Workshop W08 - Defence

Call For Papers

Australian Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Defence

in conjunction with

Eighth Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI'95)

14 November 1995

Canberra, Australia

Hosted By
Department of Computer Science
University College, The University of New South Wales
Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia

Last modified on Tue Jul 18 14:20:15 1995


Defence is a multi-faceted domain. AI can effect significant improvement in performance from the sharp end of battlefield assistance through to routine logistical support. Defence in depth relies on information; data fusion and surveillance are areas in which AI techniques married to other technologies can have great impact on Defence effectiveness.

Aim of Workshop

To focus on the deployment of AI in Defence applications.

To promote interaction between the Defence, Defence Science and AI communities.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest to the workshop include but are not limited to:

Organisation

The workshop will run for a full day. It will be limited to approximately 20 participants. There may be other invited attendees as observers. This workshop replaces one of the two 1995 meetings of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation Special Interest Group in Artificial Intelligence.

People wishing to attend the workshop should submit an extended abstract/full paper on their proposed paper/research area by 15 September. These will be reviewed by the program committee. From those submitting, approximately 20 participants will be invited to participate in the workshop.

Full papers in camera ready form will be required to submit a full text paper (up to 12 pages in length) 5 weeks prior to the workshop. These will be reproduced in the proceedings of the workshop.

Contact Details

Dr Simon Goss
Air Operations Division
Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory
GPO Box 4331
Melbourne, 3001
Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Ph (+61 3) 9626 7274
Fax (+61 3) 9626 7084
email: simon.goss@dsto.defence.gov.au

Committee

Chair Dr Simon Goss (DSTO-Air Operations Division)
Dr Greg Gibbon (DSTO-Information Technology Division)
Mr Graeme Murray (DSTO-Air Operations Division)
Dr Grahame Smith (CRC in Intelligent Decision Systems)

Dr Goss is Chair of the ACS VIC Branch AI Special Interest Group and Secretary of the DSTO SIGAI. He works in the area of applied AI. He chaired the second Australian Cognitive Science Conference in 1993, and an IJCAI Workshop in Situation Awareness in 1991.

Mr Graeme Murray is Head of Operations and Performance Analysis, and formerly directed an active applied AI group. He is a defence scientist with 25 years experience in operational research.

Dr Grahame Smith is Director of the CRC in Intelligent Decision Systems. He has been involved in research and consulting in AI for 25 years.

Dr Greg Gibbon is a defence science information technologist working in surveillance and applied AI. He is also active in AI research groups at ANU and Sydney University.

Program Committee

Prof Terry Caelli (Curtin University)
Dr Vic Ciesielski (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
Dr Jennie Clothier (DSTO Information Technology Division)
A Prof Paul Compton (UNSW)
Mr Graham Forsyth (DSTO Engines and Airframes Division)
Dr Greg Gibbon (DSTO-Information Technology Division)
Dr Simon Goss (DSTO Air Operations Division)
Dr Todd Mansell (DSTO Maritime Operations Division)
Mr Graeme Murray (DSTO Air Operations Division)
Prof Charles Newton (ADFA)
Dr Grahame Smith (CRC in Intelligent Decision Systems)
Mr Gil Tidhar (Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute)
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