Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop

Join Us for DATAWorks 2027
April 13-15, 2027
at NASA Langley Research Center
in Hampton, Virginia.

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 War, 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 impactful keynotes, 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


Important Dates

Call for Abstracts: Coming Soon

Registration Opens: January 2027

Abstract Submission Closes: February 2027

Registration Closes: April 2027

Workshop: April 13 – April 15, 2027

 

Who Can Attend?

DATAWorks is open to:

  1. All U.S. citizens.
  2. Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. who are citizens of NATO member countries or Five Eyes Alliance countries.
  3. Non-U.S. citizens who are not Lawful Permanent Residents but are citizens of NATO countries or Five Eyes Alliance countries, by invitation only.

Questions?

Contact us at dataworks@testscience.org

Location

DATAWorks 2027 will be held at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

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Visitor’s Guide

Directions

Workshop Address: IESB Building 2102, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/u39LGECBrqTS7n1a9)

  • Turn onto Langley Boulevard from Commander Shepard Boulevard
  • Drive to the main gate
  • Wait for the security officer to tell you to go
  • Immediately after entering the main gate, turn left onto West Taylor Street
  • There a three parking location options:
    • From West Taylor street take the first right onto West Durand Street and park behind B1205
    • From West Taylor street turn right into the parking lot after the B2102 the Integrated Engineering Services Building (IESB)
    • From West Taylor street turn left into the parking lot behind B1146 on your left

Transportation

Airports

Newport News-Williamsburg Airport (PHF)

9 miles from NASA Langley Research Center

American Airlines is the sole carrier to this airport

Norfolk International Airport (ORF)

23 miles from NASA Langley Research Center

Richmond International Airport (RIC)

67 miles from NASA Langley Research Center

Amtrak

Newport News Transportation Center (NPN)

10 miles from NASA Langley Research Center

Newport News is a terminal stop for the Northeast Regional routes

Amtrak also offers Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service (bus) from this station to routes that arrive and depart at Norfolk Station (NFK); Amtrak will list both direct arrivals/departures and thruway bus itineraries when searching for arrivals and departures to Newport News (NPN)

Public Transportation

Public transportation is sparse and low frequency in the Hampton Roads region.  There is only one route that provides service near Langley Research Center.

Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Route 118

Bus frequency is hourly

Nearest stop is #5837 Commander Shepard Boulevard & Research Drive

  • Bus arrives 20 minutes after the hour
  • Stop is in front of the Langley Speedway
  • Note: Map apps may show nearest intersection as Commander Shepard Boulevard & Sonny Hutchins Drive.  Sonny Hutchins Drive is a private road that is part of the Langley Speedway.

Walking distance from stop to B2102 is 0.7 miles

Fare is $2

There are hotels and restaurants along this route.

Electric Vehicle Charging

If traveling to the Hampton Roads Region via I-64 East using an electric vehicle, be aware that for electric vehicles with a NACS (Tesla) connector, there is a charging desert between Richmond and Williamsburg of 47 miles. For cars with a CCS1 connector, options between Richmond and Williamsburg are sparse but the longest distance between Level 3 chargers is 22 miles (Exit 214 to Exit 234).

Once in the Hampton Roads Region, there are numerous options for charging though not as dense as many metropolitan areas.  NASA Langley Research Center does not have electric vehicle chargers on site.