OREANDA-NEWS. Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced that Amy Kruse, Ph.D., vice president and chief technology officer, will present at the Mad Scientist 2015: Human Dimension 2025 and Beyond Conference at the Frontier Center, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas from October 27 – 28. The conference is a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s G2 and the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, which brings together leaders in the scientific, academic, industry and government to discuss building cohesive teams and the role of science and technology.

Dr. Kruse was invited to speak about the future of neuroscience and its use in optimizing human performance, both individual and collective, for combat readiness. At Cubic, Dr. Kruse is responsible for accelerating and enhancing CGD’s strategic research and development portfolio. She is also pursues emerging technologies and neuroscience-based programs to drive innovation for the business.

“Neuroscience is poised to play a substantial role in our military training environment.  This conference will not only inform Army leadership about the art of the possible in learning and training, but it will expand our view of how neuroscience technologies can impact Army maneuver and capability development in the far future,” said Kruse. “It is a unique opportunity to address the Training and Doctrine command audience and I am thrilled to share my vision of military training and readiness.”

Dr. Kruse will be speaking at the following session during the event:

  • Far Future Advances in Neuroscience to Optimize Human Performance 
    Tuesday, October 27, 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. in the Frontier Center

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About Cubic Corporation

Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems, products and services focused in the transportation, defense training and secure communications markets. As the parent company of two major business units, Cubic’s mission is to increase situational awareness and understanding for customers worldwide. Cubic Transportation Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. For more information about Cubic, please visit the company's website at www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.