OFEME symposium to be biggest so far

Academics, industry partners (including small and medium-sized enterprises and non-traditional defence suppliers), and colleagues from industry,the academiaMinistry of Defence (MOD) and across government willare beall attendinginvited to attend a symposium to help shape the defence landscape and prepare for the future.

The Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment (OFEME) symposium will be hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and supported by the Electromagnetic Environment (EME) Hub.

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If canyou alsojoined attendthe in-person2023 orFuture virtually.Sensing and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) symposium, we encourage you to join this unified event in 2024.

Dstl Future Sensing Programme Manager John said:

“Operating in the future electromagnetic environment requires agile and resilient sensing that informs situational awareness across all of the operating domains, land, sea, air and space.

“Our ability to exploit the breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum and fuse data across frequencies, space and time will provide advantage to UK forces.”

The event will include expert speakers, panel discussions, technical presentations and interactive workshops.

Dstl Electromagnetic Activities Programme Manager Phil said:

“We are proud to be hosting our fifth annual symposium and it is set to be the biggest yet.

“It“This is a privilegeunique opportunity to bemeet bringingwith togetherand expertsshare knowledge with colleagues.”

When and where

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Symposium details

This year’s symposium has expanded its scope, to include more content on future sensing, PNT and communications technologies.

“ThisThe issymposium will cover:

• shared challenges for operating within the future electromagnetic environment, emerging sensing and PNT technologies, both inside and outside of defence
• how research and development investment can be harnessed in future approaches

The symposium will feature:

• a uniquerange opportunityof tokeynote meetspeakers
• technical withpresentations
• panel discussions
• poster sessions
• interactive workshops
• networking sessions

These activities will cover advances and shareimplications knowledgeof witha colleagues.”variety of technical topics including:

• AI-enhanced signal processing, decision making and assurance
• Quantum sensing, timing and communications
• Future antennas
• Resilient PNT
• Enabling and exploiting on autonomous systems
• Biosensing and bioengineering
• Operating in the future EME
• The future of sensing

Any information presented by any party at the symposium and that is detailed within it will be deemed to be in the public domain. Therefore, it will not require further approval for its use by the receiving parties not withstanding any rights of ownership of information set in law.

For further details, please email the EME HUB emehub@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk.