Dr. Stefanie Tomkins, DARPA Director, Keynote Remarks from GNSI Tampa Summit 2 (Ep 2)

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In Episode 2 of "At the Boundary," we’re featuring keynote remarks from Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).She spoke at GNSI Tampa Summit 2, September 27-28:  The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare held on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida.

As the  Director of DARPA, Tompkins is responsible for the $4 billion agency's mission of finding nascent discoveries and ideas and turning them into breakthrough technologies for national security through funding and research.  Tompkins talks about the history of DARPA, why it was started (short answer: the Sputnik Satellite from the USSR) and how the agency's work has ultimately resulted in not only game-changing military capabilities such as precision weapons and stealth technology but also icons of modern civilian society such as the Internet, automated voice recognition and language translation, and GPS. She also discusses a relatively new initiative - DARPAConnect - the agency is using to broaden DARPA’S reach and stimulate growth and collaboration with small businesses and education institutions new to the national security space.

With a focus on underrepresented, diverse, and nontraditional performers, DARPAConnect aims to break down barriers of entry to find the next groundbreaking solutions.

We hope you enjoy today's episode. 

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