Dialogues Concerning Science, Technology, and Intellect in American Society's and Military's Future

Chris Arney is a Professor (Emeritus) of the United States Military Academy, where he taught mathematics, network science, operations research, and cybersecurity for over 27 years. He served in the US Army for 30 years, with six years as Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences before retiring as a Brigadier General. He received his PhD in Mathematics and Master’s in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. After his military service, he served as a Division Chief at the Army Research Office. His research focuses on pursuit-evasion models, cooperative systems, networks, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing.

Kira Hutchinson is an intelligence specialist on the Intelligence Support Activity staff at the US Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. She holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of California at Irvine, and serves as the Director of Critical Thinking at TRADOC. Her background is developing Red Team expertise in the Deployable Force Protection (DFP) Technology Initiative and in the G2 Futures’ initiative (Deep Red) to determine how TRADOC should best shape the US Army’s future force.