Swarming &

Machine Teaming"Quantity has a quality all of its own."

Federal Department of Defence, CivilProtection and Sport DDPSarmasuisseScience and Technology

https://deftech.ch sicherheitsforschung.ch

PROGRAM

IntroductionThomas Rothacher, armasuisse S+T

09:00

Swiss Drones and Robotics CentreMarkus Höpflinger, armasuisse S+T

09:15

Autonomous systems and underlying technologies, the state of playVincent Boulanin, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

09:25

MUM-T and swarming: possibilities and challenges in military applicationsMartin Hagström, FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency

10:00

Presentation of the exhibition & Coffee Break10:30

Lifelong learning in swarm roboticsNicolas Bredeche, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)

11:00

Swarming and the evolution of military strategy: consequences for international stabilityJean-Marc Rickli, Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP)

11:30

Lunch Break & Exhibition12:30

Towards Sensor-Based Drone SwarmsDario Floreano, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)

14:00

Multiple drones, robots and humans teaming Alessandro Giusti, Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA)

14:30

Challenges and possible approaches for swarming in future air operationsGeorg Dietz, IABG mbH

15:00

Coffee Break & Exhibition15:30

Swarming for next generation defence systemsMarco Detratti, European Defence Agency (EDA)

16:00

'Where are you?' Sharing Compact Visual Maps in Robot Teams in Unknown EnvironmentsTitus Cieslewski, University of Zurich (UZH)

16:30

Swarming technology: implications for international discussions on autonomy and human control in weapon systemsGeorge Woodhams, UN Institute for Disarmament Research

12:00

End of the eventQuentin Ladetto, armasuisse S+T

17:00

DEFTECH & human teamingQuentin Ladetto, armasuisse S+T

09:10

Registration and venue

There is no participation fee.The number of participants is limited.

armasuisse S+T Feuerwerkerstrasse 39 3602 Thun, Switzerland

Mandatoryhttps://deftech.ch/register

Participation

Registration

Deadline7th November 2018

Address

Organizers

This event is an initiative of the Technology Foresight research program from armasuisseScience and Technology. Its goal is to anticipate and understand the emerging and disruptive technologies which might haveimplications for the military in general and the Swiss Armed Forces in particular.

Eidgenössisches Departement für VerteidigungBevölkerungsschutz und Sport VBSarmasuisseWissenschaft + Technologie

Federal Department of Defence, CivilProtection and Sport DDPSarmasuisseScience and Technology

https://deftech.ch sicherheitsforschung.ch