Bruce Swett

About Bruce Swett

I’m a technology innovator, whose leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotic autonomy and cloud computing has resulted in 17 product launches in the defense, intelligence, and medical domains. This technical expertise in Aerospace and Defense also translates into product development for broader commercial applications and is enhanced with my experience starting and growing businesses. My value-add is monetizing AI innovation by creating AI and autonomy products that align with customer needs and corporate strategy. I have written over 90 proposals and have helped to bring in over $150M in new business and $2.5B in new contract ceiling. My role in an organization is usually as an innovation lead. In this role, I focus on integrating the strategic vision of the organization, emerging market opportunities, and tangible, real-time advances in AI research. An important function of leading the monetization of new technology is to evaluate emerging AI capabilities to support strategic decision making around mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and intellectual property development. My work has garnered numerous awards – including a President\'s Award for Innovation at Northrop Grumman, several Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Innovation Awards, and research innovation awards from the National Institutes of Health and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. I have two patent applications for AI-related innovations, as well as numerous intellectual property disclosures.I served for 7 years as a member of the Army Science Board (ASB), which is limited to 40 U.S. technology leaders. The ASB provides independent consultation to the Secretary of the Army, Army Chief of Staff, and Army senior leaders. In my role with the ASB, I have evaluated Army technology investments, programs, policies, structure, and doctrine, and have reported out findings and recommendations. I was awarded the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Medal – the Army\'s 3rd highest medal – for my service on the ASB.I act as a subject matter expert and consultant in the areas of AI, robotic autonomy, edge computing, and cloud computing – both nationally and internationally. I have consulted with the Israeli Defense Force on AI and brain-computer interfaces technologies at the Hebrew University, and have served on the Pontifical Academy of Science, advising Pope Francis on AI and robotic technologies. I also served on a study panel for the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) on AI and robotics in warfare.

Experience

1. Chief Ai Architect & Ng Fellow 2

   Northrop Grumman

   Dec 2022 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   I serve as the lead AI and Autonomy (AI & A) Subject Matter Expert for NG and the Mission Systems (MS) Sector. Facilitate the transition of AI & A technologies from early internal research and development projects to customer-funded maturation, and then to customer programs of record. Develop strategic documents and executive briefings, roadmaps, and strategic partnerships related to AI & A at the MS and NG Corporate levels. Coordinate AI-related projects across MS and the NG enterprise involving developing AI & A products to meet customer mission-specific challenges. Initiated and developed the core components for Responsible AI (RAI) governance efforts for NG AI products at the MS and Corporate CTO level, including designing metrics of AI risk. Currently lead the MS AI Governance Committee. Currently supporting the NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium as an NG representative to the AISIC project team. Currently supporting NG’s participation in the DHS AI Safety & Security Board, applying AI & A expertise to protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Leading technical engagement with NVIDIA, which recently resulted in a corporate strategic partnership.Successfully led a strategic internal investment on the applications of distributed collaborative AI & A to missions involving teams of unmanned platforms, resulting in a new NG product line and intellectual property. Leading multiple strategic commercial, defense contractor, and academic partnerships to create differentiation in NG technology offerings. Mentoring individuals on AI & A career progression and required skills, and mentoring teams on the use of AI & A and generative AI, including Large Language Models. Serving on the Mission Systems IP committee as the AI & A SME and on the Corporate CTO’s AI Leadership Group. Serving as a Northrop Grumman representative to external organizations for collaboration development and media engagement.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Ph.D., Computational & Experimental Neuroscience

  2002 — 2007

• University of Maryland Baltimore

  MSW, Clinical Social Work

  1990 — 1993

• National Institute of Deafness and Communications Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  Post-Doc, Experimental and Computational Neuroscience

  2007 — 2008

• McDaniel College

  BA, Psychology & Philosophy/Religion

  1977 — 1981

Skills

• Neuroanatomy
• C4isr
• Sensors
• Java
• Programming
• Pet/Ct
• Statistics
• Technical Writing
• High Performance Computing
• Image Processing
• Research
• Nih
• Signal Processing
• Pattern Recognition
• Biomedical Engineering
• Experimentation
• Computational Intelligence
• Mathematical Modeling
• Digital Imaging
• New Business Development
• Algorithms
• Digital Image Processing
• R&D
• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
• R
• Mathematics
• Simulations
• Data Analysis
• Neuroscience
• Hadoop
• Systems Engineering
• Research Project Management
• Fmri
• Eeg
• Video Analytics
• Neuroimaging
• Statistical Modeling
• Linux
• Proposal Writing