Events - NATO Science & Technology Organization
Today's technology for tomorrow's soldier
Events - NATO Science & Technology Organization
Today's technology for tomorrow's soldier
Technical Course
MSG-211
"Modelling and Simulation Standards in NATO Federated Mission Networking"
Organized by the
NATO Modelling & Simulation Group
to be held in
Online – 29-30 April 2024
Check-in will start each day at 12:45 PM CET.
The meeting will run from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM each day.
This Lecture Series is open to citizens from NATO,
Partnership-for-Peace (PfP) Nations and Global Partners.
Background
Federated Mission Networking (FMN) is a major NATO thrust to support interoperability on "Day Zero" to enable NATO nations and partners to execute upcoming missions. FMN is not a single network, but rather a networking approach designed to ensure interoperability among nations participating in a coalition, based on agreed standards and practices. To this end, Modeling and Simulation provides a significant part of this capability, incorporating state-of-the-art information technologies and methodologies into integration of systems of systems. NMSG committed to supporting the specification process for M&S-enabled capabilities in the FMN under previous MSG-193 and current MSG-201 (M&S in FMN), spanning a total of four years. The NMSG activities have been designated as Inter-Working-Group M&S Syndicate supporting the work of the FMN Operational Coordination Working Group (OCWG) and Capability Planning Working Group (CPWG).
The M&S Syndicate produces drafts of two requirements documents with each Spiral of the FMN specification process: Procedural Instructions (PI), written from an operational requirements perspective, and Service Instructions (SI), written from a technical requirements perspective. MSG-201 has organized a multinational team to participate in the annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exploration, Experimentation, Examination and Exercise (CWIX) to test the ability of the standards and practices specified in the SI, working together, to meet the requirements described in the PI.
Objective
MSG-211 Technical Course instruction in modelling and simulation standards in NATO FMN will provide explanation and exposition of the standards and practices described in FMN PIs and SIs to personnel from across NATO organizations, nations, and partner nations, in particular, the Science and Technology Organization (STO), Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Allied Command Operations (ACO), and supporting organizations and nations participating in NMSG.
Furthermore, the instruction will provide operational and technical information on application of M&S in FMN, building on the successful hybrid approach of MSG-194, Employing the C2-Simulation Interoperation (C2SIM) Standard for Coalition Military Operations and Exercises.
Scientific topics to be covered
The present instruction will offer online presentations in Days 1 and 2 covering the operational considerations and technical standards and practices for M&S in FMN as described in the PIs and SIs, presented by experts with experience in MSG-201 and its CWIX teams. The first two half-day sessions will be followed by a hands-on interactive half-day session on Day 3 providing a level of understanding that is possible only by actually working with the described standards and practices.
Specific standards and practices to be covered will be those in the PI and SI, amplified by CWIX experience. In FMN Spiral 5 these have included Command and Control Systems – Simulatiion Systems Interoperation (C2SIM), High Level Architecture (HLA), the NATO Education and Training Network (NETN) Federation Object Model (FOM) interoperability standard, and cloud computing aspects of Modeling and Simulation as a Service (MSaaS). Presenters in the RTC are significant contributors to PI and SI drafting and/or their CWIX testing. Spiral 6 is likely to build on these with topics such as the SISO Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process (DSEEP) and a broadened set of cloud-based M&S practices.
Deadline
All registered participants will be sent a separate invitation by email with connection details for remote attendance to the 2-day course.
Enrollment for participation in the online sessions will close on 23 April 2024.
The NATO S&T Collaboration Support Office and the Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Panel are pleased to announce:
HFM-369 Research Workshop
on
"Leader Development for NATO Multinational Military Operations"
to be held in
London, United Kingdom
20-23 May 2024
The workshop (HFM-369) is open to representatives of NATO nations.
Registration deadline: 19 April 2024
Overview:
Held in the 75th anniversary year of the NATO Alliance, this workshop aims to advance thinking and cooperation on leader development for NATO multinational military operations. It follows the publication in late 2022 of the HFM-286 technical report, which will be validated and disseminated at the workshop. The programme will include a series of expert speakers and working group sessions providing the opportunity to explore a range of issues affecting leader development. This will include a focus on contemporary operations such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the influence of technology and the social and cross-cultural skills needed to lead in a NATO context. The workshop will provide a foundation for networking opportunities and the development of a leadership community of practice within NATO.
Registration:
To register, please complete the registration on https://forms.office.com/e/7CAyngzuGc. Participation in HFM-369-RWS is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, before registering, please first submit an expression of interest to the co-chairs and secretary
Deadline: Friday 19 April 2024
The general information package (GIP) specifying the event logistics, accommodation, travelling, venue etc. will be visible and ready for download on the online registration page after your registration is complete.
There are no registration fees for this workshop.
For more information please contact:
AVT-375 on Munition Health Management Lecture Series: Implementation Challenges
Research Lecture Series
to be held in Ankara, Turkey, 05-06 June 2024
The lecture series is open to citizens from NATO nations, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore.
Scientific Objectives
The RLS aims at end-users of munitions and guided missiles in the munitions’, quality and logistics branches of MoD’s. The RLS provides information of state of the art MHM technologies and approaches. Further, guidance is given in setting up and implementing MHM technologies based on realistic cost benefit analyses. The lectures will be arranged in a logical and systematic way allowing participants to select lectures that suit their position best.
The deliveries will be the lecture series itself, which will be held for participants from NATO countries. The lecture presentations/handouts will be another deliverable of the activity.
Topics to be covered
Registration deadline: 20.05.2024
Booking validation can take more time depending upon your nationality. Thank you for your understanding. The General Information Package (GIP) will be visible and ready to download on this event page after your registration has been validated by the Lecture Series and Technical Courses department.
If you have questions concerning booking, please contact the Lecture Series Enrolment Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
AVT-375 on Munition Health Management Lecture Series: Implementation Challenges
Research Lecture Series
to be held in Bristol, United Kingdom, 26-27 June 2024
The lecture series is open to citizens from NATO nations, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore.
Scientific Objectives
The RLS aims at end-users of munitions and guided missiles in the munitions’, quality and logistics branches of MoD’s. The RLS provides information of state of the art MHM technologies and approaches. Further, guidance is given in setting up and implementing MHM technologies based on realistic cost benefit analyses. The lectures will be arranged in a logical and systematic way allowing participants to select lectures that suit their position best.
The deliveries will be the lecture series itself, which will be held for participants from NATO countries. The lecture presentations/handouts will be another deliverable of the activity.
Topics to be covered
Registration deadline: 05.06.2024
Booking validation can take more time depending upon your nationality. Thank you for your understanding. The General Information Package (GIP) will be visible and ready to download on this event page after your registration has been validated by the Lecture Series and Technical Courses department.
If you have questions concerning booking, please contact the Lecture Series Enrolment Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This lecture series is organized by the von Karman institute for Fluid Dynamics with the financial support of the NATO Science & Technology Organization. The series aims to:
This lecture series is suitable for individuals with a background in fluid dynamics and an interest in learning about the potential of quantum computing in this field. The program features lectures by leading experts from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, covering topics such as:
Practical Information
AVT-385 on Multi-Fidelity Methods for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Research Lecture Series
to be held in Istanbul, Türkiye, 08-09 July 2024
The lecture series is open to citizens from NATO nations, Australia and Japan.
Scientific Objectives
The objectives of the Lecture Series are: (1) to overview MF methods and the application of MF methods to relevant design problems; (2) to overview existing methods for surrogate modeling; (3) to study the mathematical character of existing and emerging MF methods; (4) to examine the application of MF methods to a variety of benchmark problems; and (5) to explore research topics in MF methods and enabling technologies. Lecture series notes are expected to be of lasting and broad utility.
Topics to be covered
• MF method nomenclature and principles, MF method performance criteria
• Survey of MF strategies and enabling tools
• Examples drawn from selected analytic functions and literature cases
• Surrogate modeling fundamentals, including Gaussian process approaches, neural nets
• Adaptive sampling and active learning approaches for design space exploration and optimization; Bayesian optimization
• MF surrogate methods for cost-sensitive design studies
• Comparative study of MF methods applied to analytic functions
• Vehicle benchmark design problems
• Comparative study of MF methods applied to vehicle benchmark design problems
• Computational frameworks for MF design
• MF methods for Uncertainty Quantification and design under uncertainty
• Research in MF methods
Registration deadline: 20.06.2024
Booking validation can take more time depending upon your nationality. Thank you for your understanding. The General Information Package (GIP) will be visible and ready to download on this event page after your registration has been validated by the Lecture Series and Technical Courses department.
If you have questions concerning booking, please contact the Lecture Series Enrolment Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
AVT-375 on Munition Health Management Lecture Series: Implementation Challenges
Research Lecture Series
to be held in Washington, DC (USA), 10-11 September 2024
The lecture series is open to citizens from NATO nations, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore.
Scientific Objectives
The RLS aims at end-users of munitions and guided missiles in the munitions’, quality and logistics branches of MoD’s. The RLS provides information of state of the art MHM technologies and approaches. Further, guidance is given in setting up and implementing MHM technologies based on realistic cost benefit analyses. The lectures will be arranged in a logical and systematic way allowing participants to select lectures that suit their position best.
The deliveries will be the lecture series itself, which will be held for participants from NATO countries. The lecture presentations/handouts will be another deliverable of the activity.
Topics to be covered
Registration deadline: 20.08.2024
Booking validation can take more time depending upon your nationality. Thank you for your understanding. The General Information Package (GIP) will be visible and ready to download on this event page after your registration has been validated by the Lecture Series and Technical Courses department.
If you have questions concerning booking, please contact the Lecture Series Enrolment Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
