DIU Presents: RF Spectrum Sharing Challenge

The event will be held in-person at the Arcade Innovation Hub, our Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Ohio collaboration space, located at 31 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45402, with an option to join virtually. Leading up to this event, submissions have undergone rigorous evaluation by government subject matter experts (SMEs), with applicants advancing through challenge stages. These stages included a 45-day algorithm training and testing period followed by four weeks of intensive data testing, resulting in up to five finalists progressing to the final round.

Join DIU and AFRL to watch these finalists present their groundbreaking solutions and compete for a share of a $50,000 prize pot.

Agenda

Opening Remarks | 2:30 - 2:50 p.m.

Pitch Presentations | 2:50 - 3:50 p.m.

Closing Remarks | 3:50 - 4:00 p.m.

Speakers

●     Angela Austin, Lead Challenge Program Manager - DIU

●     Jesse Gipe, Venture Portfolio Director - DIU

●     Dr. Vasu Chakravarthy, Principal Research Engineer - AFRL

●    Mark Bartman, Maj Gen (Ret.), USAF, Executive Director - OnRamp Hub: Ohio

●     Megan Saunders, Challenge Program Manager - DIU

Panelists

●     Dr. Chad Spooner, Senior Scientist - NorthWest Research Associates

●     Dr. Vasu Chakravarthy, Principal Research Engineer - AFRL

●     Jesse Gipe, Venture Portfolio Director - DIU

Competing Teams

●     Shweta Dutta and Chris McGuinness, Principal Research Engineers - Georgia Tech Research Institute

●     Jim Costabile, CEO/Founder - Syncopated Engineering, Inc.

●     Apurva Mody, CEO/Founder - A10 Systems, Inc. /d/b/a AiRANACULUS

●     Ryan Crawford, Senior Member of Technical Staff - Expedition Technology

●     Michael Szalkowski, Co-Founder - Alpine Method Technologies, LLC.