The 2023 Forum was the largest yet, engaging close to 100 students, faculty members and other experts from around Colorado. The keynote address was given by Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting, Commander of Space Operations Command.

Agenda

0830 – 0900 Participants’ arrival and registration

0900 Welcome

Brigadier General Linell A. Letendre, Dean of the Faculty, USAF Academy

Chair: Deron R. Jackson, Executive Director, National Security Strategic Studies Partnership

Presenters:

  • Madison Walker, “Space Access Ends not with a Bang but with a Blinding: Determining Red Lines for Non-Kinetic Interference on On-Orbit Assets,” Research Fellow, Institute for Future Conflict, USAF Academy

1020-1110 Panel Two: National Security and the Cyber Domain

Chair: Lieutenant Colonel Sunil Amin, Deputy Director, Air Force CyberWorx

Presenters:

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  • Brandon Collins, “Towards Creating a New Cybersecurity Game Theory: Gaps and Potential Bridges,” University of Colorado Colorado Springs :
  • Simeon Wuthier and Nazmus Sakib, “Behavior-based Positive Reputation Score for Bitcoin P2P Network,
  • Kora Gwartney, “TEMPS: A Framework for Quantifying Cyber Operations Success against Adversarial Threats,” University of Colorado Colorado SpringsUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs

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