The Department of Defense has appointed national security leader Douglas Matty as chief digital and artificial intelligence officer.
In a LinkedIn post published Wednesday, the DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said Matty will oversee efforts to accelerate the department’s adoption of AI, analytics and data to enable decision advantage on the battlefield.
According to CDAO, Matty brings to the position decades of national security experience with a focus on AI, operational command and data integration.
Douglas Matty’s Career Background
Matty most recently served as director of research for AI and autonomy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
He previously served as an executive engineer at RAND and was the director of Army AI capabilities within Army Futures Command.
He is the founder of the U.S. Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, which is responsible for developing, synchronizing and coordinating AI capabilities for the military branch and providing critical support for DOD’s Joint AI Center.
For 30 years, Matty served as an active-duty officer in the Air Defense Artillery and Operations Research and Systems Analysis Functional Area.
The West Point computer engineering graduate has a doctorate degree in engineering systems from MIT.
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