Professional Development Meeting in Connection with ASCM Seton Hall University Student Forum
Monday, April 22, 2024 2:00 - 3:00 PM (doors open at 1:30 PM)
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, Jubilee Auditorium - Campus Map
Role of Technology and Data Analytics in Modern Warfare: Panel Discussion with Defense and Industry Experts

Description:  Both in the modern battlefield and internal operations, data analysis and technology are critical. To adequately support a wide variety of military activities, including acquisition, combat operations, system development, logistics, and force design, both qualitative and quantitative data analysis along with technologies like AI and IoT are necessary to ensure safety and success.

As the volume of data generated in the digital age continues to grow, so will the role and importance of big data analytics in modern warfare with applications spanning intelligence gathering, predictive maintenance and strategic decision-making to name a few.

Biographies:
Jermon Bafaty, founder and CEO of digital and IT professional services firm Platinum Technologies, will discuss securing the defense industrial base and the leadership lessons learned as an entrepreneur in supply chains and national security technologies.

Bafaty is on the front lines of America’s Defense Industrial Base. He has worked in government at the Department of Energy on AI and with the Pentagon officials on procurement weapons design, cybersecurity and other mobilization issues. In his current role, Bafaty is strategizing to diversify America’s access and supply of rare earth metals, semiconductors and other advanced machine learning technologies to keep pace with China.

CPT Venkatesh “Anuj” Srinivasan is a Military Government Officer (Technologist) with 353 Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) in Staten Island, New York. Before joining the 353 CACOM, CPT Srinivasan was at Army’s 75^th Innovation Command in Houston, Texas supporting the Autonomy & Robotics Team. In his civilian career, he is a Research & Development Program Manager with the U.S. Navy. He leads and manages emerging and disruptive technology programs. He has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas and a B.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Anna University, India. CPT Srinivasan’s technical area of expertise is in Big-Data, Predictive Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, AI/ML, Unmanned Systems (Sea, Air, and Land), Acoustic Data Processing and Data Encryption, and Unmanned Systems Autonomy.