Dr. Philip Perconti is the Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Leonardo DRS leading corporate research and development strategy development across eight diverse businesses. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology and the Army’s Chief Scientist. In these roles, he was responsible for policy and oversight of the Army’s Research and Technology program which spanned 17 Laboratories and Engineering Centers.
Prior to this assignment, Dr. Perconti served as Director of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the senior executive responsible for setting the strategy and mission for the Army’s Corporate Research Lab. He started the Army’s major research initiatives in Quantum Information Sciences and Artificial Intelligence.
He also ran the ARL Sensors & Electron Devices Directorate and was responsible for leading the Army’s primary basic and applied research programs in sensors, electronics, and information processing. Dr. Perconti ran the Science and Technology Division at the Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate and led the Army’s applied research and manufacturing technology programs for uncooled and high performance cooled infrared sensors.
Dr. Perconti entered the Army’s Senior Executive Service in 2013. His commendations include the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award and the Army Distinguished Civilian Service Award. He is a Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director of the Year and a Technical Fellow of the Military Sensing Symposium. Dr. Perconti has published extensively on many aspects of military sensing and machine learning/AI technology. He has authored and co-authored over 50 publications, including three book chapters. He holds two patents
EDUCATION
George Washington University, D.Sc., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, M.S., Electrical Engineering
George Mason University, B.S., Electrical Engineering with distinction