Jonathan Gratch, a computer scientist at the University of Southern California who studies negotiation agents—and provided early guidance for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that is also trying to master Diplomacy—notes two technical innovations.

The council is welcoming back former co-chair Paul Debevec, a computer graphics and virtual production innovator and VFX branch governor.

Dr. Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo on how Virtual Reality (VR) technology is now playing an important role in helping military servicemembers recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.