing Human Performance on Complex Visual Search Tasks
Joeanna Arthur, PhD , Project Scientist , National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
4:30 PM
TBD
Valerie N. Nelson, PhD , Lead for Mathematics and Cryptanalysis , National Security Agency/Central Security Services (NS/CSS)