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Riga

Riga (/ˈriːɡə/; Latvian: Rīga, pronounced [ˈriːɡa] ( listen)) is the capital and the largest city of Latvia. With 696,593 inhabitants (2015), Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states and home to one third of Latvia's population.^[6] The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga's territory covers 307.17 square kilometres (118.60 square miles) and lies between one and ten metres (3 feet 3 inches and 32 feet 10 inches) above sea level,^[7] on a flat and sandy plain.^[7]

Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture.^[8] Riga was the European Capital of Culture during 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, and the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). Riga is served by Riga International Airport, the largest airport in the Baltic states.

Riga is a member of Eurocities,^[9] the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC)^[10] and Union of Capitals of the European Union (UCEU).

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AVT-407 Call for Papers on System Qualification and Certification by Analysis

Call for Papers Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel Office Free event

The NATO S&T Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel are pleased to announce the AVT-407 Research Workshop on

"System Qualification and Certification by Analysis"

to be held in Riga, LATVIA

tbd October 2025

(In conjunction with the 56^th AVT Panel Business Week, date tbd October 2025)

The event is open to citizens from NATO Nations, Australia and Japan

Theme:

The scope of the workshop is broad, covering the use of modelling and simulation to support qualification and certification of land-, air- and sea-based systems. It encompasses all engineering disciplines across the full system lifecycle. The programme committee particularly seeks contributions addressing the following four key thematic areas:

The development and use of modelling and simulation capabilities in the context of system qualification and certification.
Model assurance. Tools, methods and processes for establishing stakeholder confidence and credibility in model predictions and the use of model predictions for high-consequence decision making.
Simulation management, governance and regulation.
Education and Training.

The main objectives of the Research Workshop are:

To provide an opportunity to gather together experts, specialists and interested stakeholders with an interest in system qualification and certification by analysis;
To provide a forum to share existing knowledge and practice;
To identify and prioritize remaining challenges that require further research and development.

Topics to be covered:

Papers are invited in the areas of:

Modelling and simulation capabilities in the context of system qualification and certification:

physics based models
data based models
coupling of Physics and data-based models
machine learning and artificial intelligence
digital twins
model based engineering
model based systems engineering
use of physical test data in modelling and simulation
coupling of physical test and computational modeling
use of in-service data
digital thread and digital fabric
risk and rare even prediction

Model assurance:

model credibility assurance
verification and validation
uncertainty quantification

Simulation governance:

simulation process and data management
model and simulation management and governance
regulatory policy

And education, development and certification of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.

All details about deadlines and the abstract submission are provided in the document "AVT-407-RWS-CfP" on the right side below the map.

NOTE: Deadline for submission of abstracts is 02 March 2025

Riga

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AVT-417 Call for Papers on Platform Implications for Hybrid Space Architectures for NATO Missions

Call for Papers Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel Office Free event

NATO S&T Collaboration Support Office

NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) Collaboration Support Office (CSO)

Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT)

Preliminary Meeting Announcement and

Call for Papers

For AVT- 417 Research Specialists’ Meeting

"Platform Implications for Hybrid Space Architectures for NATO Missions"

to be held in Riga, Latvia

Date tbd Oct 2025

(In conjunction with the 56^th AVT Panel Business Meeting, Oct 2025)

Contributions and participation are open to citizens from NATO Nations, STO EOP Nations (Australia and Japan), and New Zealand

Background

Space is considered a highly dynamic and rapidly evolving area essential to NATO’s deterrence posture and defence capabilities. In 2019, NATO’s Space Policy recognized space as a new operational domain, similar to the air, land, sea and cyber domains. This Space Policy provides guidelines for space systems to ensure that space assets are able to provide timely communications, navigation and intelligence for NATO missions. Through the use of advanced satellite systems, NATO is able to respond with greater speed, effectiveness, efficiency and precision, in addition to cost-effectiveness.

NATO Member and commercial space capabilities are vital and central to NATO operations and their economic security. They are increasingly threatened militarily by potential adversaries. To meet these challenges and retain NATO primacy in space, NATO bodies should partner with the space industry to rapidly transition to a Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA).

The main objectives of the Research Specialists' Meeting are:

To promote the exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge on Platform Implications for Hybrid Space Architectures for NATO Missions, which is vital for NATO defence. NATO is critically dependent on space capabilities and services to conduct military missions and related responsibilities of the Alliance in a responsive and efficient manner. These missions include homeland and global security, out-of-area peace-keeping missions with rapid reaction forces, and asymmetric warfare.

Topics to be covered:

Interested speakers are invited to submit papers on the following topics:

Multi-path, adaptive, secure communications, open mission systems, common standards
Edge processing, autonomous command and control/tip and cue, artificial intelligence, distributed ledgers, and reliance of on-board computational architecture.
Dynamic tasking algorithms allows adaptive mission planning using diverse asset capabilities
Technologies that enable secure operations, prevent cyber-attacks, and ensure data integrity
Rapid access to space, rocket payload integration strategies for hybrid space architecture
Low-cost commercial bulk launch, responsive and resilient small launch
Platform precision position and vector sharing requirements for hybrid missions.
Platform – Sensor compatibility, Distributed operations, Fractioned sensors and data fusion solutions, reinforcement Learning in Orbital Servicing
Commercial/Military constellation for on-board computational architecture
Mission level autonomy for constellation and survivability of mission operations
Intersatellite links for multi-orbit constellation
Cloud-based systems to realize platform-centric to information-centric paradigm to improve resilience in space system
Platform implications for HSA for hypersonic missile defence

All details about deadlines and abstract submission are provided in the document "AVT-417_RSM_CfP" on the right side below the map.

Note: Final date for submission of abstracts is 14^th February 2025