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Activity title	IST Annual Symposium 2024 - International Conference on Military Communication and Information Systems (ICMCIS)
Activity Reference	IST-205
Panel	IST
Security Classification	PUBLIC RELEASE
Status	Active
Activity type	RSY
Start date	2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
End date	2024-09-01T00:00:00Z
Keywords	AI, big data, CIS, Conference, cyber, Electromagnetic Environment, networks, Quantum Communications, Quantum Information processing transmission technology, security
Background	The International Conference on Military Communication and Information Systems (ICMCIS) is the largest symposium in Europe on military CIS. ICMCIS is an important dissemination and benchmark event for IST activities and an important source for new ideas (Technical Activity Proposals (TAPs) and Tech Watch Cards (TWCs)). The conference strives for high scientific quality of the papers by triple peer reviews and IEEE sponsorship. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The IEEE sponsorship guarantees high level papers and is mandatory for many universities for publication of papers as it gives the required scientific recognition. The conference will be held on 23 and 24 April 2024 in conjunction with the 53rd PBM of the IST Panel in Koblenz, Germany.
Objectives	• Provide a forum to identify and gain input on and resolution of issues associated with NATO Command, Control and Communications (C3) Policy and the IST panel Program of Work (PoW); • Provide overviews of current NATO C3 activities pertaining to both the development and effective employment of ICT-solutions. • Highlight IST impact assessments and lessons learned. • All papers will be triple peer reviewed i.a.w. IEEE review guidelines. • Papers will be judged on military relevance and significance, scientific value, originality, and technical quality. Only papers that meet the criteria will be accepted. Papers related to IST activities that do not meet the criteria and are rejected, will have the opportunity for a poster presentation and possibly demonstrations, if arrangements allow.
Topics	The scientific topics covered are all technology areas in scope of the IST panel, as well as related topics in other panels and groups: Architecture & Intelligence Information Systems • Artificial Intelligence: responsible AI, explainable AI, machine learning, causal reasoning, hybrid AI, federated learning, NLP, • Big data analytics and visualization • Data centrique architecture • Data: labelling, fusion, cleaning, bias control, access control, lakes/warehouse • Decision support and situational awareness tools for C2 and intelligence • Ethical, legal, societal, and environmental aspects of technology by design/human machine teaming • Federated Mission Networking FMN, • Human Machine Interface (HMI), VR/AR/XR/tele-existence/real avatars • Quantum : quantum algorithmes, quantum communications, quantum Imaging, quantum internet • Virtualization, containerization, micro services Communication & Networks • (GPS denied) Positioning, Navigation, and timing • Cellular communication for military use • Distributed resilient infrastructure: Tactical cloud, edge computing, SDN/NFE for tactical networks, cognitive networks, cross-layer communication • Free Space optical communication • Underwater Communications • Military Internet of Military Things / sensor networks • Military Tactical Networks: Routing, Access Control, policy control, Heterogeneous MANET • Military tactical wireless communication: SATCOM, robust and portable HF/UHF/VHF/…-waveforms, SDR cognitive radio • Network orchestration and management, self-healing, self-orchestrating, self-configuring networks • Protected Core Networking (PCN) • Communication antenna technology (a.o. beamforming) Information Warfare & Assurance • Cyber and Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) counter Measures • Counter / adversarial AI, AI for cyber • Crypto: Homomorphic encryption, quantum safe crypto • Cyber Security, cyber defense • Data centric security • Information assurance: confidentiality, reliability, authenticity, integrity, • Trust architecture / digital trust
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