Wind River | Aerospace and Defense Seminar Series
2009 Wind River Aerospace and Defense Regional Conferences

April 14, 2009 – Dallas, TX

Dr. Ben CalloniKeynote
Defending Against Threats in the Next Decade

In the past, Department of Defense strategies revolved around concepts such as "shore force projection" and "air superiority." With the ever expanding role of digital electronics and communication, the future success of battles will depend on "information superiority." For the United States and our allies, the need to share information in a secure and timely fashion will be critical to the success of our forces. Protection and delivery of that information will require more and more trust from the commercial suppliers of IT products. By utilizing commercial products designed to be evaluated by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) labs to medium and high robustness, large DoD contractors can achieve better affordability and still provide DoD the security required for its systems. This talk will address how such products can be architected into a multilayered assurance approach to provide very high levels of trust.

Dr. Ben Calloni, Lockheed Martin Fellow, Software Security

Dr. Ben Calloni is a Lockheed Martin Fellow for Software Security. He is a senior research program manager of Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth assigned to the Advanced Development Programs, formerly known as “The Skunk Works". His research interests are in the area of Software Security and Safety Assurance. He is partnered with Air Force Research Labs, the National Security Agency, the Open Systems Joint Task Force and several commercial off the shelf suppliers, to provide NIAP evaluated, COTS based, Multi Level Security infrastructure not only for Department of Defense weapon systems but for Homeland Security as well.

Dr. Calloni serves as the LM Corporate representative to the Object Management Group (OMG), is currently serving on the OMG Board of Directors, and co-chairs the System Assurance Task Force. He is active in The Open Group and serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Customer Council.

Dr. Calloni is licensed by the State of Texas as a Professional Engineer in Software Engineering. He was the first software engineer nationally in Lockheed Martin Corporation to achieve software engineering licensing.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Dr. Calloni served as a USAF Fighter Pilot in the F-4 Phantom with 2000 hours. He served tours in Europe, South East Asia, and as a top gun instructor. He has a Ph.D. and M.S in Computer Science (Texas Tech University), an M.A. in Theology (Wayland Baptist University) and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue University).

Agenda

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.Registration, Breakfast (Technology Pavilion)
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Challenges Facing Aerospace and Defense Suppliers Presented by Rob Hoffman, Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace and Defense, Wind River
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Industry Keynote, Defending Against Threats in the Next Decade Presented by Dr. Ben Calloni, Lockheed Martin Fellow, Software Security
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.Break (Technology Pavilion)
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Challenges Creating Next-Generation Products That Win Using Advanced COTS Platforms, presented by Chip Downing, Director Business Development, Aerospace and Defense, Wind River
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Intel Keynote, Standards-Based COTS Solutions for Aerospace and Defense, presented by Mike Riess, Director - Intel Federal
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.Lunch (Technology Pavilion)
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Gold Sponsor Breakout Sessions
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.Cocktail Reception (Technology Pavilion)

Breakout Sessions

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Accelerating Time-to-Market for Safe and Secure Certified Systems, Wind River
Standards-Based Building Blocks for Network-Centric Embedded and Communication Systems, Intel
The Data Distribution Service (DDS) Standard: A Next-Generation Approach to Building Distributed Real-Time Systems, Real-Time Innovations
The Benefits of Virtualized Systems Development for Aerospace and Defense Applications, Virtutech
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Essentials of Multicore Software Presented by Wind River
Building Multiprocessor Embedded Applications, Curtiss-Wright
High-Performance Computing Utilizing Multicore Processors Built on Power Architecture Technology, Freescale
Securing Critical Program Assets with Anti-Tamper Technology, Arxan Defense
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Accelerating Time-to-Market for Safe and Secure Certified Systems, Wind River
Effective Model-Driven Development (MDD) for Complex A&D Systems, IBM
High-Performance Processing with VxWorks from Wind River and AXIS, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms
Essentials of Multicore Software Presented by Wind River