Abstract Submission Form - AFCEA TechNet Rome 2025

Call for Abstracts - AFCEA Europe's TechNet Europe Rome 2025

Published 18 June 2025.

Submit your abstract by 13 August 2025. You are submitting to be considered as a potential panelist, on one of the panel sessions listed below.

Selections will be made on 14 August and submitters will be notified of the decision by 20 August.

Only speakers who will attend in person will be considered for a speaking role.

To submit, select your first and second choice of sessions for which you would like to be considered and fill in the rest of the form.

Questions? Contact us at europe@afcea.org.
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Title of Abstract*
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First preferred session *

Multi-Domain Operations (MDO): - Enhancing command and control (C2) frameworks through technology-driven solutions. - Integration and interoperability challenges across air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains.Next-GenerationCommunication Networks (Beyond 5G): - Strategic implications of ultra-reliable, low-latencycommunication systems. - Security implications and resilience in future networkarchitectures.Hybrid and SecureCloud Architectures: - Developing secure cloud environments for classifiedinformation sharing. - Strategies for mitigating vulnerabilities withincloud-based defence infrastructures.Strategic Digital Transformation: - Comprehensive digitalisation strategies and best practices from NATO and European defence sectors. - Organisational change management in the era of digital innovation.Data-Driven Operations: - Leveraging analytics and AI for predictive operations and actionable intelligence. - Challenges of big data governance, ethics, and privacy in defence contexts.Advanced Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Border Security: - Utilisation of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and emerging reconnaissance technologies. - Integrated border management solutions enhanced by autonomous and unmanned systems.Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs): - Quantum computing applications and their transformative impact on cryptography and secure communications. - Strategic foresight in identifying and adopting emerging technologies rapidly.Hybrid Warfare and Counter-Influence Operations: - Combating misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda using digital counter measures. - Technology-driven solutions for cognitive warfare and influence operation detection.Supply Chain Security and Stability: - Mitigating vulnerabilities within defence and critical industry supply chains. - Enhanced digital solutions for monitoring and ensuring logistical resilience.Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP): - Strengthening infrastructure resilience against hybrid, cyber, and physical threats. - Coordinated national and international approaches to protecting strategic assets.Zero Trust Architectures: - Implementation and best practices for achieving robust zero-trust security models. - Lessons learned from defence sector applications and deployments.
Second Choice of Session*

Multi-Domain Operations (MDO): - Enhancing command and control (C2) frameworks through technology-driven solutions. - Integration and interoperability challenges across air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains.Next-GenerationCommunication Networks (Beyond 5G): - Strategic implications of ultra-reliable, low-latencycommunication systems. - Security implications and resilience in future networkarchitectures.Hybrid and SecureCloud Architectures: - Developing secure cloud environments for classifiedinformation sharing. - Strategies for mitigating vulnerabilities withincloud-based defence infrastructures.Strategic Digital Transformation: - Comprehensive digitalisation strategies and best practices from NATO and European defence sectors. - Organisational change management in the era of digital innovation.Data-Driven Operations: - Leveraging analytics and AI for predictive operations and actionable intelligence. - Challenges of big data governance, ethics, and privacy in defence contexts.Advanced Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Border Security: - Utilisation of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and emerging reconnaissance technologies. - Integrated border management solutions enhanced by autonomous and unmanned systems.Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs): - Quantum computing applications and their transformative impact on cryptography and secure communications. - Strategic foresight in identifying and adopting emerging technologies rapidly.Hybrid Warfare and Counter-Influence Operations: - Combating misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda using digital counter measures. - Technology-driven solutions for cognitive warfare and influence operation detection.Supply Chain Security and Stability: - Mitigating vulnerabilities within defence and critical industry supply chains. - Enhanced digital solutions for monitoring and ensuring logistical resilience.Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP): - Strengthening infrastructure resilience against hybrid, cyber, and physical threats. - Coordinated national and international approaches to protecting strategic assets.Zero Trust Architectures: - Implementation and best practices for achieving robust zero-trust security models. - Lessons learned from defence sector applications and deployments.
Which topic is your abstract related to? You can choose up to four topics.*

5G/6GApplication SoftwareArchitectureArtificial IntelligenceBattlefield Management SystemsBig Data Analytics/SolutionsC4ISRCloud computing and servicesCloud securityCommand and ControlCommon Operating Picture (COP)CommunicationsComputer & PeripheralsConnectivityCryptographyCyber OperationsCyber securityData AnalyticsData EncryptionData Manipulation and Analytical ToolsData Mining & WarehousingData strategy in the enterpriseData TechnologiesDigital backboneDigital twinsDigitalisation and digital transformation in Armed Forces in generalDisruptive technologiesEdge CloudEdge ComputingElectronic Warfare & DetectionEmerging TechnologiesEnterprise CloudFighting DisinformationGreen ITHigh Performance ComputingHybrid CloudInformation and Intelligence fusionInformation AssuranceInformation Operations, Assurance and securityIT ModernisationJADC2Knowledge Enabled LogisticsKnowledge Management & Leadership Decision MakingMachine LearningManaged IT ServicesMobile (CIS) SolutionsMobile networksMobile working in defenceMulti-Domain OperationsNext Generation CommunicationProtected business networkRadio Frequency Identification (RFID)Satellite CommunicationsSecure Comms - Voice and DataSecure Tracker SystemShared Intel Databases at Multiple Security LevelsSimulations & ModellingSpaceSpace-based communicationsSpace-based internetSystem EngineeringSystem IntegrationTactical communicationsTechnologies on the battlefieldUnmanned SystemsVirtual reality/XRVisualization TechnologiesVTC - C2 SystemWireless CommunicationsWireless Solutions, Networking and SecurityZero TrustOther
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