DelVal to Host Experts from Naval War College and Foundation for Presentation on A.I. and National Security

Delaware Valley University’s Criminal Justice Department in partnership with the Bucks County Herald, will host an educational discussion titled, “AI: Addressing Its Implications for National Security” featuring experts on national security from the Naval War College and Foundation. The event will take place on November 4, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Life Sciences Building Auditorium on DelVal’s main campus in Doylestown, Pa.

The event is free to the public, but an RSVP is requested. To reserve your spot visit, DelVal.edu/Nov4ai.

DelVal is honored to offer this program on artificial intelligence from the viewpoint of the Naval War Foundation. The featured speakers will include Capt. George E. Lang of the U.S. Navy Retired, President and CEO of the Naval War College Foundation along with two faculty from the Naval War College’s Strategic and Operational Research Department - Dr. Chris C. Demchak, Lt. Col., U.S. Army Retired and Professor, and Dr. Sam J. Tangredi, Capt., U.S. Navy, Retired and Professor.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, its role in national security is becoming increasingly critical. AI technologies offer the potential to enhance decision-making processes, improve threat detection, and streamline defense operations. From cybersecurity to autonomous defense systems, AI enables faster responses to emerging threats and provides strategic advantages in complex environments. The U.S. Naval War College Foundation is at the forefront of ensuring responsible development and deployment of AI in national security.

Capt. Lang has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy and educational organizations, holding various leadership roles. He began as a Surface and Strike Warfare Officer, later serving as Executive Officer of an Aegis guided missile destroyer and holding key operational roles at U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Lang also served as Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff for carrier strike groups and Commanding Officer of a guided missile frigate. He transitioned to educational roles in 2013, becoming Vice President and Chief of Staff at the U.S. Naval War College and later Deputy Superintendent at the U.S. Naval Academy. Currently, he is the CEO of the Naval War College Foundation, providing strategic leadership to support the college's educational mission.

Dr. Tangredi was appointed as the Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies in March 2019 and since May 2017, has served as the director of the Institute for Future Warfare Studies. He initially joined the Naval War College as a professor of national, naval and maritime strategy in the Strategic and Operational Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies in October 2016. He has published five books, over 150 journal articles and book chapters, and numerous reports for government and academic organizations. He is a retired Navy captain and surface warfare officer specializing in naval strategy. He held command at sea and directed several strategic planning organizations.

With engineering, economics, and comparative complex organization theory/political science degrees, Dr. Demchak is the RDML Grace M. Hopper Professor of Cyber Security and a member of the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute, U.S. Naval War College. In her research on cyberspace as a globally shared insecure complex ‘substrate’, Demchak takes a systemic approach to emergent structures, comparative institutional evolution, adversaries’ use of systemic cybered tools, virtual worlds/gaming for operationalized organizational learning, and designing systemic resilience against imposed surprise.