APL Colloquium
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History of the APL Colloquium
Learn more about the history of the APL Colloquium and see a complete list of colloquium talks.
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2025 Speakers
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Date July 17, 2025 | Speaker William Regli (University of Maryland) | Topic TBA |
| Date June 19, 2025 | Speaker Chris Inglis (Former National Cyber Director) | Topic TBA |
| Date June 5, 2025 | Speaker Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University) | Topic Can Machines Think Logically? |
| Date May 8, 2025 | Speaker Amishi Jha (University of Miami) | Topic Optimizing Cognitive Readiness: Mindfulness Training in Applied High-Demand Environments |
| Date April 28, 2025 | Speaker Dr. Craig I. Fields | Topic Time for Real Strategic Thinking for U.S. Defense |
| Date March 28, 2025 | Speaker Caitlin Rivers (Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security) | Topic A Five-Year Retrospective on the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Date March 26, 2025 | Speaker Paul N. Stockton (Senior Fellow, APL) | Topic Surfing the Wave |
| Date March 21, 2025 | Speaker Hon. Aprille Ericsson (Former Asst. Sec. of Defense for Science and Technology) | Topic |
| Date March 19, 2025 | Speaker Lewis Dartnell (Univ. of Westminster) | Topic Astrobiology: The Hunt for Alien Life |
| Date March 7, 2025 | Speaker Christopher Yung (Dean, Marine Corps War College) | Topic Six Pillars of PLA Amphibious Doctrine and the Taiwan Invasion |
| Date March 5, 2025 | Speaker Nicholas Lambert (Historian) | Topic The Neptune Factor: Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of $ea Power |
| Date February 28, 2025 | Speaker Phil Feldman (ASRC Federal and UMBC) | Topic Killer Apps: Internet Scale AI Social Weapons |
| Date February 21, 2025 | Speaker Dennis W. Woodfork (APL) | Topic Onward and Upward |
| Date February 14, 2025 | Speaker Col. Frank. K. Sobchak (U.S. Army Ret.) | Topic The Outliers: Security Force Assistance Successes in an Era of Disasters |
| Date January 31, 2025 | Speaker Mindy Weisberger (Science Writer) | Topic Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind Control |
| Date January 24, 2025 | Speaker MAJGEN Mick Ryan AM (Australian Army Ret.) | Topic The War for Ukraine, Strategy, and Adaptation Under Fire |
| Date January 21, 2025 | Speaker Anthony Bonato (Toronto Metropolitan Univ.) | Topic Dots and Lines: The Hidden Networks Around Us |
| Date January 10, 2025 | Speaker Daniel Blumenthal (American Enterprise Institute) | Topic From Coercion to Capitulation: How China Can Take Taiwan Without a War |