Defense TechConnect

September 22-24, 2026  |  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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2026 POSTER PROGRAM  


AI, Cyber & Digital Solutions

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Challenges and Opportunities
B.S. Rawal, Grambling State University, US

TORRI -
Transforming Tourism Coordination into a Rapid Civilian Emergency Response Platform
J. Wallace Sassi, Torri.world, US

Ratify: Air-Gapped AI for Continuous ATO and RMF Compliance in Classified Environments
S. Worden, Adaptt LLC, US

Hierarchical Multi-Modal Cyberattack Detection for Distributed Energy Resource Operations using Large Language Models
S. Jang, T. Zhao, and M. Yue, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US

Seahound: AIS-Denied Maritime Domain Awareness from Open SAR
R. Kavasseri, South Dakota State University, US

Electromechanical Entropy Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptographic Resilience
D.A. Hill, Real Random LLC, US

Scalable Visual Intelligence for Persistent Autonomous Agents
Y. Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US

Find Hidden Data
A. Bartos, R. Hughes, Intelligent Data Technology - Fiducia TechneGroup, LLC, US

Advancing Defense Mission Operations with Real-Time Spatial Intelligence
J. Rose, Spatial Logic, Inc., US

Software Sustainment as a Cybersecurity Imperative: Securing Software-Defined Operational Systems Throughout Their Lifecycle
C. Vanderpool, Northern.tech, US

 

Advanced Manufacturing

Custom Non-Oxide Ceramic Manufacturing via Selective Laser Reaction Sintering
R. Andris, A. Peters, S. Farias, Synteris, US

High Precision Injector (HPI): A Pulsed Microspray Platform for Precision Functional Coatings and Advanced Manufacturing
R.J. Schick, L. Markle, Spraying Systems Co., US

Recovery of Big-Four Rare Earths from Domestic Phosphogypsum Wastes
L. Lammers, J. Mueller, G. O. Cadwalader, R. Sprengel, Travertine Technologies, US

 

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials for Radiation Detection and Imaging
E. van Loef, Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., US

Closing the Intermediate Strain Rate Gap: A Validated Dynamic Characterization Capability for Defense Materials
L. Zhang, Liberty University, US

Affordable and Highly Selective Proton conduction membranes for Energy Storage and Electrolytic Applications
J.C. Schuurman, University of Canterbury, NZ

Self-Assembling Nanosheets: A Breakthrough Platform for Barrier and Optical Coatings
S. Daniel, Materium Technologies Inc., US

 

Aerospace & Defense

Passive, Real-Time Voice-based Fatigue Monitoring for Pilots
X. Liu, R. Seiilova-Olson, Tenvos Inc., US

Governed AI Workflows for Digital Thread Continuity in Modular Open Systems
C. Bryczek, M. Macias, Jama Software, US

A Resilient Autonomous Logistics Platform for Distributed Operations in Contested and Infrastructure-Constrained Environments
N. Auda, Rune Aero Inc., US

 

Autonomous Systems

TFlowNavigator - Visual Navigation system for UAVs
A. Vasiljevs, V.Beliaev, W. Chicharro, Autonomous Robotics Technologies, PT

 

Biotech & Medical

Programmable Microenvironments for Engineering and Controlling Collective Microbial Behavior
S. Oliveira, North Carolina A&T State University, US

QSensing®: Room-Temperature Flexible Josephson Junction Quantum Sensing Array for Reagent-Free, Multiplexed Detection of mTBI Biomarkers and Metabolic Stress in Austere Environments
E. T. Chen, J. T. Thornton, S-H Duh, P. T. Kissinger, K. Bowen, Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US

ROSIE: A Self-Contained AI Biometric Sensor System for Contactless Force Health Protection and Casevac Triage
S. Freitag, Signum Technologies, US

Association of clinical outcomes with Fc-dependent antibody effector functions using high-throughput immune profiling
L. Moise, A. Harris, D. Hanlon, A. Ball, SeromYx Systems, US

 

Communications & C5ISR

3D Airspace Visualization
J. Russi and M. Miller, Intuiscan ATC Technologies, LLC, US

Secure communications for distributed, contested and mission critical environment
A. Modi, Movius Interactive Corporation, US

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Target Wake Time Scheduling for Tactical Edge Wi-Fi Networks
M. Menezes de Carvalho, Texas State University, US

 

Energy & Resilience

Reductive Bioleaching to Ensure Domestic Manganese and Nickel Supplies
T.C. Eisele, Michigan Technological University - Houghton, MI, US

Deep Agents for REsilience (DARE)
L. Yeghiazarian, University of Cincinnati; Data2Action Inc, US

AI and Remote Sensing: Continual Learning to Support Environmental Resilience
H. Chen, Colorado State University, US

TROOPER: Trade Route Optimizer for Energy Resiliency
K. Aydogdu, National Laboratory of The Rockies, US

 

Microelectronics & Sensors

Crowdsourced Intelligence (CROSINT) for UAS Detection
B. Mack, Anomaly Federal, US

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