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<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal">***APOLOGIES IF YOU RECEIVE THIS MORE THAN ONCE***<span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Decision Support for Military Commanders Workshop
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Overview:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are holding a
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">one-day workshop on “</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next Autonomy Challenge: Decision
Support for Military Commanders” at The Alan Turing Institute. The workshop aims to
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">better understand the range of AI techniques that can be used in the two challenge areas below, and provide ideas for follow on projects:
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Augmenting the Commander.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The development of highly capable AI systems is required to augment the Commander. The commander role requires “intuition, experience
and vision” in order to “translate strategic intent into tactical activity”. This is a Dstl priority area.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Augmenting Staff Roles. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A range of AI systems are needed to augment the Commander’s staff, in roles which typically “draw on more rational and logical processes
and tools”. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Who should attend</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Dstl want to engage with academics from a wide range of backgrounds, specifically those developing
emerging AI techniques, novel uses, or less well-known techniques that could drive AI-enabled decision making. Academics are particularly encouraged to attend if they are working on (but not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AI techniques that can deal with large volumes of unstructured, incomplete and potentially untrustworthy data, to recommend options or decisions regarding what action to take.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AI techniques that can automate creative and largely intuitive human decision-making processes, with few “rules” to guide decisions, and multiple competing objectives in a complex information environment.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AI techniques in gaming, human computer interaction, agent-based simulation, reinforcement learning, and decision support.
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The above areas of expertise are meant as guidance and suggestions for new ways to approach the challenge are welcome. Academics that have not traditionally worked in the Defence
sector are encouraged to apply to promote diversity of ideas. Dstl strongly believe that Defence can learn from AI developments in other sectors.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to apply:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Turing Fellows and Academics working in Turing partner universities are eligible to apply. To express interest in attending
and to ask any questions please contact the Defence and Security Programme Manager, Rebecca Babb,
</span><a href="mailto:rbabb@turing.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rbabb@turing.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<b>Expressions of interest must be submitted by Tuesday 5<sup>th</sup> March</b>. Please include a summary of why your experience is relevant to the challenge area (150 words max). The workshop will be held in May (date tbc). Academics will be provided with
an honorarium to cover travel expenses, participation on the day, and completing a short post-workshop survey that will feed into a final report.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rebecca.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">__________________________</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Rebecca Babb</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Programme Manager - Defence and Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:rbabb@turing.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">rbabb@turing.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">02038623361<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Alan Turing Institute<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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