The Military and National Security Applications Track is interested in papers that describe the application of modeling and simulation theory, techniques, tools and technologies to challenges in the military and national security domain. Example application areas include: battle management command and control, air and missile defense, campaign analysis, weapon-target pairing, multi-domain operations, sustainment operations, operational testing and evaluation, wargaming and assessments, CBRNE defense, critical infrastructure analysis, homeland defense and domestic civil support operations, cybersecurity, information operations, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, medical and healthcare operations, manpower and personnel, readiness and training, cost, risk and decision analysis, special operations, etc.
Topics of special interest include, but are not limited to, challenges and innovations for representation and implementation of command, control and communications, swarm intelligence, cybersecurity operations, cyber threat intelligence, social media analytics, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, human-machine teaming, future platforms and weapons prototyping, synthetic environments, multi-sensor fusion, complex behaviors of semi-automated forces, electronic warfare, expeditionary medical operations, automatic scenario planning and experimentation, and multi-resolution models. Papers investigating an innovative use of edge/fog/cloud technologies, gaming technology, mixed reality technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, big data technologies, distributed computing technology, and networking technology for military and national security applications are also welcome!
Track Coordinators
- Oliver Rose, Universität der Bundeswehr München
- Mehdi Benhassine, NATO
- Tobias Uhlig, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Important Dates
This track accepts both full paper and extended abstract.
For submission deadlines, please see the Call for Papers page.
Submitted manuscripts should follow the standard template for WSC submission. Please choose the correct template from Author Submission page (Papers or Extended Abstracts).
Military Keynote
Evolving NATO Modeling & Simulation: Integrating Wargaming, Operational Analysis, and AI for Multi-Domain Operations
As NATO adapts to the growing complexity of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), its Modeling and Simulation (M&S) community faces a pivotal transformation. This keynote explores how the emergence of MDO is driving a new level of complexity in M&S requirements, demanding tighter integration across traditionally distinct disciplines such as wargaming, operational analysis, and artificial intelligence. It will highlight how NATO is responding today, through structured programs of work, capability development initiatives, and technology foresight, while preparing for the next generation of M&S capabilities. Concrete use cases will illustrate this evolution: from cognitive concept validation at the tactical level, to urban multi-domain scenario analysis at the operational level, and simulation-supported political-military decision-making at the strategic level. The role of AI in enhancing the M&S analytical lifecycle will also be examined.
In line with the conference theme, the keynote will highlight how climate change is reshaping operational planning and resilience, using a multinational example to show how M&S supports preparation for disruptions such as extreme weather impacts on force readiness.
Jan Hodicky has been working as the M&S Technical SME in NATO Allied Command for Transformation in Norfolk. He got his Ph.D. in the Modelling and Simulation (M&S) field at the University of Defence and in 2022 he became Full Professor at the same university. From 2013 till 2016 he was Doctrine, Education and Training Branch Head in NATO M&S Centre of Excellence in Rome. Then he was the lead on M&S projects supporting analytical studies at Department of Strategic Studies in Czech Republic for 2 years. He is certified M&S Professional by NTSA. Jan advocates M&S as an independent discipline and he applies M&S mostly in the military domain. He has been active member in NATO Science and Technology Organization M&S Group (NMSG) for more than 14 years.
M&S Technical SME
NATO Allied Command for Transformation