Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Chapter: Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
Appendix C
Workshop Agenda
Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education
A Workshop
National Academy of Sciences Building
Room 125
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
May 22–23, 2025
AGENDA
Thursday, May 22, 2025
| 8:30 am* | Breakfast Available |
| 9:00 am | Welcome, Introductions, Purpose of Meeting |
| Workshop Planning Committee Chair: Christine H. Fox, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
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* All times U.S. Eastern
| 9:15 am | Session 1: The U.S. Department of Defense, Research, and the Research Security Environment |
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Moderator:
Alan E. Kohler, Jr.,** Pamir Consulting |
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Speakers:
Jason Day, U.S. Department of Defense Alexander Angert, Federal Bureau of Investigation Rebecca Spyke Keiser, National Science Foundation (virtual) Stephen Welby, Georgia Tech Research Institute Michael Witherell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley |
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| 10:00 am | Discussion with Committee |
| 10:45 am | Q&A with Audience |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | Session 2: Research Security Policies and Requirements - Scope and Measures of Effectiveness |
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Moderator:
J. Michael McQuade,** The Belfer Center, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government |
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Speakers:
Tam Dao, Rice University Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Stanford University Sarah Stalker-Lehoux, National Science Foundation Steven H. Walker, Lockheed Martin (retired) |
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| 12:00 pm | Discussion with Committee |
| 12:45 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch |
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** Member of the workshop planning committee
| 2:00 pm | Session 3: The Impact of Research Security Policies and Requirements on the Research Ecosystem |
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Moderator:
Benjamin F. Jones,** Northwestern University |
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Speakers:
Susan A. Martinis, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Theresa Mayer, Carnegie Mellon University Bhaven Sampat, Johns Hopkins University Naomi Schrag, Columbia University |
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| 2:45 pm | Discussion with Committee |
| 3:30 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, May 23, 2025
| 8:30 am | Breakfast Available |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Summary of Day 1 |
| Workshop Planning Committee Chair: Christine H. Fox, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
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| 9:15 am | Session 4: Advancing Research Security in the Research Community |
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Moderator:
Amanda Humphrey,** Northeastern University and Northeast Regional SECURE Center |
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Speakers:
Jeremy Forsberg, University of Texas at Arlington Lori Ann Schultz, Colorado State University Jonathan Snowden, University of Missouri, Kansas City Geeta Krishna Swamy, Duke University |
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** Member of the workshop planning committee
| 10:00 am | Discussion with Committee |
| 10:45 am | Q&A with Audience |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | Session 5: The Path Forward for the U.S. Department of Defense and Other Funding Agencies |
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Moderator:
Deanna D. Caputo,** MITRE |
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Speakers:
Gregory F. Strouse, National Institute of Standards and Technology Jason Owen-Smith, University of Michigan Amanda Ferguson, Huron Consulting Kristin West, COGR |
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| 12:00 pm | Discussion with Committee |
| 12:45 pm | Q&A with Audience |
| 1:00 pm | Concluding Thoughts from Workshop Planning Committee |
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Speakers:
Christine H. Fox, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Deanna D. Caputo, MITRE Amanda Humphrey, Northeastern University and Northeast Regional SECURE Center Benjamin F. Jones, Northwestern University Alan E. Kohler, Jr., Pamir Consulting J. Michael McQuade, The Belfer Center, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Dewey Murdick, Georgetown University |
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| 1:30 pm | Adjourn |
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** Member of the workshop planning committee
