Monday, May 9, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time. Updated as of 2 May 2022.

Time
Location
1000 – 1700
Main Salon Foyer, 4th Floor
1230 – 1730
Main Salon Foyer
1300 – 1315
Welcome & Opening Remarks
• Nick Drucker, Huntington Ingalls Industries, 2022 Conference Chair

Introduction of Congressional Keynote Speaker
• RADM James A. Robb, USN (Ret.), President, NTSA  
Main Salons DE
1315 – 1330
Congressman Bobby Scott, VA-03  
Main Salons DE
1330 – 1400
Terry Walley, CTO, HII Ingalls Shipbuilding  
Main Salons DE
1400 – 1530
• Nick Drucker, Manager, Enterprise Centers of Excellence, HII, 2022 Conference Chair, Moderator
• Kenyth Campbell, Sr. Supply Chain Analyst, Ferguson Enterprise
• Rese Cleaver, Director of Product Management, DroneUp
• Mary Claire McLaughlin, Digital Capabilities Lab Manager, Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)

Join a panel of industry experts as they share the ways Modeling and Simulation (M&S) technologies are helping them transform their businesses. This Industry keynote panel will provide broad ranging perspectives on the impact of M&S technologies in emerging markets (Drone and unmanned systems), heavy manufacturing and construction (America’s largest Shipbuilder), and international supply chain (North America’s largest value added distributor). Based on the theme of "Building a Better Tomorrow" the panelists will provide perspective on how M&S tools are helping them deploy solutions for a more resilient future.  
Main Salons DE
1530 – 1600
Main Salon Foyer
1600 – 1730
• Richard Boyd, CEO, Tanjo, Inc., "AI Digital Twins and the Metaverse” Moderator
• Dennis Belliveau, Explorer in Residence and uthor, In The Footsteps of Marco Polo, “In the Footsteps of Marco Polo using XR”
• Anil Menon, Executive Vice President, Community & Urban Services, Sharecare, Inc., “Digital Twins to Manage Community Wellness”
• Marc Prensky, Renowned author and creator of the term “digital natives,” “Empowerment”

This is our tenth annual session to address the growing issue of managing the human/ machine interface as we hurtle towards the Singularity and the Metaverse. We will continue our discussion of how to achieve fluency with smarter balance between humans and machines to optimize outcomes. The Simulation Century Panel presentations this year will focus on technologies that build towards the Metaverse.  
Main Salons DE
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time. Updated as of 2 May 2022.

Time
Location
0700 – 1700
Main Salon Foyer, 4th Floor
0745 – 0845
Main Salon Foyer
0845 – 0900
Opening Remarks
• Nick Drucker, Huntington Ingalls Industries, 2022 Conference Chair

Introduction of Government Keynote Speaker
• RADM James A. Robb, USN (Ret.), President, NTSA  
Main Salons DE
0900 – 1000
Michael Cannizzaro, Science & Technology Advisor, Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team  
Main Salons DE
0930 – 1730
Main Salon Foyer
1000 – 1030
Main Salon Foyer
1030 – 1200
Click the "Download Program/Agenda" link at the top of the page to view the full list of Paper Sessions.  
Main Salons A, B & C
1200 – 1300
Main Salons FGH
1300 – 1400
• Andrew Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University

Given the power of insight and learning that simulation provides, you might question why simulations are not more widely used. This facilitated interactive brainstorming session intends to follow up the discussion on M&S accessibility problem at the 2018 MODSIM conference. The purpose is to try and understand how our M&S community can reach new users and decision makers. All attendees welcome.  
Main Salons DE
1400 – 1430
Main Salon Foyer
1430 – 1600
• Claire Hughes, Research Associate III, eXtended Reality Division, Design Interactive, Inc., 2022 Deputy Program Chair
• Bob Armstrong, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions and Executive Director, Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Frank Karluk, Account Executive, Medical Modeling and Simulation, DLH Corporation
• Philip LeDuc, Ph.D., William J. Brown Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University

Join a panel of industry and academic experts as they share the ways Modeling and Simulation (M&S) technologies are innovating in the medical space. This panel will provide broad ranging perspectives on the impact of M&S technologies in DoD and civilian medical training. Based on the theme of “Building a Better Tomorrow” the panelists will provide perspectives on how M&S tools are being deployed to help save lives.  
Main Salons DE
1600 – 1730
Welcome Remarks
• Nick Drucker, Huntington Ingalls Industries, 2022 Conference Chair

Networking Reception Sponsor
• Sponsored by VMASC

MODSIM World reception, a networking event that will include industry, academia, and government attendees involved in the modeling and simulation community. This standing reception will have appetizers and beverages served at various stations throughout the lobby of the Hilton, participants will have the chance to network and visit exhibitor tables to discover the latest in simulation technology.  
Main Salon Foyer
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time. Updated as of 2 May 2022.

Time
Location
0700 – 1400
Main Salon Foyer, 4th Floor
0745 – 0845
Main Salon Foyer
0845 – 0900
Opening Remarks
• Nick Drucker, Huntington Ingalls Industries, 2022 Conference Chair  
Main Salons DE
0900 – 1000
• Bob Kleinhample, Strategic Account Executive, Improbable U.S. Defense & National Security, Moderator
• John Burwell, Global Lead, Simulation and Training, Varjo
• Gastao De Figueiredo, SVP Strategic Partnerships, Blackshark.ai
• Luke DeVore, Senior Client Partner, Unity Technologies
• Caitlin Dohrman, General Manager, Improbable U.S. Defense and National Security
• Tim Woodard, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA

This panel will quickly define the metaverse, what it means for the government, and then dive into the technology advancements which are making it possible today. The panel will explore areas such as real-time 3D, scaling, geospatial, Rendering, UI/UX, and how they come together to make a credible metaverse available for the government to realize significant value.  
Main Salons DE
0930 – 1400
Main Salon Foyer
1000 – 1030
Main Salon Foyer
1030 – 1200
Click the "Download Program/Agenda" link at the top of the page to view the full list of Paper Sessions.  
Main Salons A, B & C
1030 – 1200
The MODSIM STEM event provides the conference a unique opportunity to contribute directly to the school experience of the youth who are just beginning to formulate their dreams for the future. During the MODSIM STEM event, approximately 100 area high school students will get the opportunity to see firsthand the world of M&S. Students will rotate through hands-on M&S demonstrations provided in the exhibit hall to see STEM in action.  
Main Salon Foyer
1200 – 1300
Main Salons FGH
1300 – 1430
Click the "Download Program/Agenda" link at the top of the page to view the full list of Paper Sessions.  
Main Salons B & C
1430 – 1600
• Infrastructure, Security & Military Track: “DeapSECURE Computational Training for Cybersecurity: Third Year Improvements and Impacts” Bahador Dodge, Jacob Strother, and Dr. Wirawan Purwanto
• Transportation, Business & Industry Track: “A Discussion on Supplier Selection Modeling Approaches” Sheida Etemadidavan
• Virtual Environments Track: “Engaging Human-in-the-Loop for Autonomous Vehicle Simulation” John di Battista, Christian Johnston, and Valerie Randall
• General Sciences & Engineering Track: “Is Explainability Always Necessary? Discussion on Explainable AI (XAI)” Gayane Grigoryan

The Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Engineering (MSVE) student capstone event will showcase presentations from the annual Old Dominion University Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference (MSVSCC) that was hosted at ODU-VMASC. Presenters are all best paper award winners in their domains and will provide perspective on how tomorrow’s M&S practitioners are already shaping the future of MODSIM.  
Main Salons DE
1600
Main Salons DE