ISAC 2025
Connecting Innovators in National Security
Collaboration Between Government, Industry, and Academia on Defining the Future of ISAC in the U.S.
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Why Attend?
Our Purpose
In late 2023, the FutureG Office established Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) as a new strategic line of effort. This focus reflects:
- The growing body of theoretical and applied work showing the feasibility of using communication signals for sensing.
- The anticipated inclusion of ISAC capabilities in 6G standards.
- Significant global investments in ISAC by other nation states.
The ISAC Strategy Summit brings together experts from commercial industry, government, and academia to:
- Establish a community of ISAC practitioners.
- Provide technical analysis and collateral materials for a U.S. ISAC strategy in both commercial and defense sectors.
Background
About FutureG & ISAC
The FutureG Office, part of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, is leading national efforts in advancing next-generation wireless capabilities, including ISAC. Through partnerships with industry, academia, and interagency collaborators, FutureG promotes open, interoperable technologies aligned with U.S. defense priorities.
The ISAC Strategy Summit is one of FutureG’s cornerstone events designed to engage thought leaders and practitioners in guiding strategy and shaping technology development for the next generation of communications.
The ISAC Strategy Summit is more than just a meeting; it’s a call to action. It’s a critical opportunity to break down barriers, address key challenges, and unlock the full potential of ISAC, solidifying America’s position as a global leader in innovation and defense.
Dr. Tom Rondeau
GMU is a leading research institution supporting innovation at the intersection of engineering, security, and advanced communications. Through initiatives like the ISAC Summit, GMU convenes experts across domains to drive forward U.S. leadership in critical technologies.
MITRE is a not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the most complex whole-of-nation challenges that threaten our country’s safety, security, and prosperity. Our mission-driven teams bring technical expertise, objectivity, and an interdisciplinary approach to drive innovation and accelerate solutions in the public interest.
Meet our
Leadership Team
Dr. Thomas Rondeau
Principal Director for the FutureG Office
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Dr. Tom Rondeau
Principal Director for the FutureG Office
Dr. Tom Rondeau is the Principal Director for the FutureG Office for the US Department of Defense, serving in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). In this role, Dr. Rondeau is responsible for the research, funding, and execution of programs to advance warfighting capabilities using future-generation wireless technologies. Before assuming his role as Principal Director of the FutureG Office, Dr. Rondeau spent more than six years as a Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) program manager, where he led efforts that challenged and advanced studies in a variety of warfighting domains, earning him the Distinguished Public Service Medal. Prior to joining DARPA, Dr. Rondeau led the GNU Radio project, consulted on wireless communications problem sets, and worked as a visiting researcher with the University of Pennsylvania and as an Adjunct with the IDA Center for Communications Research in Princeton, NJ.
Dr. Rondeau holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech, where his dissertation won the Council of Graduate Schools’ 2007 Outstanding Dissertation Award in math, science, and engineering.
Mr. Marlan Macklin
Deputy Principal Director for FutureG
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Mr. Marlan Macklin
Deputy Principal Director for FutureG
Mr. Marlan Macklin is the Deputy Principal Director for FutureG within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). The FutureG Office guides U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) research, funding, and execution of programs that develop capabilities leveraging 5G and future generation wireless technologies. In his current position, Mr. Macklin is responsible for ensuring the office’s strategic alignment, providing program execution oversight, and overseeing budget execution.
Prior to joining OUSD(R&E), Mr. Macklin served in the U.S. Mission to NATO as Chief of the Communications & Electronics Division and Deputy to the Director for Armaments, Communications & Electronics. The directorate provided technical and political-military advice to the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, the Secretary of Defense Representative in Europe, and DoD leadership for equities including acquisition, C3, innovation, and emerging technologies.
Dr. Martin Weiss
Director for FutureG Applied Research
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Dr. Martin Weiss
DIRECTOR FOR FUTUREG APPLIED RESEARCH
Dr. Martin Weiss is currently the Director for FutureG Applied Research, and Technical Lead for Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. In this capacity, Dr. Weiss oversees multiple efforts to promote FutureG applied research which enable government, academia, and industry to build commercially useful solutions to meet the Department of Defense’s wireless communications needs.
Prior to joining the FutureG Office, Dr. Weiss was a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems in the School of Computing and Information and is Associate Director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a founding member of SpectrumX, a National Science Foundation-funded Spectrum Innovation Institute. He earned his PhD. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, Master of Science in Engineering in Computer, Control, and Information Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. His research interest is on the governance of technological systems and infrastructures. He has been studying dynamic spectrum access, and the economic perspective of spectrum sharing and mobile telecommunication standards such as 3GPP.
Event Schedule
Agenda
| Time (EST) | Event | Duration | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | Registration and Check-In | 50 min | |
| 8:20 | Welcome and Introduction | 10 min | Ms. Sarah Campbell, Associate Vice President of Defense & Security Initatives for George Mason University |
| Time (EST) | Event | Duration | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | Check-In | 60 min | |
| 8:30 | Review of Day 1 | 25 min | Dr. Martin Weiss, Director of Applied Research for FutureG |
This is a classified event. Please contact the event organizer for more information.
POC: Alok Malhotra
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703 915-3568
The deadline for both registration and sending clearances is August 4, 2025.
| Time (EST) | Event |
| 7:30 | Check-In / Badging |
Event Location
MITRE Building 2
(Day 3)
7515 Colshire Dr.
Mclean, VA 22102
The Fuse at Mason Square
(Day 1-2)
3401 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
Event Speakers
Speakers & Panels
Ms. Sarah P Campbell
Ms. Sarah P Campbell
Sarah Campbell is the Associate Vice President of Research for Defense & Security, and Head of Special Projects at George Mason University. In this role she is responsible for organizing and elevating the various defense and security research initiatives on campus to enhance the university’s research profile. Sarah works closely with the VPR and university leadership as well as the respective academic units to identify university-wide applied research goals, key resource needs, and funding sources to support defense and security programs at Mason. She also directly leads operations on behalf of the VPR with a shared goal to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, enhance GMU’s ability to scale research and build infrastructure and improve risk management and compliance.
In 2004 she joined Future Technologies Ventures, LLC as an advisory board member. Future Technologies Venture, LLC is a North American wireless solutions provider with a longstanding history in providing wireless networks to Industrial, Enterprise and Military customers, dating back over 25 years.
Sarah was previously the Chief of Staff at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland, College Park, (one of the 15 DoD sponsored University Affiliated Research Centers UARC) and Principal Faculty member since 2020. In this role she administered and established consistent processes and information flow to manage all aspects of ARLIS research and operations for the UARC, helping to launch ARLIS as one the fastest growing DoD UARCs in the country with 240 employees and over $140 million in active contracts.
From 2020 to June 2022 Ms. Campbell served on IPA assignment from ARLIS at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Research component as the Director for Strategic Partnerships & Communications. As a senior leader, Sarah led all efforts related to strategic communications, outreach, legislative affairs, and international affairs on behalf of NGA Research. She spearheaded the first technology accelerator program for NGA, created to fund, mentor, and accelerate the next generation of geospatial technologies, and worked to establish the agency’s first Education Partnership Agreement with a Historically Black College and University.
Prior to UMD, Ms. Campbell was a Senior Program Manager for SAIC, providing strategic support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OSD USD R&E). In this role she helped support and execute legislative and public affairs long range strategic plans across the newly established Research and Engineering enterprise. Ms. Campbell also served as lead for the Office of International Cooperation at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from 2012-2017. At DARPA she helped to execute the agency’s international cooperation engagement in areas of interest, as well as assist and advise on critical bilateral and multilateral relationships and agreements with foreign partners across the globe. Ms. Campbell also supported the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in various capacities to include the Research and Development Enterprise, Office of International Cooperation, where she helped lead the first DoD S&T bilateral workshop and Chemical/Biological project agreement with India in 2010. She began her career as a public policy analyst with Austin-based geopolitical publishing firm, Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor), where she helped communicate and advise Fortune 500 companies on public policy and geopolitical risk.
Ms. Campbell received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Mary Washington, and her master’s degree in International Commerce & Policy from George Mason University, Schar School of Policy & Government. Ms. Campbell is a 2015 AILA Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.
Mr. Qammer Abbasi
Mr. Qammer Abbasi
Professor of Applied Electromagnetics and Sensing,
UK Government’s Policy Advisor, Department for Science Innovation & Technology
Scottish Government’s Expert Advisor, Scottish Technology Council
The Scottish Science Advisory Council Member
Research Theme Lead, Connecting People, School of Engineering
Director, Communication Sensing & Imaging Hub
Co-director, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in “Diversity led, mission-driven research” (DiveIn)
Chair IEEE Antennas and Propagation/MTT UK, Ireland and Scotland Chapter
Mr. Qammer H. Abbasi is a leading academic in applied electromagnetics and sensing, serving as Professor at the University of Glasgow, Policy Advisor to the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) for Advance Connectivity Technologies, and Expert Advisor to the Scottish Government’s Technology Council and Scottish Science Advisory Council member. He has secured over £15 million in research funding and authored more than 500 peer-reviewed publications with multiple patents and authored/edited books. Professor Abbasi directs the Communication Sensing and Imaging (CSI) Hub, fostering interdisciplinary research across telecoms, sensing, digital health, and AI. He has led major initiatives with industry partners s and serves as Chair of the IEEE APS/MTT UK and Ireland Chapter. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, IET, RSA, and EAI and his pioneering work has been featured by BBC, TechXplore, and other global media for its real-world impact on healthcare and digital connectivity.
Dr. Tom Rondeau
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Travel & Accommodations
* We’ve secured discounted group rates at two conveniently located hotels in Arlington, VA for attendees of the George Mason – ISAC Strategy Summit 2025. Book your stay by Friday, July 25, 2025, to take advantage of the special rates.
*Westin Arlington
Address: 801 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203
Hotel Website
Closest Metro Station: Ballston-MU – Orange and Silver Lines
Group Dates: August 12–16, 2025
Rate: $139.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book: Friday, July 25, 2025
Nearest Airports:
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) – 5.5 Miles (Recommended)
• Dulles International Airport (IAD) – 21 Miles
Metro & Public Transit:
• Nearest Metro Stop to Hotel: Ballston – MU
• Nearest Metro Stop to Event Venue Aug 13-14: Virginia Square-GMU
• Nearest Metro Stop to Event Venue Aug 15: McLean
Directions from Airports via Metro:
• From DCA: Blue Line to Rosslyn → Transfer to Orange Line to Ballston-MU
• From IAD: Silver Line to Ballston-MU
Walking Distance from recommended hotels: ~20-25 minutes
Rideshare: Uber, Lyft, Taxi available
Parking & Transportation – Aug 13-14
Van Meter Hall Parking Garage
Address: Founders Way N, Arlington, VA 22226
Parking Info
Cost: $19/day, $5 for 1 hour, $4/hour for 2-4 hours, $17 for 5 hours
Fuse Parking Garage
Parking & Transportation – Aug 15
MITRE 2 Parking Garage
Map
Take 3rd right off traffic circle, turn into garage. Walkway to lobby on P2.