Patrick Biltgen

Patrick Biltgen is the Director of AI Mission Engineering at Booz Allen Hamilton. Previously, he was the senior systems engineer and subject matter expert supporting Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) for multiple intelligence customers at Perspecta and BAE Systems. Dr. Biltgen held a variety of roles including the development of the initial concepts for automated “pipeline” processing of GEOINT data, multi-INT data discovery and correlation, and object-relationship linking with graph theory. Biltgen also led a forecasting study that examined implications for the Intelligence Community in 2050. Prior to joining the Intelligence Community, Dr. Biltgen was a research engineer and graduate researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research work integrated machine learning with aircraft design capabilities to simultaneously optimize tactics and technologies for a long-range bomber. He is an expert in highly-dimensional multidisciplinary design optimization, statistical visual analytic methods, and capability-based trade studies. Biltgen received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. Biltgen was the recipient of the 2017 Neil Armstrong Award of Excellence, the 2018 Intelligence and National Security Alliance Edwin Land Industry Award, and the 2014 National Intelligence Integration Award. Biltgen was also a fellow in the Sam Nunn Security Program in the School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. He and his wife, Janel, live in northern Virginia where they operate a boutique vineyard.