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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2012. Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13480.
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Appendix B

Meetings and Speakers

MEETING 1
JANUARY 19-20, 2012
THE KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Committee Charge and Sponsor Expectations for Study

Greg Gordon, US Army

Biological Op Cycle Discussion

James Miller, Committee Member

Biomemetics Discussion

Hendrik Hamann, Committee Member

Embedded Computing Discussion

Julie Ryan, Vice Chair

Wearable Computing Discussion

Steven Boxer, Committee Member

MEETING 2
MARCH 8-9, 2012
THE KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Out-of-the-Box Science for Human Performance Modification

Dylan Schmorrow, Deputy Director, Human Performance, Training and BioSystems Research Directorate

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Sponsor Discussion

Greg Gordon

U.S. Army

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2012. Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13480.
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Operator State Characterization Using Neurophysiological Measures

Thomas Schnell, Associate Professor

University of Iowa

Brain Computer Interface – Current Status, Future Prospects

Jonathon Wolpaw, Chief, Laboratory of Nervous Systems Disorders

Wadsworth Center, New York

Advanced Neurotechnologies for Science & Healthcare

Daryl Kipke, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

University of Michigan

Technologies for Fatigue Detection and Management

Adam Fletcher, Executive Director

Integrated Safety Support, Australia

Fatigue, Jetlag and Shiftlag in RCAF Operations

Michel Paul, Defence Scientist

Defence Research and Development, Canada

Emergent Technosciences and Human Augmentation

Ana Viseu, Assistant Professor

York University, Canada

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Reshaping the Human Condition – Exploring Human Enhancement

Jan Staman, Director

Ira van Keulen, Senior researcher Technology Assessment

Rathenau Institute, The Netherlands

MEETING 3
MARCH 29-30, 2012
THE BECKMAN CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
IRVINE, CA

Biological Approaches to Improve Musculoskeletal Tissue Healing after Disease, Injury & Aging

Johnny Huard, Director

Stem Cell Research Center, University of Pittsburgh

Bioethics Discussion

Hank Greely, Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson, Professors of Law

Stanford University

Human Genetic Modification – Therapy and Enhancement

Theodore Friedmann, Chair, Gene Doping Expert Group

World Anti-Doping Agency

University of California at San Diego

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2012. Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13480.
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Sponsor Perspectives

Greg Gordon, US Army

Mark Sulcoski, US Army

Expertise, Skill Learning and Human Development Across Domains

A. Mark Williams, Professor

Liverpool John Moores University

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, UK

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Rui Luis Reis, Director

3B’s Research Group, Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics

University of Minho, Portugal

Introduction to Nanotechnology & Nanomedicines

Theresa Allen, Professor of Pharmacology

University of Alberta, Canada

Augmented Cognition and Wearable Computing

Thad Starner, Contextual Computing Group

Georgia Tech

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2012. Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13480.
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The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to defeat foreign powers with enhanced warfighter capabilities. Human performance modification (HPM) is a general term that can encompass actions ranging from the use of "natural" materials, such as caffeine or khat as a stimulant, to the application of nanotechnology as a drug delivery mechanism or in an invasive brain implant. Although the literature on HPM typically addresses methods that enhance performance, another possible focus is methods that degrade performance or negatively affect a military force's ability to fight.

Advances in medicine, biology, electronics, and computation have enabled an increasingly sophisticated ability to modify the human body, and such innovations will undoubtedly be adopted by military forces, with potential consequences for both sides of the battle lines. Although some innovations may be developed for purely military applications, they are increasingly unlikely to remain exclusively in that sphere because of the globalization and internationalization of the commercial research base.

Based on its review of the literature, the presentations it received and on its own expertise, the Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification chose to focus on three general areas of HPM: human cognitive modification as a computational problem, human performance modification as a biological problem, and human performance modification as a function of the brain-computer interface. Human Performance Modification: Review of Worldwide Research with a View to the Future summarizes these findings.

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