AI SALON: AI and Cognitive Resilience (in cooperation with George C. Marshall European Center For Security Studies)

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We’re excited to invite you to an other AI Salon – a gathering for experts and curious observers of Artificial Intelligence, within the context of coalition and national security. The event will feature discussions, presentations, and opportunities to connect with colleagues across the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBw M), George C. Marshall European Center For Security Studies (GCMC), Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC), and other invited AI experts. This session’s theme is AI and Cognitive Resilience. 

WHAT: An informal gathering with discussions and presentations on Machine Learning/AI, with implications for security topics. 

WHO: Open to UniBw M members and GCMC/PfPC faculty and invited AI experts.

AGENDA:

• 16:00–16:45: datArena exhibition visit: VR tours, historical pinball machines, exploring the area, etc./GCMC members arrive
• 16:45–17:00: Welcome remarks (Dr. Philipp J. Rösch)
• 17:00–17:45: Facilitated discussion (Moderation: Dr. Sae Schatz)
• 17:45–18:00: Break (beer)
• 18:00–18:45: Ignite! (5-minute lightning) talks
  • Cüneyt Gürer, Ph.D. (GCMC) Resilience and Countering Illicit Markets
  • Dr. Daniel Racek (UniBw M): Unsupervised Detection of Building Destruction during War from Publicly Available Radar Satellite Imagery
  • Sae Schatz, Ph.D. (GCMC) Cognitive Warfare, AI, and Resilience
  • Prof. May-Britt Stumbaum (GCMC): China and Cognitive Warfare
  • Markus Holzmair (UniBw M): Dynamic and Autonomous Curbside Management: How AI Enables On-Demand Streets and Adaptive Infrastructure
  • Prof. Todor Tagarev and Assoc. Prof. George Sharkov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): AI-Assisted Counter-Disinformation Exercise as a Service
  • Prof. Maximilian Moll (UniBw M): AI-based Decision Support
• 19:00–open end: Dinner/Drinks at UniCasino (non-hosted)

Seats are limited—first come, first served.
If you can’t make it, please release your spot so someone else can join!

Organized by: Dr. Sae Schatz (PfPC), Prof. May-Britt Stumbaum (GCMC), Prof. Maximilian Moll & Stefan Klug (COMTESSA), Dr. Philipp J. Rösch (ETTI2)

See highlights from the former AI Salon in Garmisch.

We look forward to the discussions!