The CHIPS Act Microelectronics Commons network is accelerating the pace of microelectronics technology development in the U.S. This panel discussion will explore opportunities for crossover from commercial technology into DoD systems and applications. Experts representing the Microelectronics Commons program, government R&D, commercial industry, DoD industry, and academia will discuss what emerging commercial microelectronics technologies could be most impactful on photonics and sensors and how the DoD might best leverage commercial innovations in microelectronics.

Moderator

John Pellegrino Director, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory Georgia Tech Research Institute (retired) (United States)

John M. Pellegrino is recently retired Director of the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). At GTRI, Dr. Pellegrino led and managed EOSL research programs, operations, and strategic initiatives. Prior to joining GTRI, Dr. Pellegrino served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Strategic Integration), wherein he led the strategy development, resource requirements, and overall business transformation processes. From 2011 to 2015, Dr. Pellegrino was Director of the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the Army's premier laboratory for fundamental research and analysis. Dr. Pellegrino holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MS in Physics from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in Physics, Gordon College, Wenham, MA.

 

Panelists

Shamik Das Chief Engineer, MITRE Labs. The MITRE Corporation (United States)

Shamik Das is Chief Engineer of MITRE Labs at The MITRE Corporation in McLean, VA. He is responsible for technical execution, innovation, and quality management of the solutions developed and delivered by MITRE Labs' 4,000+ scientists and engineers. MITRE Labs customers include the sponsors for MITRE's six Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), as well as other Government, non-profit, and private-sector customers pursuing missions in the public interest. In the course of his work, Dr. Das has led multiple formal independent assessments of global and domestic microelectronics programs and activities in the context of strengthening our national defense and security capabilities. Dr. Das is a section chair for Beyond CMOS for the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS), which is the roadmap for the worldwide semiconductor industry. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. Dr. Das received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA. He received the M.Eng. and S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering, as well as the S.B. degree in Mathematics, also from MIT.

 

Erin Gawron-Hyla Microelectronics Commons Workforce Development Technical Execution Area Lead Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (United States)

Erin Gawron-Hyla is on detail as the Microelectronics Commons Technical Execution Area Lead for Workforce Development supporting OUSD (R&E). Her role includes oversight of Hub workforce development portfolios as well as coordination of microelectronics workforce development efforts between the Commons and other government agencies. Prior to her detail, she served as a Materials Chemist in the Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences Division of DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory where she supported research efforts in electronic device protection and secure packaging as part of the Protective Technologies Team. She holds a B.S. from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech. She also taught high school for ten years prior to her Ph.D. work.

 

Carl McCants Special Assistant to the DARPA Director, Microelectronics Policy Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (United States)

Carl McCants is a special assistant to the DARPA director, focusing on efforts to inform microelectronics policy and national strategies for microelectronics research and development. Prior to his role at DARPA, he was the technical director of the Supply Chain and Cyber Directorate of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and a senior program manager at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). From 2010 to 2012, he was a program manager in the Microsystems Technology Office at DARPA, focused on microelectronic integration and hardware assurance and reliability. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the chief technologist to the director of MTO, and special assistant to the DARPA deputy director. From 1999 to 2003, McCants was a project manager at Agilent Technologies’ Semiconductor Products Group, and from 1988 to 1999, he was a development engineer at Hewlett-Packard's Optical Communication Division. McCants received his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1981 and his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in 1982 and 1989, respectively, all in electrical engineering.

 

Kyle Squires Dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Senior Vice Provost for Engineering, Computing and Technology Founding CEO, Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub (United States)

Kyle Squires is the dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and senior vice provost for Engineering, Computing and Technology at Arizona State University where he has been instrumental in shaping the direction of engineering education, research and innovation at scale. Appointed in February 2016, Squires previously served as vice and interim dean, as well as the director of the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, one of the eight Fulton Schools of Engineering. Squires holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Washington State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.

 

Anil Rao VP and GM Office of the CTO Intel Corporation (United States)

Anil Rao is responsible for Systems Architecture, Advanced R&D and Product Incubations in the Office of CTO. He leads technical vision, strategy, and architecture for next-generation systems architecture and advanced R&D in collaboration with Intel Business Units, Federal and International Government Agencies and the Industry. Anil has been the Vice President and General Manager of Systems Architecture and Engineering at Intel's CTO Office since 2016. At Intel, Anil and his team have been responsible for numerous product innovations and incubations including Trust Domain Extensions, In-Memory Analytics Accelerator, Intel Trust Authority, Multi-lambda Silicon Photonics, Programable Memory based Firewall and Sparse Graph Analytics. He co-founded SeaMicro in 2007 where they built advanced fabrics for micro-servers, and after its 2012 acquisition by AMD, was the Corp VP of products in AMD's Data Center Group for three years. Anil's education includes a master’s degree in computer science from Arizona State University, an MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Bangalore University. He's also co-authored numerous specifications including OIF specifications and holds multiple patents in networking and data center tech.

 

 

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Event Details

FORMAT: General session with live audience Q&A to follow each presentation.
MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available outside the presentation room.
SETUP: Theater style seating.

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