Building future workforce!
The central idea is to work at the intersection of five convergent science elements and drive "Convergence" to innovate technology and develop workforce in the key DoD relevant areas of Electro-Optic, Infrared, Radio Frequency and Cyber.
The five Convergent elements are derived from the DoD's modernization priority areas:
The ASPIRE program is an educational Capstone series to foster university student development, critical thinking, team building, cross-disciplinary & cross-university projects and Army application skills to develop future workforce for the Army C5ISR needs in Research, Technology & Innovation.
Contact: Dr. Nibir Dhar at dharnk@vcu.edu
The Virginia Cybersecurity Workforce community on iDISPLA.
iDISPLA is a secure, online platform developed to help drive innovation for the Commonwealth of Virginia and ultimately the United States.
iDISPLA fosters education, R&D, collaboration, and workforce development by connecting, educating, and inspiring available talents,
resources, and capabilities.
The Virginia Cybersecurity Workforce community is being rolled out in partnership with the Virginia Beach Economic
Development Authority, and we would like you to be a part of it. In addition to other benefits listed below, you will be participating in the
VA Beach Cyber Workforce Challenge, allowing you to provide input on how your business is dealing with cybersecurity issues.
The effort is led by Civiliancyber
This ideation challenge is designed to engage all individuals to be an active participant in trying to address a complex and difficult challenge in Hawaii, but one that also has direct application to other parts of the country...
For a limited time, you can take a no-cost, no-obligation personal assessment to test your aptitude
to enter the exciting career field of Geospatial Intelligence. This secure application has been
created by the iDISPLA team, along with leading educators and industry experts.
It takes less than an hour and, in a few days, you will receive your personalized results and
career recommendations. Get started now.
iDISPLA capstone team from VCU designed an ambulance drone capable of providing assistance to emergency services.
The innovation platform
The iDISPLA Platform is developing a capability to capitalize on community innovation culture...
New Beginings - Exclusive 2020 Technology & Defense Gathering
Join us for a very special networking and demo event hosted by the Greer Institute and The Intelligence Community Inc.
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Creation of an Innovation Engine and Culture.
The Greer Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to accelerating the maturation of new leaders and inspiring of future innovators through the 21st Century Leadership and Innovation ModelTM..
Delivering Solutions to Re-Imagine Our World.
The ISC unites government, industry, academia and private citizens to solve hard problems to make the world a better and safer place.
As an executive-level leader in the private, non-profit and public sectors Bobby has provided leadership in the areas of Innovation, Cybersecurity, Data, Technology, and Education to Fortune 100 companies; large non-profits; local governments; state and national agencies; the national intelligence community; and schools and universities. As Chief Technology Innovations Officer at the Virginia Department of Education Bobby was nationally recognized as a Top 25 innovative technology leader by EdScoop.com for his technology and cybersecurity initiatives. He has also served as a Governor's appointee to the Virginia IT Advisory Council (ITAC), overseen technology infrastructure services for over seventy state agencies, is a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Cyber Center Advisory Board, and co-Chairs the national Generate Data Governance Group. Bobby has also founded multiple inter-agency state advisory committees/councils and serves on other prominent national advisory councils/boards. As a consultant he has advised organizations as diverse as Google, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harrah's Casino. Bobby holds a BS in Computer Science and Executive MIS and MBA degrees, both with Honors, from VCU; and is a veteran of the United States Army where he was a Non-Commissioned Officer, Certified Jungle Operations Expert and recipient of the Humanitarian Services Medal. His greatest pride is to be a husband and father to his wife and their three children.
The iDISPLA digital innovation platform converging human brilliance, talent identification, training, R&D, STEM/STEAM, and collaboration in one virtual environment.
