Agenda

This year’s ARC Annual Program Review dates are June 10-11, 2026. Below is a draft agenda. Details will be updated as they are finalized.

2026 Day 1 - June 10 (Wednesday)

8:00 AM	Light breakfast Room 1240/1125
9:00	Welcome Room 1355 Opening Remarks The Honorable Gary Peters, United States Senate Dr. Arthur Lupia, Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of Michigan (U of M)
9:20	Keynote Room 1355 Dr. William Carter, Vice President, Advanced Production and Automation Technology, Boeing
9:55	State of the ARC Room 1355 Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Dr. Bogdan Epureanu, ARC Director
10:10	Case Study Room 1355 From Compact to Combat: Smart Hinges for Robust Structural Deployment Led by Evgueni Filipov (U of M) & Lorenzo Valdevit (University of California, Irvine)
10:50	Group Photo Break, light refreshments
11:10	Technical Session 1 Session 1A (Room 1355) \| Session 1B (Room 1365) \| Session 1C (Room 1280)
12:30 PM	Lunch Room 1240/1125
1:30	Technical Session 2 Session 2A (Room 1355) \| Session 2B (Room 1365) \| Session 2C (Room 1280)
3:00 - 5:30	ARC Technology Showcase - Posters and Networking Room 1240/1125

8:00 AM	Light breakfast Room 1240/1125
9:00	Welcome Room 1355 Opening Remarks Mr. Michael Cadieux, Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC
9:10	Keynote Room 1355 COL Ken Bernier, PM Autonomous Robotic Capabilities, CPE Mission Autonomy
9:45	Panel Room 1355 Engineering the Army–Academia–Industry Innovation Ecosystem for U.S. Defense Modernization Through Digital Engineering Panelists: Dr. Todd Allen, ADR-CoE, U of M COL (ret) Warren Sponsler, COO, NAMC Dr. Ozgenur Kavas Torris, Ford Motor Company Dr. Jillyn Alban, Associate Director, Ground Vehicle Robotics, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Moderator: Dr. Kira Barton, ARC Associate Director
10:45	Case Study Room 1355 Variation and Validity: Scalable Parameter-Driven Simulation Testing with Autonomous Ground Vehicles Led by Daniel Carruth (PI, Mississippi State University) & Christopher Hudson (Co-PI, Mississippi State University)
11:25	Break, light refreshments
11:40	Technical Session 3 Session 3A (Room 1355) \| Session 3B (Room 1365) \| Session 3C (Room 1280)
1:00 PM	Break for transition to Room 1355
1:05	Awards Room 1355 Lunch
1:40 - 3:30	ARC Thematic Discussions (closed session) PIs, GVSC Thrust Area Leaders Room 1365