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CALL FOR PAPERS   The 2025 #SPIE Disruptive Technologies in Information Sciences Call for Papers is now open! Join us April 13-17, 2025, at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, FL, and be a part of the discussion with leading experts, researchers, and innovators on the latest advancements and trends in information sciences. We invite submissions on groundbreaking topics including: 🔸 Artificial Intelligence 🔸 Disruptive Technologies for Human Factors and Human Perceptions 🔸 Digital and Synthetic Environments 🔸 Distributed Trusted Communications 🔸 Advanced Computing and Neuromorphic Architectures Deadline for submission is October 2nd. For more information, visit the #CallForPapers at the link: https://lnkd.in/enm_Yaj3

"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." — President Harry Truman

As the former CTO and Service Level Coordinator for AI for the United States Marine Corps, I am thrilled to see new leadership that is working to better understand the full potential of AI/ML. Every day, thousands of Marines perform routine data-collection tasks and make hundreds of data-based decisions. They compile manning data on whiteboards, screenshot weather forecasts for weekly briefings, and submit training entries by hand. Marines I have spoken to indicated that they were severely resource-constrained. Gen. Eric Smith’s new message emphasizes the importance of exploiting data on the modern battlefield. His vision includes Marine operating forces integrating into sensor networks, using automation and machine learning for decision-making and predictive maintenance. However, to fully realize this vision, the Corps needs to move faster in integrating AI and machine learning. This article emphasizes how designating a Marine expeditionary force as the lead for data analysis and literacy could unify efforts, foster innovation, and accelerate the adoption of these technologies across the force. https://lnkd.in/euR8sfib

Today we celebrate #freedom and resilience while recognizing the ongoing journey towards #equality.

ALERT! Want to work with DARPA?!?! Dr. Misty Blowers and the Datalytica team are placing an Action Officer within DARPA. See below for more: Action Officer – Commercial Strategy (LCAT Program Analyst II): Work with DARPA’s Commercial Strategy Team to commercialize impactful technologies. Responsibilities include engaging with the team, tech offices, DARPA performers, accelerators, commercial entrepreneurs, investors, academia, DoD, and other partners. Provide support to leadership, track and manage action completion, draft strategy documents, and execute commercialization projects. Coordinate and develop executive-level briefings. Required: Bachelor's degree, active Secret clearance with ability to attain TS/SCI, 5+ years of relevant experience, leadership, communication, problem-solving skills, technical communication proficiency, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, Microsoft Office skills. Desired: DoD experience with at least 2 years in R&D organization.

#Leadership Lessons from History: The Untold Story of Eaton and O'Bannon Our latest blog explores the 1805 expedition of diplomat, William Eaton and Marine 1st Lt Presley O’Bannon to Derna, showcasing the power of humble #teamwork. Click the article below to learn about strategic #patience, #empowerment, and the importance of alliances—insights that today’s leaders can apply to modern challenges.

A #KillSwitch offers a tangible way to control #AI, preventing misuse in critical applications like military technology and infrastructure. However, their implementation is not without challenges, including computational burdens and potential misuse by malicious actors or authoritarian regimes. Balancing these pros and cons is essential as we navigate the evolving landscape of #AIsafety.

Honoring #MemorialDay, we pause to remember and pay tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their courage and dedication inspires us every day.

A recent paper titled SpeechGuard: Exploring the Adversarial Robustness of Multimodal Large Language Models (Raghuveer Peri, Srikanth Ronanki, Sai Kribakhar Muralidharan and team at Amazon Web Services Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning) highlights vulnerabilities of integrated speech and large language models (SLMs). Adversarial attacks on #SLMs involve generating perturbations to the input speech signals, causing the models to produce unsafe or irrelevant responses. As demonstrated in this paper, these attacks can result in jailbreaks. These jailbreaks bypass the safety and ethical measures embedded in the #AI systems, posing significant security risks. To counter these threats, researchers propose a pre-processing technique called Time-Domain Noise Flooding (TDNF). By adding random white Gaussian noise (WGN) to the input audio, TDNF effectively drowns out adversarial perturbations. Although this method reduces the Jailbreak Success Rate (JSR) of attacks, the study also points out challenges when attackers adapt and modify their strategies to evade known defenses like TDNF. AI security requires robust evaluation tools. Datalytica's Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Elucidation of Algorithms (REVEAL) platform plays a pivotal role in identifying which AI algorithms are most susceptible to these sophisticated attacks. With #REVEAL, organizations can systematically analyze the safety and robustness of AI systems and implement effective countermeasures based on the latest research. REVEAL not only empowers organizations to protect their AI systems from #adversarialattacks, ensuring safe, reliable, and ethical AI deployment, but it also helps organizations determine if they have chosen the right AI system for their intended use case.

Last week, Datalytica had the pleasure of attending #HammerCon 2024 hosted by the Military Cyber Professionals Association! It was great to connect with industry leaders and cyber professionals, sharing insights and discussing the latest advancements in #cybersecurity and #technology. We are so proud to be a part of this amazing community and we look forward to next year's conference!