Innovation in today's military systems -- whether flight systems, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, radar, etc., -- often comes from leveraging commercial technology.
This is very true when it comes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), game changers in many industries. Defense leaders are looking to leverage AI and ML to improve the efficiencies of their systems and help them deal with ever more complex adversaries.
This webcast will cover how embedded electronics designers are bringing AI/ML techniques to military systems such as radar, electronic warfare, cyber, etc.
Jim Shaw, Executive Vice President of Engineering, Crystal Group
Jim Shaw joined Crystal Group in January 2006 as Vice President of Engineering; in 2011, Jim was promoted to Executive Vice President of Engineering. Jim has responsibility for guiding the Engineering department and is the leading member of the product development team. Jim also provides direction as the Quality Management Representative for Crystal Group. Jim’s innovative design prowess led to the birth of the rugged series (RS) chassis for the military and industrial computing markets. During Jim’s tenure at Crystal Group the company has expanded its product lines into storage, displays, rugged switches, and custom power supply designs. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. Prior to joining Crystal Group, Jim held a management position in engineering at Rockwell Collins, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his time there, he was honored three times as one of Rockwell Collins’ Engineer of the Year nominees for his work in high performance electronics packaging. He has authored or co-authored ten international patent.
James Hui, Solutions Architect, Wind River
James Hui is a Simics Solution Architect for the Simulation and Agile practices at Wind River. Dr Hui addresses software simulation practices with a focus on model-based design, test driven development, digital twins, agile/lean and DevOps. He has 20 years of experience in software development across a wide range of domains including industrial automation, machine learning, predictive maintenance, avionics and defence. Dr Hui leverages his background as a developer, tester, scrum master, product owner, software manager and agile coach to better understand business and technology, and the need for active and close collaboration. James received his BEng (1st Hon) in Communication Engineering before further his research on machine learning for predictive maintenance. He then spent 4 years implementing his research at a start-up company that was acquired by the market leader in 2009. Following on, he joined Thales UK as the team lead for real-time software before promoted to be the Thales Technical Specialist in Model-based Engineering and head of Embedded Platform Specialist Engineering Team (SET) in the UK. James is a Chartered Engineer by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET); Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) by the Scrum Alliance; Software Architecture Professional Certificate by Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University.
Francesco Fiaschi, Software Product Manager, Abaco Systems
Francesco is passionate about technology and innovation, especially around software. Extensive, multi-industrial, international experience with 15+ years in the Embedded Software. Francesco covered directive roles in different segment areas such as industrial & automation, automotive and mission-critical / Military. He also has solid leadership skills in both technical and commercial fields.
Nigel Forrester, Director of Business Development, Concurrent Technologies
Nigel Forrester is Director of Business Development for Concurrent Technologies and is based at their UK headquarters. He has responsibility for product strategy and partner relationships to augment the value of the company’s strong processor board portfolio. Nigel has previously held technical product and vertical marketing roles in the embedded space and is an accomplished speaker and author. He has a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Statistics from Reading University and can be contacted at nforrester@cct.co.uk
