Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop

 

April 16-18, 2024

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Workshop Overview

The Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis (DATA) Workshop is the result of a multi-organization collaboration with the Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), and the Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security (SDNS) of the American Statistical Association (ASA). This three-day event is designed to help the defense and aerospace communities strengthen their application of scientific approaches to test design and program evaluation. The workshop features full-day short courses from leading academics, hands-on mini-tutorials, and breakout talks highlighting applied problems and quantitative methodologies. While originally focused on statistics in test and evaluation (T&E), the workshop has broadened to include data-driven approaches to evaluation and decision-making. DATAWorks offers a unique forum for T&E practitioners and other data-centric communities to interact and share best practices

Improving the Quality of Test & Evaluation

Talks under this theme may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: Design of Experiments, Integrated Testing, Sequential Testing, Model Based Systems Engineering, Digital Transformation, Human System Interaction

Sharing Analysis Tools, Methods, and Collaboration Strategies

Talks under this theme may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: Bayesian Methods, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Communication skills, Statistical Engineering

Advancing Test & Evaluation of Emerging and Prevalent Technologies

Talks under this theme may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: Cybersecurity, Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Systems, Software Systems, Space Systems, Hypersonic, Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, Full Spectrum Survivability

Solving Program Evaluation Challenges

Talks under this theme may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: Sustainment, Data Management, Automation, Reproducible Research, Model and Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification, Reliability, Evaluating Mission Level Effects, Cost Estimation

This year’s workshop themes are: Improving the Quality of Test & Evaluation; Sharing Analysis Tools, Methods, and Collaboration Strategies; Advancing Test & Evaluation of Emerging and Prevalent Technologies; Solving Program Evaluation Challenges


Workshop Dates & Details

January – Registration Opens

January 26 – Abstract Submission Deadline

February 16 – Abstract Acceptance Notification

April 2 – Registration Deadline

April 9 – Submit Presentation Materials

April 16-18 – 2024 Workshop

Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submissions

 

Location

DATAWorks will be held at IDA's Potomac Yard Location.

IDA (Potomac Yard) is located at 730 East Glebe Road, Alexandria, VA, 22305.

Lodging

Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria

1625 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Telephone: (703) 548-1050

Group Name: DATAWorks

Dates: April 15-19, 2024

Rate: $224 

Book your group rate for DATAWorks Room Block

Last Day to Book: Monday, March 25, 2024

Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town/Duke Street

1456 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Telephone: (703) 548-5474

Group Name: DATAWorks Room Block

Dates: April 15-19, 2024

Rate: Prevailing Government Per Diem Rate

Book your group rate for DATAWorks Room Block

Last Day to Book: Monday, March 18, 2024

Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

2800 South Potomac Ave

Arlington, VA 22202

Telephone: (703) 413-1300

Group Name: DATAWorks Room Block

Dates: April 15-19, 2024

Rate: Prevailing Government Per Diem Rate

Book your group rate for DATAWorks Room Block

Last Day to Book: Monday, March 18, 2024

The Westin Crystal City

1456 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Telephone: (703) 486-1111

Group Name: DATAWorks Room Block

Dates: April 15-19, 2024

Rate: Prevailing Government Per Diem Rate

Book your group rate for DATAWorks Room Block

Last Day to Book: Tuesday, March 5, 2024