Keynote by Dr. Bill Pike

Capstone Speaker: Dr. Bill Pike, Chief Science and Technology Officer, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Bill Pike
Chief Science and Technology Officer
National Security Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


Title
Visualization and viability: the future of visual analysis in an era of autonomous discovery

Abstract
Will be announced soon!

About the speakers

Bill Pike is the Chief Science and Technology Officer for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s National Security Directorate, where he guides organizational vision and strategy across PNNL’s security mission space. His office is responsible for establishing long-term R&D strategy and strategic partnerships across PNNL’s $800 million national security portfolio, in areas including AI and advanced analytics, nonproliferation and nuclear science, chem/bio defense, and systems engineering. He guides organizational processes for connecting geopolitical drivers, market trends, and emerging technologies to shape new investments that advance US goals in science, energy, and security.

Since joining the Laboratory in 2005, he has led basic and applied R&D programs in visual analytics for science, energy, and security. Bill was the Director of PNNL’s Computing and Analytics Division from 2014 to 2022, where he grew an R&D capability in data science, cybersecurity, and software engineering to over 550 staff. Previously, he was Technical Group Manager for Visual Analytics at PNNL and the R&D coordinator for the National Visualization and Analytics Center.