AOC Europe 12-13 October

2020 agenda

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The agenda below was devised for the 2020 edition. Where possible, speakers will be invited to retain their position at the 2021 edition. An updated programme will be published closer to the event.
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09:00
  1. Chair's Opening Remarks
    5 mins
    Session One -Welcome & Keynote Addresses
    Chairperson
    Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI
    Air Marshal (RAF Retd) Philip Sturley CB MBE BSc FRAeS CCMI, Conference Chairman - Consultant
09:05
  1. Welcome
    20 mins
    Session One -Welcome & Keynote Addresses
    Speakers
    Muddy Watters
    Mr Muddy Watters, President - AOC
    Sue Robertson
    Dr Sue Robertson, AOC International Region 1 Director - AOC
09:25
  1. Keynote Address
    30 mins
    Session One -Welcome & Keynote Addresses
09:55
  1. Opening Address
    30 mins
    Session One -Welcome & Keynote Addresses
    Speakers
    Jason Crawford
    Group Captain Jason Crawford, Director - Joint EW Operational Support Centre, RAF Waddington
10:25
  1. Networking & Refreshments
    30 mins
10:55
  1. Reserved for NAFAG SG2
    25 mins
    Session Two – National and International Perspectives on EW
11:20
  1. Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations at U.S. European Command
    25 mins
    • Plenary
    Session Two – National and International Perspectives on EW
    Speakers
    Mark Haselden
    Mr Mark Haselden - The MITRE Corporation
11:45
  1. EW Operational Support: Meeting the Future Threat
    25 mins
    • Plenary
    Session Two – National and International Perspectives on EW
    Speakers
    Mark Neasham
    Mr Mark Neasham - Leonardo
12:10
  1. Novel EW Challenges in Modern Hybrid War Operations
    25 mins
    Session Two – National and International Perspectives on EW
12:35
  1. Introduction to Student Posters
    5 mins
    Session Two – National and International Perspectives on EW
    Speakers
    Sue Robertson
    Dr Sue Robertson, AOC International Region 1 Director - AOC
12:40
  1. Networking & Lunch
    80 mins
14:00
  1. Gazing into the Crystal Ball – What will EWSI look like in the next decade?
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Three –Operational Activities & Support
    Speakers
    Chris Fogarty
    Lt Col Chris Fogarty, CO 14 Sig RHQ - British Army
  2. Augmenting Existing Radar and Air Defence Systems
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Five - Situational Awareness
    Speakers
    Darren Nicholls
    Mr Darren Nicholls, Aerospace and Defence Specialist - CRFS Ltd
14:20
  1. JEMSO for the Multi-Domain Battle
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Three –Operational Activities & Support
  2. Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Passive Picture
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Five - Situational Awareness
14:40
  1. UK Partnered EW Operational Support
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Three –Operational Activities & Support
    Speakers
    Richard Birchenall
    Dr Richard Birchenall, Chief Development Officer UK Partnered EWOS - Ministry of Defence
  2. Geo-Location of RF Emissions
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Five - Situational Awareness
    Speakers
    Juergen Gehrig
    Mr Juergen Gehrig - Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH
15:00
  1. Air Dominance - Survivability & Lethality Enablers
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Three –Operational Activities & Support
  2. Advances in Specific Emitter Identification
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Five - Situational Awareness
15:20
  1. Networking & Refreshments
    25 mins
15:45
  1. Iranian Cyber Attacks: Impacts and Indicators
    25 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Four –Cyber & Information Security
  2. Low-SWaP Low-Cost CESM Force Multipliers
    25 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Six– Advances in Equipment Capabilities & Platform Protection
    Speakers
    Chris Slack
    Mr Chris Slack, Field Operations Specialist - PROCITEC GmbH
16:10
  1. Operational Complementarity of Electronic Warfare
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Four –Cyber & Information Security
    Speakers
    Luc Dondainas
    Mr Luc Dondainas, Business Development - Rohde & Schwarz
  2. NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Activities
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Six– Advances in Equipment Capabilities & Platform Protection
    Speakers
    Patrick Collins
    Mr Patrick Collins, Senior Fellow - UK MOD DE&S
16:30
  1. Cyberspace Operations 2.0
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Four –Cyber & Information Security
  2. Pod-Mounted ASMD Evaluation Facility
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Six– Advances in Equipment Capabilities & Platform Protection
    Speakers
    Andrea Volpi
    Mr Andrea Volpi, President - ELDES s.r.l.
16:50
  1. EW and Cyber-over-RF: Similarities and Differences
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Four –Cyber & Information Security
  2. Utility of RF Signals Constellation
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Six– Advances in Equipment Capabilities & Platform Protection
17:10
  1. Techniques for Deceptive Signals Generation
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Four –Cyber & Information Security
  2. Challenges in Integration and Testing of ASE
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Six– Advances in Equipment Capabilities & Platform Protection
17:30
  1. Day One Announcements and Closing Remarks
    5 mins
09:00
  1. Opening Remarks
    5 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
  2. Opening Remarks
    5 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
09:05
  1. New Ultra Wideband Tech: The Good and the Bad
    25 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
09:30
  1. Data Link Interoperability Enabler for Operations Effectiveness
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
  2. Trends in Communication Electronic Warfare
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
09:50
  1. A Modern Approach to Open EW Capability Development
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
    Speakers
    Simon Croall
    Mr Simon Croall, Military Cyber and EW Director - BAE Systems
  2. Sparse Sensing of RESM Data Using Gabor Transforms
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
10:10
  1. The Yom Kippur War...a turning point in the history of Electronic Warfare
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
  2. Emerging mmWave Technologies in Communications and Radar
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
    Speakers
    Peter Doig
    Mr Peter Doig, Business Development Director - Plextek
10:30
  1. Topic TBC
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
  2. Topic TBC
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Seven –EW and IO Capabilities
  3. Systems Approach to Battlefield Digitisation
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Nine – Technological Innovations and Developments
10:50
  1. Networking and Refreshments
    25 mins
11:15
  1. Introducing Interception Automation
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eight – Intelligent EW & Training
    Speakers
    Ronald M. Meixner
    Dr Ronald M. Meixner, Managing Director Business Unit Signal Products - PLATH GmbH
  2. Session Reserved
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Ten – Emerging Technologies for EW
11:35
  1. LVC in EW Aircrew Training
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eight – Intelligent EW & Training
    Speakers
    Paul
    Mr Paul "Heywood" Vavra - Independent Consultant
  2. Edge Computing for SIGINT Application
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Ten – Emerging Technologies for EW
    Speakers
    Marc Houry
    Mr Marc Houry, Head of Product Management - Avantix
11:55
  1. Supporting EMSOs through Edge AI and Cloud Computing
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eight – Intelligent EW & Training
    Speakers
    Marco Kullmann
    Sir Marco Kullmann, Head of Spectrum Dominance Processing & S/W Solutions - HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
  2. A Study on Quantum Radar Countermeasures
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Ten – Emerging Technologies for EW
12:15
  1. EMSO Foundations for the Staff Officer
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eight – Intelligent EW & Training
  2. Photonics as an Emerging Technology to Enhance EW
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Ten – Emerging Technologies for EW
12:35
  1. Networking and Lunch
    85 mins
14:00
  1. HPRF DE Technology Opportunities and Challenges
    25 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eleven - Offensive EW
    Speakers
    Richard Hoad
    Dr Richard Hoad, Chief Scientist Disruptive Effects - QinetiQ
  2. Topic TBC
    25 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Twelve - EW Threats
    Speakers
    David Stupples
    Prof David Stupples, Professor of Electronic and Radio Systems, Director EW Research - University of London, City
14:25
  1. EA Challenges in Present and Future OP Scenarios
    20 mins
    • Track 1
    Session Eleven - Offensive EW
  2. How Can You Dominate an Unknown Spectrum?
    20 mins
    • Track 2
    Session Twelve - EW Threats
14:45
  1. Networking and Refreshments
    30 mins
15:15
  1. Gaining an Enduring Advantage in the EMS
    25 mins
    Session Thirteen - Where have we come from? Where are we going?
15:40
  1. The Need for SEAD
    25 mins
    Session Thirteen - Where have we come from? Where are we going?
    Speakers
    Thomas Withington
    Dr Thomas Withington, Editor, Armada International EW Newsletter - Armada International 
16:05
  1. The Future of EW
    25 mins
    Session Thirteen - Where have we come from? Where are we going?
    Speakers
    Muddy Watters
    Mr Muddy Watters, President - AOC
16:30
  1. AoC Prize Draw and Farewell Comments
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Muddy Watters
    Mr Muddy Watters, President - AOC

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