2026 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON

Technologies for Defense and Security

NOVEMBER 4-6, 2026 · TORINO, ITALY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
11:30 - 13:10 S1.1 - General Session S1.2 - Special Session #10: Artificial Intelligence for Military Knowledge, Information Analysis and Decision Support S1.3 - Special Session #02: Cybersecurity and AI Technologies for Reliable and Efficient Critical Defense Systems
13:10 - 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 - 15:00 Opening Ceremony - Welcome Addresses
15:00 - 15:45 Keynote Lecture - Shervin Shirmohammadi
Uncertainty-Aware AI for Trustworthy Sensing and Decision Support in Defense and Security
15:45 - 16:10 COFFEE BREAK
16:10 - 17:50 S2.1 - Special Session #12: Chemical and Biotechnological Innovations for Defense, Security and CBRNe Resilience S2.2 - Special Session #06: Young Researchers' Activities in Technologies for Defense and Security S2.3 - Special Session #09: From Semiconductors to Systems: Advanced RF Circuits and Platform Integration for Space Defense Markets
 
19:00 - 20:30 WELCOME PARTY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
09:00 - 10:40 S3.1 - Special Session #03: Innovation in Education, Leadership, Critical Thinking and Technology in Security and Defence - PART I S3.2 - Special Session #07: Battlefield Operational Technology and IA for Secure CyberPhysical Systems S3.3 - Special Session #01: Trusted Coordination and Bounded Autonomy for Agentic AI in Defense: Hardware and Software Perspectives
10:40 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:45 Keynote Lecture - Claudio Gabellini
The Space Economy and the Role of Human Skills
11:45 - 13:00 AFCEA Panel - The Human Factor in Space Mission Design: From Space Medicine to Astronaut Training on Earth
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 - 15:50 S4.1 - Special Session #03: Innovation in Education, Leadership, Critical Thinking and Technology in Security and Defence - PART II S4.2 - Special Session #04: Modern Defense Technologies and Countermeasure Systems Against Contemporary Aerial Threats - PART I S4.3 - Special Session #11: Digital Technologies, AI, GIS and Intelligent BIM for Defense Infrastructure Security Governance and Efficiency - PART I
15:50 - 16:15 COFFEE BREAK
16:15 - 17:45 ROUND TABLE - Higher Education for Security and Defence: Innovation and International Collaboration
 
19:30 - 22:00 GALA DINNER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
09:30 - 11:10 S5.1 - Special Session #04: Modern Defense Technologies and Countermeasure Systems Against Contemporary Aerial Threats - PART II S5.2 - Special Session #11: Digital Technologies, AI, GIS and Intelligent BIM for Defense Infrastructure Security Governance and Efficiency - PART II S5.3 - General Session - PART II
11:10 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12:15 Keynote Lecture
12:15 - 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 - 15:10 S6.1 - Special Session #04: Modern Defense Technologies and Countermeasure Systems Against Contemporary Aerial Threats - PART III S6.2 - Special Session #11: Digital Technologies, AI, GIS and Intelligent BIM for Defense Infrastructure Security Governance and Efficiency - PART III S6.3 - Special Session #05: Methodologies to Optimise All-Terrain and UGV Vehicle Performance
15:10 - 15:30 Closing and Award Ceremony

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