The International Defence and Security (IDEaS) Symposium is an annual event that is sponsored by IEEE and IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. IDEaS Symposium 2024 will be held on 15th May 2024 jointly with ICHMS2024. The theme is “Best of Two Worlds: Human-AI Teaming for Effective Decision-Making” with aims to bring together subject matter experts from Military, Government, Industry, and Academia to discuss challenges and R&D directions and demonstrate concepts and technologies of trustworthy teaming between human and artificial intelligence (AI) or autonomy for effective command and control (C2) decision-making.
Presentations are expected to provide insights on the challenges and trustworthy tools that demonstrate effective AI-enabled human-autonomy teaming in defence and security C2 operations. These tools should provide timely responses and trusted and verifiable AI decisions related to broad defence and security contexts such as advanced C2, training, and after-action analysis systems for continental surveillance, etc.
Tentative schedule:
Morning: Opening Remarks by Dr. Jaspinder Komal, Assistant Deputy Minister (Defence Research and Development Canada), Department of National Defence, Canada and Major General Chris Zimmer, Chief, Digital Transformation Office, Department of National Defence, Canada. Invited keynote speeches from senior military officers, defence R&D organization executives, industry leaders, academic experts, and NATO representatives, including MGen Karsten Stoye (Military Advisor to the DG EUROCONTROL), Mr. Pete JW Saunders (Director General, RCAF NORAD Modernization Office) and LCDR Joseph W Geeseman (Co-Chair of NATO Human Factors Specialist Committee, US Navy), and Mr. Siegfried Usal (VP, Thales Digital Solutions), etc.
Afternoon: Panel discussions about defence challenges in Air, Land, Sea, and Space, R&D directions and potential solutions, as well as possible collaboration opportunities among all stakeholders from all sectors, including MGen Kathryn Toohey (Rtd) AUS Army, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld (Rtd), RAAF, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan (Rtd), RAN, LCol Jean Leymarie (Air & Space Power Development Centre, Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre), Maj. Cody-Jean Carignan (Deputy Project Director, Future CAOC Capability, NORAD-CONTINENTAL Defense Modernization Office), LCol David Dunwoody (Deputy Director, Data and Analytics Enablement, Digital Transformation Office), Ms. Shadi Ghajar-Khosravi (Section Head, DRDC Toronto), Dr. Aren Hunter (Group Head, DRDC Atlantic), Mr. Anthony Faust (Program Manager, DRDC Suffield), and Mr. Jack Collier (Group Head, DRDC Suffield), etc.
Sponsors:
General Chairs:
Ming Hou (Canada)
Saeid Nahavandi (Australia)
Organizing Committee:
LCol David Dunwoody (Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, Canadian Armed Forces)
LCol Edgar Reuber (EUROCONTROL and German Air Force)
LCdr Joseph W Geeseman (Medical Service Corps, United States Navy)
Ming Hou (Defence Research and Development Canada)
Saeid Nahavandi (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
(Anneloes) Maij (Royal NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre, the Netherlands)
Professor Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE
Dale Richards (Thales, United Kingdom)
Jessie Chen (United States Army Research Laboratory, USA)
Stefan Wolfgang Pickl, (University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany)
Eddie Tunstel (Motive Space Systems, USA)
Michael Hardy (KBR, Australia)
Vinod Puri (CSIRO, Australia)
International Technical Program Committee:
LCol David Dunwoody (Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, Canadian Armed Forces)
LCol Edgar Reuber (EUROCONTROL and German Air Force)
LCdr Joseph W Geeseman (Medical Service Corps, United States Navy)
LCdr Adam Bradly (Medical Service Corps, United States Navy)
Dr. Ming Hou (Defence Research and Development Canada)
Dr. Dale Richards (Thales, United Kingdom)
Dr. A. Anneloes Maiji (Royal NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre, the Netherlands)
Dr. Jessie Chen (United States Army Research Laboratory, USA)
Dr. Adrian Stoica (JPL – NASA, USA)
Dr. Eddie Tunstel (Motive Space Systems, USA)
Dr. Michael Hardy (KBR, Australia)
Professor Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE
Professor Saeid Nahavandi (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Professor Vinod Puri (CSIRO, Australia)
Professor Kostas N. Plataniotis (University of Toronto, Canada)
Professor Arash Mohammadi (Concordia University, Canada)
Professor Marina Gavrilova (University of Calgary, Canada)
Professor Henry Leung (University of Calgary, Canada)
Professor Mehrdad Saif (University of Windsor, Canada)
Professor Axel Schulte (University of the Bundeswehr, Germany)
Professor Stefan Wolfgang Pickl (University of the Bundeswehr, Germany)
Professor Rodney Roberts (Florida State University, USA)
Professor Abdollah Ebbie Homaifar, North Carolina A&T State University, USA)
Professor Anthony A. Maciejewski (Colorado State University, USA)
Abstract Information for Prospective Panel Organizers.
Since the symposium will provide a forum for panel discussions on the theme topics, prospective panel organizers are invited to submit Abstracts electronically to the conference General Chair at Ming.Hou@forces.gc.ca. Abstracts (1 page) should be concise but contain sufficient details about the proposed discussion topics and panelists (maximum 5) with the abstracts of all panelists (half page each) to allow critical review.
Deadlines:
Submission of Panel Abstracts: January 26th, 2024
Acceptance Notification for Panel Abstracts: January 30, 2024
Deadline for early registration: February 1, 2024
IEEE 2024 ICHMS and/or IDEaS Registration Link (payqlick.com)