In this two-day workshop taking place at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, Va., USGIF and its Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group will discuss current challenges and strategic initiatives related to the role of AI, machine learning, cognitive computing, and deep learning. This year's programming features a variety of leading experts from DIA, NGA, NRO, ODNI, OUSD, and industry. Both days are filled with ML AI luminaries from throughout the community including keynotes, panel discussions, exhibits, and flash talks. The first day will be unclassified and the second day will be classified at the TS/SCI/FVEY level.

USGIF's GEOINT Community Week brings together the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and geospatial communities at-large for a week of briefings, educational sessions, workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. USGIF is looking for volunteers to share our Intro to GEOINT presentation at your local schools during GEOINT Community Week. This is a great way to give back by helping EdGEOcate our future leaders. We have prepared presentation materials for you that are geared toward upper elementary through lower high school grades and provide an overview of GEOINT--geography, maps, satellites, imagery, remote sensing, GIS, and careers. The presentation takes 45 minutes to one hour and is highly interactive with games, Q&A, stories, videos, and much more.

What will happen to a person's artificial intelligence (AI) when they retire? When a prospective employee interviews for a job, will his or her AI be questioned alongside them? Will companies hire AI straight from a factory, or will the system undergo a sort of apprenticeship before being put to work? More importantly--and more realistic in the near-term--what will be the line at which machines are not reliable enough or morally appropriate to use and humans take over? These, along with many more immediate questions, are among the topics USGIF's Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Working Group seeks to generate discussion around.

USGIF's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Workshop will bring together a diverse group of individuals from government, industry, and academia to discuss current challenges and strategic initiatives related to the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing, and deep learning in geospatial intelligence. We will be joined by today's visionary leaders in AI to explore this rapidly evolving and disruptive technology. Dr. C. Lee Giles, David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Interim Associate Dean of Research, Penn State University (invited) Dr. Nathan Jacobs, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky Dr. Zsolt Kira, Branch Chief, Machine Learning and Analytics, Georgia Tech Research Institute Dr. Stella Yu, Director, Vision Group at the International Computer Science Institute, UC Berkeley Dr. C. Lee Giles, David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Interim Associate Dean of Research, Penn State University (invited)

"The Geospatial Intelligence Certificate, accredited by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) provides education and training in scientific concepts, methods and key geospatial technologies, used in the solution of global problems of human security, including natural disasters, humanitarian crisis, environmental risks, military operations, political violence, public health and challenges in access to food. USGIF's purpose is to promote the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and to develop a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals. USGIF is the only organization providing Higher Education accreditation in the GEOINT domain, being a world leader in this field.