DARPA | ERI Summit

2021 ERI Summit &
MTO Symposium

Virtual Event
October 19-21, 2021

Registration is Now Closed

2021 ERI Summit registration details.

Discover Groundbreaking Innovation

The 2021 Summit’s fully virtual environment will showcase performer technical achievements and demonstrations across ERI’s six major themes relevant to national security and to the larger microelectronics sector.

Overcoming security threats across the entire hardware lifecycle

Mitigating the skyrocketing costs of electronic design

Revolutionizing communications (5G and beyond)

Overcoming the inherent throughput limits of 2D electronics

Accelerating innovation in AI hardware to make decisions at the edge faster

Increasing information processing density and efficiency

Hear from Leading Voices

Watch as leaders from our government agencies, the Defense Industrial Base, and prestigious universities bring unique and indispensable perspectives on our domestic semiconductor industry, national and economic security, and future research directions.

Ms. Barbara McQuiston

Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Technology, serving as performing the duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering | Keynote Speaker

Dr. Stefanie Tompkins

Director / DARPA | Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mark Rosker

MTO Director / DARPA | Keynote Speaker

Dr. Dev Palmer

MTO Deputy Director / DARPA | Keynote Speaker

Dr. Carl McCants

ERI Special Assistant to the DARPA Director / DARPA | Keynote Speaker

Mr. Jeremy Adams

VP of Products and Services / Micross | Technical Leadership Panel

Dr. Jeff Alstott

Director for Technology and National Security / National Security Council | Technical Session Speaker

Dr. Muhannad Bakir

Professor / Georgia Tech | Technical Leadership Panel

Dr. Jason Boehm

Director of the Program Coordination Office / NIST | Technical Session Speaker

Mr. Vern Boyle

Vice President of Advanced Processing Solutions Business Unit / Northrop Grumman Mission Systems | Fireside Chat

Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf

Assistant Director for Microelectronics, Materials, and Nanotechnology / White House Office of Science and Technology | Session Speaker

Mr. James Libous

Chief Strategist and Corporate Fellow in the CTO Office / Lockheed Martin | Technical Session Speaker

Mr. Michael Lyden

Senior Intelligence Officer / Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) | Technical Session Speaker

Mr. Victor Peng

President & CEO / Xilinx, Inc. | Plenary Speaker

Mr. Rich Powlowsky

Director of Government Technologies and Strategies / Siemens EDA | Technical Session Speaker

Dr. Sanjay Raman

Dean of the College of Engineering / UMass Amherst | Technical Leadership Panel

Mr. Anil Rao

Vice President and General Manager for Systems Architecture and Engineering, Software and Advanced Technologies Group / Intel Corp | Opening Keynote Speaker

Dr. Andrew Schwartz

Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) and Acting Director for the BES Materials Sciences and Engineering Division / Department of Energy | Session Speaker

Dr. Raja Swaminathan

Senior Fellow / AMD | Technical Leadership Panel

Dr. Lloyd Whitman

Assistant to the Director for Science Policy and Planning / NSF | Session Speaker

Dr. Ming Zhang

Distinguished Architect / Synopsys | Technical Session Speaker

Interact Virtually

To ensure the health and safety of attendees, personnel, partners, and performers, the 2021 Summit will be hosted on a world-class, immersive, and entirely virtual platform with built-in features for live presentations, interactive exhibits, workshops, and networking.