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The International Symposium on |
Proceedings of the
35th International Symposium on Military OR
17th to 20th July 2018
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| Opening keynote address | Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRS, Chief Scientific Advisor, Ministry of Defence, UK | Presentation |
| Keynote address | Rob Solly, Head, Defence and Security Analysis Division, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
Presentations and papers |
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Tuesday 17th July |
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| Proactive estimating - an analysis of air superiority | Dale Shermon, QinetiQ, UK |
Presentation Paper |
| Measuring the value of future research | David Bangert, Polaris Consulting, UK | Presentation |
| Supportability audit | Tim James, TFD Europe | Presentation |
| Wargaming, a minute to learn a lifetime to master | Kristofer Hallgren, Swedish Defence Research Agency | Presentation |
| "The enemy also moves": Game design as an adjunct to study design | Alistair Morley, MBDA, UK |
Presentation |
| Modelling and Simulation as a Service (MSaaS) - an ecosystem to support force preparation and decisions | Bharat Patel and Jon Lloyd, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
| Simulation of future operating concepts to support whole-of-force analysis | Andrew Gill, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia | Presentation |
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Wednesday 18th July
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| Data analytics: the same old next big thing for military OR? | Yvan Gauthier and Bohdan Kaluzny, Defence Research and Development Canada |
Paper |
| ISTAR Tracker: analysis of detection data to infer distinct entities and their tracks | Dr Stephen Lucek, Newman and Spurr Consulting, UK |
Presentation Video |
| Military simulation analytics: towards a sensitivity analysis when conducting analysis of alternatives | Andrew Gill, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia | Presentation |
| OPaL - Ground-based air defence systems simulation at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) | Tam Beran, Swedish Defence Research Agency | Presentation |
| Capturing the impact of critical decision criteria in MCDA | John Moore, QinetiQ, UK | Presentation |
| A balanced, modern and ready deployed OR capability | Richard Hoyes, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
| Presenting intelligence engineering: operating beyond the conventional | Adam Svendsen, Bridgehead Institute | Presentation |
Thursday 19th July |
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| Review and analysis of "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War" | Gene Visco, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA | Presentation |
| Value for money in the MoD procurement process | Peter Goodwin, Ministry of Defence, UK | Presentation |
| Modelling defence enterprise value | Dr John Steele, Defence Research and Development Canada |
Presentation Paper |
| Assessing the benefits of augmented reality in army training | Peter Tart, QinetiQ, UK | Presentation |
| A simulation-based, holistic approach to analyze the impact of drivers and fleet modification strategies on operational performance | Tom Collipi and Mike Albright, Northrop Grumman Corporation, USA | Presentation |
| The future RCAF: modelling and simulation in wargames | Dr Brad Gladman and Dr Andrew Billyard, Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre | Paper |
| Eagle Warrior 17 - Wargaming for the RAF | Noel Corrigan, BAE Systems CORDA, and Sam Mason, RAF Air Warfare Centre, UK | Presentation |
| Wargaming the Atlantic War: Captain Gilbert Roberts and the Wrens of the Western Approaches Tactical Unit | Paul Strong, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
Friday 20th July |
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| Wargaming to investigate the utility of unmanned systems in a range of underwater tasking | Matthew Moore, BAE Systems Submarines, UK | Presentation |
| "All models are wrong, some models are useful" - an overview of naval wargaming | Paul Adam, Cassandra Defence Consulting Ltd, UK | Presentation |
| Understanding the direct value of capability enablers | Andrew Hodges, Arke Ltd, UK | Presentation |
| Using science, technology and analysis to cut costs, not capability | Carly Porrett, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
| 35 ISMOR: themes and trends | Tony Sinden, Decision Analysis Services Ltd, UK | Presentation |
The Big Debate: The Future of Operations Research |
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| Introduction: context and structure | Mike Larner, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
| Record of comments and findings | Mike Larner, Dstl, and Jeremy Smith, Cranfield University, UK | Notes |
Workshops |
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| The Choson Conundrum Evening talk & workshop documentation (scenario and role definitions) | Charles Hawkins, USA |
Presentation Documentation (Zip file) |
| Data analytics Gaining the battle-winning edge with data science | Lou Martingale and Julie Manuel, Dstl, UK | Presentation |
| Making every penny count Cost forecasting explained; defensible decisions made | Dale Shermon, QinetiQ, UK | Presentation |
| Wargaming Tactical land wargames - approach and issues | Jeremy Smith, Cranfield University, UK | Presentation |
| Wargaming Training and education in defence wargaming | Jeremy Smith and Dr Steve Barker, Cranfield University, UK |
Presentation Paper |
Posters |
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| An uncertainty based approach to modelling risks using the CBR Risk Model (CRiM) | Stephen Jarrett-Sprague and Harriette Taylor, Dstl, UK; Patrick Dooley, Defence R & D Canada; Chris Pitsaris and Matthew Testolin, Defence S & T Group, Australia | Poster |
| Defining Operational Equipment State Level 2 using PRISM | Tom Occleston, Atkins Global, UK | Poster |
| Modelling systems and making decisions using BAEFASIP | Dr Malcom Courts, BAE Systems, UK | Poster |