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October 2024 VCAT Agenda
VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | |
Day 1: October 29, 2024 | |
Session I: Operational Updates | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to Order and Roll Call Mr. Jason Matusow – Chair, VCAT |
| 9:05 a.m. | Welcome Remarks & Meeting Pre-read Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
| 9:10 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:20 a.m. | Discussion on Safety at NIST Panel discussion with OU Directors: Dr. Joannie Chin – Director of Engineering Laboratory Dr. Jerry Fraser – Deputy Director of the Physical Measurement Laboratory Mr. Del Brockett – Associate Director for Management Resources |
Session II: Programmatic Updates | |
| 9:50 a.m. | Intersections of AI Work at NIST – a Discussion with VCAT Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
| 10:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Discussion on Global Standardization Dr. Jayne Morrow – Senior Advisor for Standards Policy Dr. Stephanie Hooker – Director of Standards Coordination Office (pending confirmation) |
| 11:30 a.m. | Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Session III: Programmatic Focus on CETs | |
Part I: Research Updates | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cybersecurity Dr. Dustin Moody – Mathematician, Information Technology Laboratory |
| 1:30 p.m. | Discussion |
| 1:45 p.m. | Advanced Communications Dr. Melissa Midzor – Director of the Communications Technology Laboratory Dr. Nada Golmie – NIST Fellow |
| 2:00 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 p.m. | CHIPS Metrology Program Dr. Marla Dowell – Director of CHIPS Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory |
| 2:45 p.m. | Discussion |
Part II: Future Opportunities | |
| 3:05 p.m. | Opportunities for Convergence within CETs – a Discussion with VCAT Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Dr. Chuck Romine – Associate Director for Laboratory Programs |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break |
Session IV: Special Topic Highlight | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Special Topic Highlight: Disaster Resilience Disaster and Failure Studies – Mr. Jason Averill, Deputy Director of the Engineering Laboratory Fire Research and Wildland-Urban Interface Fire – Dr. Matt Hoehler, Chief of the Fire Research Division of the Engineering Laboratory Forward-looking Building Codes – Dr. Terri McCallister, Deputy Chief of the Materials and Structural Systems Division of the Engineering Laboratory |
| 4:20 p.m. | Discussion |
Day 1 Closing Session | |
| 4:40 p.m. | Wrap-Up Mr. Jason Matusow – Chair, VCAT |
| 4:50 p.m. | Public Comment |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Day 2: October 30, 2024 | |
Session I: Closed Session on NIST Budget | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Closed Session on NIST Budget |
| 10:45 a.m. | Open Topic Discussion/Wrap-up |
| 11:00 a.m. | Adjourn |
Created October 23, 2024, Updated March 13, 2025