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SUMMARY:CINA Distinguished Speaker Series with Colton Seale
DESCRIPTION:Interviewer Mindset  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 11 for the upcoming virtual CINA Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring Colton Seale\, Founder and Principal Consultant at Pyxis Academy\, as he delves into the art and science of Intelligence Interviewing and what he’s learned from his 20 years as an FBI Special Agent with the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group and Counterterrorism Fly Team. \nThis event will take place virtually via MS Teams. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registration. Faculty\, students\, industry\, and government attendees are welcome. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \n  \nAbstract \nDrawing from extensive experience in FBI investigations\, counterterrorism operations\, and research with the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG)\, this presentation explores the critical role of interviewer mindset in conducting effective interviews. While traditional interrogation methods often rely on rigid procedures and control\, modern evidence-based approaches emphasize the importance of three key components: self-awareness\, confidence\, and genuine curiosity. Through real-world examples ranging from domestic criminal cases to international terrorism investigations\, the talk demonstrates how developing the right mindset—one that combines thorough preparation with adaptability and emphasizes understanding over confrontation—leads to more successful outcomes in even the most challenging interviews. The presentation argues that effective interviewing is not just about mastering techniques\, but about developing an ethos that allows interviewers to creatively apply research-based methodologies while maintaining focus on gathering accurate information rather than simply seeking confessions. This approach not only yields better intelligence and evidence but also proves more effective in building cooperation and eliciting truthful information across all types of interviews. \n  \nSpeaker Biography: \nCEO of Pyxis Academy\, Colton equips corporate leaders with the skills to master difficult conversations and navigate challenging workplace situations. With over 20 years of experience as an FBI Special Agent\, he has developed a program that surpasses the usual way of intelligence training and collection\, based on science and research. \nColton’s passion is to share his knowledge and expertise with clients who want to improve their communication\, rapport\, and influence\, regardless of their domain. He has trained more than 8\,000 students across the U.S. Intelligence Community\, Military\, and Law Enforcement\, as well as in over 15 countries globally. Colton has also received multiple commendations and awards for his outstanding performance and achievements in the intelligence field\, including the FBI Director’s Award and the National Intelligence Community Citation.
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/8085/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:Information Session,Research Presentation,Seminar,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T133000
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SUMMARY:CINA Distinguished Speaker Series with Abby Stylianou
DESCRIPTION:TraffickCam: Identifying Where Victims of Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse are Photographed \nJoin us on Wednesday\, January 29 for the upcoming virtual CINA Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Abby Stylianou\, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Saint Louis University\, and a Fellow of the Taylor Geospatial Institute as she discusses “TraffickCam: Identifying Where Victims of Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse are Photographed.” \nThis event will take place virtually via MS Teams. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registration. Faculty\, students\, industry\, and government attendees are welcome. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \n  \nAbstract \nVictims of child sexual abuse and human trafficking are often photographed in hotel rooms. Identifying the hotels in these photographs is a top priority for investigators and prosecutors — they show where a victim has been and where their abused may move them or others in the future. In this talk\, Dr. Abby Stylianou will introduce TraffickCam\, platform for identifying the locations in these victim images. The platform includes a crowd-sourcing mobile application to collect images of hotel rooms from the traveling public that is currently used by over 250\,000 individuals who upload photos specifically to help combat trafficking. The data from this app\, combined with millions of publicly available images from travel websites\, support a first-in-the-world system for image search to identify hotels in trafficking imagery that is deployed at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Dr. Stylianou will present the technical details behind this search system and the research that’s led to its current capabilities\, share lessons learned about real world investigative image search from years of working with the analysts at NCMEC\, and discuss the challenges and opportunities in this space in the current AI ecosystem. \n  \nSpeaker Biography:\nDr. Abby Stylianou is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Saint Louis University\, and a Fellow of the Taylor Geospatial Institute. Dr. Stylianou’s research lies at the intersection of multimodal image retrieval\, fine grained visual categorization\, and explainable AI. In recent years\, Dr. Stylianou’s research has focused on building citizen science data collection applications and global scale image search tools\, specifically to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s investigations of child sexual abuse and human trafficking. Dr. Stylianou is generally excited about applications of computer vision and machine learning that have the potential to benefit society in some way. Beyond the work to help in investigations of child sexual abuse and human trafficking\, she has worked on developing systems for making measurements of the natural environment in time-lapse imagery to understand climate change\, observing how individuals interact with the world around them in outdoor webcam images to support better design of the built environment\, and developing new vision and machine learning algorithms and systems for agriculture and plant breeding to develop more sustainable\, more resilient\, and healthier crops. Dr. Stylianou is the Communications Officer for the IEEE Technical Community on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence\, and regularly serves as Social Media Chair and Area Chair for a variety of premier computer vision conferences\, including CVPR\, ICCV\, ECCV and WACV.
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/stylianou/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:Information Session,Research Presentation,Seminar,Webinar
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SUMMARY:DHS CINA – Technology Transfer Presentations
DESCRIPTION:DHS CINA – Technology Transfer Presentations\n\n\nJoin us on Thursday\, October 24 for the upcoming webinar DHS CINA – Technology Transfer Presentations. This event will take place virtually via MS Teams. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registration. Faculty\, students\, industry\, and government attendees are welcome. \nThis DHS CINA Technology Transfer presentation will focus on providing the layperson a clearer picture of how to protect intellectual property (IP) while conducting research\, a better understanding of how to use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in conducting day-to-day research\, and putting these topics together into a successful technology transfer roadmap. \nTopics discussed will include: \n\nProtecting Intellectual Property (IP)\nUnderstanding non-disclosure agreements (NDA)\nA successful technology transfer roadmap! \n\n  \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/7989/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T133000
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SUMMARY:CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: "Working with Law Enforcement and Brands to Hold Bad Actors Accountable and Protect Consumers" with Joe Wheatley
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, December 7 for the upcoming virtual CINA Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring Joe Wheatley\, Senior Corporate Counsel of the Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit where he will discuss “Working with Law Enforcement and Brands to Hold Bad Actors Accountable and Protect Consumers.” \nThis event will take place virtually via Zoom. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registering. \nREGISTER NOW \n  \n 
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/cina-distinguished-speaker-series-working-with-law-enforcement-and-brands-to-hold-bad-actors-accountable-and-protect-consumers-with-joe-wheatley/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom Meeting)
CATEGORIES:Information Session,Research Presentation,Seminar
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SUMMARY:CINA Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, September 7 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for an information session led by CINA Director Jim Jones. The session will offer insight into CINA’s ongoing research and its benefits to DHS and the university\, including past and future events\, outreach activities\, and collaborative opportunities.  \nThis is a hybrid event which will take place virtually via Zoom as well as on the George Mason University\, Fairfax campus: Room 3301\, Exploratory Hall\, 10431 Rivanna River Way\, Fairfax\, VA 22030. The information to attend virtually will be sent to participants upon registering. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \n  \n 
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/cina-information-session-2/
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T120000
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SUMMARY:CINA Information Session
DESCRIPTION:CINA is hosting an information session at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus on Friday September 28th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Exploratory Hall 3301. \nLead by center director Anthony Stefanidis\, the information session will offer insight into CINA’s past and future events\, ongoing research\, and its benefits to DHS and the university.
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/cina-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180625T120000
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SUMMARY:DHS Centers of Excellence Congressional Staff Luncheon Briefing
DESCRIPTION:The  invitation only briefing will explain how the DHS Centers of Excellence (COE) play a crucial role in carrying out the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s mission and serve as the only university research program dedicated to solving critical homeland security challenges. The program is operated by the DHS Office of University Programs through Congressional appropriations. \nThe briefing will highlight the successes and achievements of the centers. Participants will also discuss how the COE program serves a critical responsibility of advancing our nation’s technical capabilities in protection against terrorism\, securing our borders\, and responding to natural disasters. It illustrates how COEs bring together universities\, industry\, and public agencies to generate basic and applied research that can be rapidly developed into innovative technologies for the homeland security community. The COE business model provides DHS\, our first responders\, and the nation with affordable products and analysis without the longer term costs of conducting the work in-house. The centers also serve as training grounds for the current and next generation of homeland security experts.
URL:https://cina.gmu.edu/event/dhs-centers-of-excellence-congressional-staff-luncheon-briefing/
LOCATION:Congressional Room South\, Capitol Visitors Center
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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