John W. Gowens II, ARL.
 

The Army has embarked on a Transformation Strategy to create an Army medium to light weight froces capable fo fighting the full spectrum of military conflicts, from peace keeping to full scall operations. The key to this transformation is the development of the Future Combat System (FCS). The FCS depends on advances in science and technology in sensors networks, robotics, survivability, lethality, and power sources. This presentation will discuss projercts in the technology areas relating to the Army research Laboratory program.
 

Biography:

Dr Gowens is Chief, computer and Communication Sciences Division at the Army Research Laboratory.  He leads a division conducting research and development in all aspects of C4 for the objective force.  He has been with Department of the Army for 13 years.  Prior to joining the Federal government, Dr. Gowens spent 20 years in the private sector and academia.  He has a BS degree in mathematics from the US Naval Academy and both an MBA and Ph.D. from Arizona State University.