Brent Smith—Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc.

Mr. Brent Smith is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. While at ECS, he has performed extensive research in the areas of collaborative distributed learning architectures, distributed simulations, and the use of commercial gaming technologies as educational tools for the US military.  His professional focus is on the development of technologies to enable new learning methods and tools to improve training effectiveness.  Mr. Smith is a frequent speaker on the topic of advanced learning technologies and has published numerous articles and papers on the topic. Currently, he is the secretary and technical writer for a collaborative effort between the IEEE Learning Technologies Standards Committee and the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization to identify potential standards and interface points between simulations and SCORM managed learning environments. He is also the chair for the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge and Deputy chair for the Emerging Concepts and Innovative Technologies subcommittee for the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference.