# Speaking and press

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Last modified: 2026-10-03


I speak about applied engineering and leadership in national security.

## Topics I speak on

- Applied AI and machine learning for national security
- Geospatial and space-time data analysis at scale
- Building and leading engineering teams and startups in the defense sector



## Talks and interviews

- May 2025 — [Next-Gen AI in GEOINT](https://spacenews.com/ai-could-deliver-insights-when-paired-with-the-right-humans/), GEOINT Symposium 2025.

- 10 June 2023 — [Abe Usher of Black Cape on Innovation in Government from GEOINT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQsyyzloGA), Fed Gov Today.

- 18 July 2013 — Crowdsourcing Customer Insights Through Open Location Data, The Nielsen Company, San Diego.

- 11 December 2012 — Multi-Source Geospatial Data, National Defense University.

- 4 December 2012 — Understanding the Geospatial Context of Big Data, MIT (Marketing Science Institute).

- 22 March 2012 — Finding Technology Innovation in Unexpected Places: Lessons from Special Operations and Google, Harvard Business School.


## Press coverage

- 21 May 2025 — [AI could deliver insights when paired with (the right) humans](https://spacenews.com/ai-could-deliver-insights-when-paired-with-the-right-humans/), SpaceNews.

- 9 January 2023 — [This startup is using the tech behind AI chat to create a universal translator and simplify research](https://www.arlnow.com/2023/01/09/this-startup-is-using-the-tech-behind-ai-chat-to-create-a-universal-translator-and-simplify-research/), ARLnow.

- 2 June 2020 — [AI, Machine Learning Could Help Agencies Speed Up Intelligence Analysis](https://www.govconwire.com/articles/black-capes-abe-usher-al-di-leonardo-ai-machine-learning-could-help-agencies-speed-up-intelligence-analysis), GovConWire.

- 18 December 2019 — [Black Cape, Inc., Announces Emergence from Stealth Mode](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/12/18/1962217/0/en/black-cape-inc-announces-emergence-from-stealth-mode.html), GlobeNewswire.

- 18 August 2016 — [The Radiant Group, Inc. Announces the Addition of Key Principals to the Executive Team](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/radiant-group-inc-announces-addition-183000368.html), Yahoo Finance.

- 13 July 2015 — [Radiant Group makes deal to boost analytics](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/2015/07/radiant-group-makes-deal-to-boost-analytics/340515/), Washington Technology.

- 16 March 2015 — [Federal 100: Abe Usher](https://www.nextgov.com/security/2015/03/federal-100-abe-usher/207634/), FCW.

- 7 April 2014 — [Former Special Ops Innovators Launch Big Data Startup](https://www.arlnow.com/2014/04/07/former-special-ops-innovators-launch-big-data-startup/), ARLnow.