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The nominees for the I/ITSEC 2024 Best Paper and Tutorial awards have officially been announced, and we’re thrilled to share some amazing news! • Robert McCormack and Ramona Shires, ND, RDN, M.Ed.’s tutorial, Unleashing the Potential: Harnessing Large Language Models and Generative AI in Military and Industry Applications, has been nominated for Best Tutorial. • In the Best Paper (Education Subcommittee) category, Context-Sensitive Attribute and Competency Assessment with Tatiana Toumbeva, PhD, GPHR as a contributing author has been nominated! These nominations highlight the innovative thinking and impactful contributions of our team in shaping the future of AI and competency assessment in both military and educational applications. Please join me in congratulating our incredible Aptimists on these fantastic achievements! Learn more about Aptima at www.aptima.com #IITSEC2024 #NTSA #BestPaper #BestTutorial #AI #GenerativeAI #Innovation #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering

Welcome, Ava Mendenhall! Ava joins us as a Graphic Design Intern from the University of Dayton where she is majoring in graphic design with a minor in fine arts. "I'm hoping to develop new skills, gain more experience in design, and learn more about Aptima during my internship" said Ava. We are excited to see Ava's impact and wish her the best during her internship. #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering #NewHire #GraphicDesign #Internship

We are honored to have Jordan Haralson join us as a Program Manager intern from the Hiring Our Heroes partnership! Jordan has spent the last 7.5 years in the Air Force as an Air Battle Manager on the E-3 AWACS and the USAF Control and Reporting Center (CRC). "I'm thrilled to be joining Aptima for the Hiring Our Heroes fellowship to gain real world experience and training in managing projects, collaborating with scientists and engineers to provide valuable solutions to our customers, and gain a solid foundation for transitioning my career out of the military" said Jordan. Aptima is proud to be a partner with Hiring Our Heroes, whose mission is to connect the military community with civilian companies to create economic opportunity and a strong and diversified workforce. To learn more about Hiring Our Heroes, please visit https://lnkd.in/dqK2dwd. #NewHire #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering #HiringOurHeroes #ProgramManager

Join host Daniel Serfaty for a MINDWORKS Mini exploring the making of Deep Fakes – and how the technologically is only going to get better and better – with Vladimir Barash of Graphika and Laura Cassani of Aptima. MINDWORKS Minis are bite-sized, curated segments from the MINDWORKS podcast condensed to under 15 minutes each and designed to work with your busy schedule. You'll find the Minis along with full-length episodes under MINDWORKS on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout, or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen now at https://lnkd.in/es8vtgPH #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering #MINDWORKS #Podcast #DeepFakes

We are so happy to hear about the continued successes from our spin-out company VigiLife! SafeGuard, a solution designed to save and improve lives in a variety of contexts, has won the Expert's Choice Award along with taking second place for the People's Choice Award at the 2024 Garmin Health Awards. Please join us in congratulating the SafeGuard team and VigiLife on their amazing accomplishment!

Aptima has been selected as one of six semi-finalists in the Navy Surface Warfare Combat Training Continuum Prize Challenge! The Central Florida Tech Grove, in partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), and the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), executed a prize challenge to identify solutions to a critical barrier in assessing training effectiveness and performance assessments for Watchstander training onboard ships. Our PROPEL-based solution leverages the precision learning platform to seamlessly integrate observer assessments and simulator data, delivering real-time, data-driven insights into human performance. Using machine learning, it provides targeted remediation, optimizes training complexity, and supports mission readiness by modeling skill development and degradation. We’re eager to present our solution at the Virtual Demo Day on September 26! Winners will be announced on September 30. Stay tuned and wish us luck! Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Josiah Kunkle/Released #DefenseTech #TrainingSolutions #NavyPrizeChallenge #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering #WarfighterReadiness #PROPEL

Aptima’s Confined Spaces Monitoring System (CSMS) has been featured in the Navy SBIR/STTR Transition Program (Navy STP) Office's Transitions Newsletter! Learn more about how this cutting-edge technology is enhancing Warfighter readiness and enabling successful transitions of mission-critical solutions. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eXQw74gh #Innovation #WarfighterReadiness #TechnologyTransition #DefenseTech #NavySTP #CSMS #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering

Please join us in welcoming Rolando Roques to the Aptima Puerto Rico team! "I’m excited to join Aptima PR because of its strong commitment to human-centered technology and innovation. The opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with experts in human factors engineering is incredibly motivating for me. I believe this role will provide me with valuable opportunities for professional growth and enable me to make a meaningful contribution to Aptima’s mission" said Rolando. Rolando joins us as a Software Test Engineer in Puerto Rico, and we're looking forward to seeing all the great things he will accomplish! For current openings, visit www.aptima.com. #NewHire #SoftwareTestEngineer #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering

At Aptima, we’re dedicated to enhancing how we communicate our ongoing commitment to DE&I, both internally and externally. As part of our refreshed approach to DE&I—focused on Culture, Ownership, Respect, and Engagement (CORE)—our Corporate Communications team recently updated our DE&I webpage. The updated page showcases our DE&I journey, our focal areas for 2024-2025, and the initiatives we’re actively working on. It also highlights the progress we've made so far and where our efforts will continue to grow. This update is part of our broader strategy to improve transparency and engagement around DE&I at Aptima. Check out the new webpage here: https://lnkd.in/e4Ffj5_F. #DEI #CORE #Aptima #HumanCenteredEngineering