The Governors of the University of Calgary

Purpose

The AutoDefence Micro-net research objective is to develop trustworthy technologies for autonomous human-machine systems applied in dynamic and contested defence environments. To address the above practical challenges, the AutoDefence Micro-net will focus on the following three major research themes: 1)      Cognitive Platform for Trusted Support: Novel methodologies to design trustworthy decision-support systems will be developed. 2)      Cognitive Cycle of Machine Learning: Focus on cognitive load determination for semiautonomous systems in contested environments, autonomous learning systems for defence robots, unmanned systems, reliable target recognition, autonomous decision-support, and real-time battle-field awareness and cognition. 3)      Distributed/Networked Autonomous Systems: Development of innovative machine learning and signal processing solutions for attack/intrusion modeling, detection, and isolation focusing on autonomy, distributed cooperation, and event-based nature of multi-agent systems.