Emerging Tech Horizons
ETI provides research and analyses to inform the development and integration of emerging technologies into the defense industrial base. This podcast will feature topics and speakers focusing on emerging technologies.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 123
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Strengthening STEM Engagement with Minority Serving Institutions
In May 2023, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)’s Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI), the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, and NDIA’s Science and Engineering Technol…
Letterkenny Army Depot Talks About Emerging Technologies, Industry Relations, and Workforce Efforts
NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Institute visited the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. ETI's Executive Director, Dr. Arun Seraphin, is joined by Letterkenny Army Depot's director of…
5G & Future G Capabilities and What It Means to the Defense Industrial Base
Dr. Nick Maynard, CEO and Co-Founder of U.S. Ignite, speaks on the various uses of 5G technology, including the ability to connect 5G networks with smart city centers. Widely recognized as a critical…
Software Productivity Trends and Issues within the Defense Industrial Base
The Department of Defense is experiencing an explosive increase in its demand for software-implemented features in weapon systems. The combination of exponential increases in computing power and simi…
DoD's S&T Budget Priorities for FY24
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Reed Skaggs, Lewis Burke's Chief Strategy and Business Operations Officer.
Listen as Dr. Skaggs explores the DoD S&T budget and priorities using the FY2024 Presi…
Evaluating the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem with Ronald Reagan Institute
In March 2023, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute released their "National Security Innovation Base" report card, which assesses the health of the U.S.' national security innovation …
How the Department of Defense Benefits from Regional Collaboration in Texas
How does Texas innovation fit within larger, national defense missions?
At the 23rd Annual Science & Engineering Technology Conference, Dr. Arun Seraphin is joined by Drew Scheberle (Executive Direc…
Previewing the Emerging Technologies Conference with Under Secretary Heidi Shyu
The Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering joins Dr. Arun Seraphin for a discussion on the upcoming Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition. T…
Software Modernization with Dr. Forrest Shull
How can DoD modernize software for defense missions? What came out of NDIA ETI and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute's workshop?
Listen in as Dr. Arun Seraphin and Dr. For…
Evaluating the Benefits of Department of Defense-Minority Serving Institution Partnerships with UTSA
How can Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) support DoD and defense industry workforce needs? How have students from MSIs contributed to defense missions? Why is bringing more MSI STEM students into…
The future of S&ET at the 23rd Annual Science & Engineering Technology Conference
This year’s conference brought Industry together with the Department of Defense Research, Engineering, Acquisition, and Sustainment communities to examine the investment priorities and challenges acr…
How DoD Funds Science and Technology on Emerging Tech Horizons
Join us for a conversation with Jacob Winn, ETI Associate Research Fellow. This episode discusses a brand new ETI report on changes over time in the Department of Defense's "Science & Technology" por…
Redefining Higher Education with University of Texas San Antonio
Join us for a conversation with NDIA’s new Executive Vice President, Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy Walsh. The podcast focuses on the University of Texas San Antonio’s National Security Collaboration C…
Why the Use of Glass to Support Emerging Technologies for Defense
Glass is one of the oldest technologies in history. Is there any room for improvement? Is our defense industrial base healthy enough to manufacture and produce in advance materials in mass? What shou…
The Future of Hypersonics Supply Chains on Emerging Tech Horizons
Are U.S. supply chains capable of bearing the burden of expanded hypersonics production? How do supply chain vulnerabilities affect U.S. national security? What can be done to secure the critical sup…
Is the Department of Defense struggling with its data management?
Are commerically dervied technologies superior to the governemnt's systems? Are they inferior?
How does the government's data management fare against the commericial sector? What can the private sect…
Why is quantum computing so important to the Department of Defense?
Has the United States fallen behind in the development of quantum computing to it's competitors?
Is it even possible to build a general purpose one-million qubit quantum computer? Where and how could…
Why is the Department of Defense interested in digital twinning?
What does digital twinning mean? How does it work? Can the DOD replicate the successes the private industry had made through digital twinning?
Join Dr. Mark Lewis and Steve Carlson, Director of Aeros…
The Rise of China's Emerging Technologies with Dean Cheng
How can the United States set the terms for technological advancements? Are there blurred ethical lines that give China an advantage over the United States? Is Washington D.C. prepared to suffer majo…
Is the United States ready for an Industrial Policy?
In recent years, the United States has fallen behind its competitors when it comes to industrial innovations and policies. How did this happen?
Find out in the eye-opening discussion with Dr. Mark Le…