The NMTC’s focus is building a proficient technology community where businesses, the community, and opportunities thrive by:
- Alerting, informing, and guiding the broader community on technologies with the potential to disrupt existing business models of industry, academia, and government.
- Collaboratively engaging with organizations to both sustain and expand our critically needed STEM-educated workforce for these technologies.
- Consolidate it all in quarterly updates presented by experts in their fields through our iDisruptor Tech Talk forum; these newly identified disruptive technologies and emerging workforce education methods promising to initiate large-scale change in the world.
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iDISRUPTOR 3.0 (4/28/2017)
Joshua Arnold, Ph.D.
Precision Farming and Smart Agriculture
Director of Business Development Agribusiness
Battelle -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Dr. Allen Badeau
Next-generation in AI Quantum Computing and Blockchain
Chief Technology Officer / Vice president and Director of NCI CREATE
NCI, Inc. -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Anne Balduzzi
Moderator
TEDCO’s Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBI2) Program Manager
TEDCO -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Giorgio Bertoli
AI Trends (robotics) with Impacts Across the Military Spectrum
Senior Scientific Technology Manager, Offen-sive Cyber Technologies and Chief Scientist,
US ARMY Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD), Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Sael Boga
in-building wireless solutions with possible IoT and infrastructure relative to 5G.
Senior Radio Frequency Engineer
Vision Technologies -
iDISRUPTOR 3.7 (6/24/2021)
Cari Bohely
Pandemic and the Future of Learning
Director, Leadership Development & Organizational Effectiveness at Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac -
iDISRUPTOR 3.5 (11/19/2020)
Dr Ethan Booker
Markets. Technology and Political Implications of Covid-19 in 2021
Medical Director, Telehealth Innovation Center
MEDSTAR medical -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Fred Byus
Artificial Intellengence
VP-GM, Mission and Defense Technologies
Battelle -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Debra Bond Cancro
AI for Public Speaking - Automated Coaching Software.
Debra Bond Cancro, Founder and CEO of VoiceVibes, Inc,
VoiceVibes, Inc. -
iDISRUPTOR 3.6 (3/25/2021)
LTG (ret.)Bruce Crawford
Post Pandemic Emergence: Markets Technology and the New Now
(former Army Chief Information Officer (CIO)), Executive Vice President and COO of Critical Mission Solutions.
Jacobs -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Dr. Fikadu Dagefu
Building the Network - Low Power Ad Hoc Networking in Challenging Environments
Tactical Network Assurance Branch
US Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.4 (11/21/2019)
John Forsythe
work in the aftermath of the pandemic as the workforce migrates to permanently telework.
Managing Director,
Deloitte Consulting, -
iDISRUPTOR 3.7 (6/24/2021)
Don Fry
Pandemic and the Future of Learning
President, CEO
Greater Baltimore Committee -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Dr. Sean Hu
Recognizing Faces in the Dark
Research Scientist
US Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.6 (3/25/2021)
Daraius Irani, Ph.D.
Post Pandemic Emergence: Markets Technology and the New Now
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Applied Research, and chief economist for the Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
Towson University -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Tom Jackson
Speaker
Managing Partner
TSG -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Eran Jedwab
Existing cameras sensors for enhanced surveillance
President
Jedvice, LLC -
iDISRUPTOR 3.5 (11/19/2020)
Stephen Jones
Markets. Technology and Political Implications of Covid-19 in 2021
Vice President
JMI Equity -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/27/2019)
John Karabias
Emergent Superintendence
Adjunct Professor, Information Systems,
Loyola Universirty, MD -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/27/2019)
Dr. Nandi Leslie
Keeping The Network Safe - Botnet detection using semi-supervised learning
Applied Mathematician within the Computational and Informational Sciences Directorate
US ARL -
iDISRUPTOR 3.4 (11/21/2019)
Amy Manley
issues and policy considerations over the next decade in the workplace.
Global Workforce Practice Lead,
Jacobs -
iDISRUPTOR 3.5 (11/19/2020)
Jacob Manoukian
Markets. Technology and Political Implications of Covid-19 in 2021
Global Market Strategist
JP Morgan -
iDISRUPTOR 1.1
Gary Markovits
Generalized Theory of Disruptive Innovation
President
Innovation Business Partners -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Todd Marks
Internet of Things (IOT) where are we going
CEO, President, Founder
Mindgrub Technologies -
iDISRUPTOR 3.7 (6/24/2021)
Todd Marks
Pandemic and the Future of Learning -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Christopher Milroy
Synthetic Analyst a New Kind of AI
Applied mathematician and Engility Technical Fellow for advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
Engility Corp. -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Dr. Abhishek Motayed
Detection of gases and volatile organic compounds
President
N5 Sensors, Inc. -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Tom Mulkern
APG Tech opportunities available for transfer.
US Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Scott Padgett, LTC (R)
IBM Watson and Augmented Decision Making.
Director, National Intelligence Programs – IBM Watson
US Army Special Operations, -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Dr. Tien Pham
AI/Machine Learning Essential Research Area & Collaboration Opportunities
Senior Campaign Scientist, Information Sciences Campaign
US Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.6 (3/25/2021)
Sean Plankey
Post Pandemic Emergence: Markets Technology and the New Now
Deputy Asst Secretary, Cybersecurity, Dept of Energy (FMR).
US Government Dept of Energy -
iDISRUPTOR 3.0 (4/28/2017)
Edward Plichta
Portable Power & Storage
Chief Scientist for Power & Energy, (SSTM)
US Army Digital Agriculture -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Keith Riser
Application of Video Analytics Through AI
IDENTITY INTELLIGENCE TEAM LEAD
US Army, CERDEC I2WD -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Rich Rothrock
Communications infrastructure that 5G requires to connect cities and communities to essential data technology and wireless service.
Government Affairs Manager
Crown Castle -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/27/2019)
Dr. Stephen Russell
The Internet of Battlefield Things
Branch Chief
Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Brian Sadler
Information science and networked and autonomous intelligent systems relative to 5G.
Senior Scientist (ST) for Intelligent Systems,
US Army Research Lab -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Rohit Shirish Saraf
Digital Revolution Potential Triggered By 5G
5G Digital Ecosystems
Verizon -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Ron Schmelzer
Speaker
Cognilytica -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Brian Schromsky
Potential challenges and business/personal benefits of 5G
Director of Federal Government Mobile and Connected Solutions
Verizon -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Thomas Sepka
Addition topic of convergence with 5G
Tactical Communication Division
US Army CERDEC) -
iDISRUPTOR 3.0 (4/28/2017)
Dr. Rajneesh Singh
Autonomous vehicles
Chief (A) Vehicle Applied Research Division Vehicle Technology, Autonomous Vehicles
US Army Augmented Cognitive Decision Making -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
John Thoma
Augmented Reality Convergence with Voice Interface
PAE -
iDISRUPTOR 3.1 (11/30/2017)
Dr. Jean Vettel
Vision for AI Dynamically Adapting to Human Needs.
Senior science lead in the Future Soldier Technologies Division
US Army Research Lab, Future Soldier Technologies Division -
iDISRUPTOR 3.0 (4/28/2017)
John Wallace
Autonomous vehicles
Technical Director
Aberdeen Proving Ground Tech Center -
iDISRUPTOR 3.4 (11/21/2019)
Steve Walters, PhD
converting to more of a vocational approach focused on employment and employability.
Chief Economist
Maryland Public Policy Institute -
iDISRUPTOR 3.0 (4/28/2017)
Aaron Warren
Artificial Intelligence and Hyper-Computing
Market leader for the healthcare, life science and government spaces.
IBM Watson -
iDISRUPTOR 3.3 (11/21/2019)
Dan Yaeger
Augmented Reality Convergence with Voice Interface
BANC3 -
iDISRUPTOR 3.2 (6/20/2018)
Dr. Susan Young
Super-Resolution Image from low resolution cameras.
Research Scientist
US Army Research Lab
