2017 MILCOM

Dr. John Matsumara
Senior Engineer
RAND Corporation


John Matsumura, senior engineer at RAND, is leading and managing research focused on advanced technologies and their policy implications. A key subset of his research has involved robotics and autonomous systems; including recently working with a NATO panel to establish guidelines for autonomous systems. At RAND, Matsumura has served in various research management positions, including director of the Joint Warfare Simulation and Analysis Center, associate director for research for RAND's Pittsburgh Office, and the associate director for force development and technology for the Army's FFRDC, the Arroyo Center. He has also served in a number of government advisory boards including: member of Defense Science Board task force on power projection, member of an OSD task force on defense architecture, and member of the Army Science Board. Matsumura received his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and MS and BS from the Pennsylvania State University.

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