The annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) showcases simulation, education, modeling, and training technology for the exchange of information among industry, the military, and the educational communities. I/ITSEC is organized and sponsored by NTSA.
This year’s theme, “Sustaining a Global Force in a Digital World,” will carry through many of the offerings at the conference. In our current world, technological advancements seem to be coming out almost daily. From generative artificial intelligence (AI) to extended reality (XR), our increasingly connected and digital world seems to be throwing capabilities and challenges at high speeds. This leads to some difficult questions that the modeling and simulation (M&S) community must rise to answer. “How do we keep our Warfighters prepared? What are we doing today in testing, training, and information operations that gives us a technological edge over our adversaries? How do we maintain superiority in a multi-domain operational environment? How do we maintain our readiness while simultaneously continuing to modernize?”
I/ITSEC brings together the challenges, people, technologies, and innovative methods to discuss potential future solutions. While much of the focus is on our Warfighters and first responders, nothing advances without an effective synergy between people from government, industry, and academia. All perspectives are critical to addressing the challenges in engineering, medicine, manufacturing, education, psychology, etc., for our Warfighters, first responders, and society.