Imaging Science Seminar: Satellite Remote Sensing for National Security
Imaging Science Seminar
Satellite Remote Sensing for National Security
Dr. S. Didi Kuo
Member of Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service
Principle Deputy Director, Geospatial Intelligence Systems Acquisition Directorate for the National Reconnaissance
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Abstract:
The speaker will discuss the various roles that satellite remote sensing plays in national security, and how his degree from the Center for Imaging Science has prepared him for this field of work.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. S. Didi Kuo, a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, is the Principal Deputy Director, Geospatial Intelligence Systems Acquisition (GEOINT) Directorate for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Dr. Kuo leads a joint team responsible for the planning, cross-coordination, and acquisition of systems that provide critical space-based GEOINT data to national decision makers and warfighters worldwide. He has experience in research and development, program management, and architectural analysis with both the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Dr. Kuo is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a degree in physics. Over his 26 years in the U.S. Air Force he served with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Maui Optical Station, the Space and Missile Center, and the Air Staff at the Pentagon. His last assignment was as a Senior Materiel Leader at the NRO, retiring from the Air Force at the rank of Colonel. Dr. Kuo then joined the NRO Cadre and served as the GEOINT Chief Architect prior to becoming the Principal Deputy Director. Dr. Kuo has a Ph.D. in Imaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
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