News on Band Gap

Announcing the Band Gap Monthly Newsletter and Improved Social Media Experience

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:51:48 -0400

As Band Gap’s community continues to grow, so does the company’s commitment to sharing its work openly and accessibly. To make staying connected easier and more seamless, Band Gap is excited to roll out three new additions to its communications suite:

A new monthly newsletter
A centralized links hub
Direct RSS feed integration

The Band Gap Monthly Newsletter is perfect for anyone looking for a curated digest of the latest news, field notes, and company updates. Instead of relying on social media algorithms to surface announcements, community members can now get the highlights delivered straight to their inboxes once a month. Sign up for the newsletter here.

Redefining Success: Insights from the Loudoun Small Business Summit

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:03:55 -0400

Media contact: info@bandgap.ai

Band Gap recently participated in Loudoun Economic Development’s Small Business Summit, an annual event hosted to support and engage local entrepreneurs. Representing Band Gap, Cathleen Titcomb joined the summit, which offered a grounded, tactical look at modern leadership and the realities of scaling a business.

Keynote speaker Kristen Hadeed challenged the traditional pursuit of perfection by advocating for the #permissiontoscrewup. Her argument was straightforward: innovation is functionally impossible without the willingness to fail. By rebranding “failure” as “learning,” organizations can move away from a culture of fear toward one of rapid pivoting and informed risk-taking.

Band Gap at RAISE Field Day 2026

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:06:46 -0400

Media contact: info@bandgap.ai

On March 27, 2026, the artificial intelligence and autonomous systems communities gathered at the University of New Mexico’s Centennial Engineering Center for the RAISE Field Day. Focused on advancing “Responsive and Resilient AI for Autonomous Systems Engineering,” the day-long event brought together a dynamic mix of experts from academia, national laboratories, and private industry. Band Gap is proud to have been part of the conversation.

Band Gap CEO and Principal Applied Scientist, Dr. Jay Jay Billings, joined colleagues from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to discuss the critical challenges and frontier applications of building AI systems that are not only capable but fundamentally reliable and safe when deployed in autonomous environments.

Building for Good: Band Gap Publishes 2025-2026 Benefit Report

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:26:05 -0400

Media contact: info@bandgap.ai

Band Gap is proud to announce the publication of our 2025 Benefit Report. As a registered Virginia Benefit Corporation, we hold ourselves to a standard that goes beyond the bottom line. From the partners we choose to the code we write, every business decision we make is driven by two non-negotiable questions: Who does this help? and What is the long-term impact?

Reflecting on the company’s first chapter, CEO Jay Jay Billings shared:

Loudoun Farm Exchange 2026

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:18:56 -0500

Media contact: info@bandgap.ai

Band Gap had a fantastic time attending the 2026 Loudoun Farm Exchange yesterday. The event was a wonderful opportunity to connect with local agricultural professionals and demonstrate how modern technology can support traditional farming practices.

Our team staffed a booth to showcase Tracee, Band Gap’s intelligent field tracking tool designed to turn acres into analytics. Throughout the day, we provided live demonstrations of the software in action, handed out informative literature and field guides, showcased our latest product posters, and, of course, shared plenty of chocolate with attendees!

Band Gap Presentation at 1M Cups in Loudoun County

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:16:26 -0500

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We were excited to have our own CEO, Jay Jay Billings , present alongside our colleagues from AI Prime at the Loudoun 1 Million Cups meeting on January 28th, 2026. The collaborative presentation, titled “AI Automation for Small Business”, focused on how modern artificial intelligence tools can help local organizations streamline their operations and reclaim valuable time.

During the talk, Band Gap and AI Prime highlighted the hidden costs of manual work that drain team resources, such as repetitive data entry and document processing. The presentation also demystified exactly what artificial intelligence is for the attendees. We explored the mechanics of Large-Language Models (LLMs) and explained how emerging “AI Agents” can delegate work to dramatically improve the accuracy and utility of responses.

New Website

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:13:56 -0500

Media contact: info@bandgap.ai

We’re proud to announce the launch of the newest version of our website. As Band Gap continues to grow, we realized we needed a digital home that truly reflects the scope of our work and the advanced solutions we provide to our clients.

The overhauled site—encompassing the main Band Gap homepage, our dedicated product hubs like Tracee, and all of our supporting content—represents a massive leap forward in how we share our mission. We have completely redesigned our front page to much more clearly explain what we do, highlighting our core areas of expertise across strategic planning, research and development, and engineering services.