Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program – Cognition and trust: Real-time dynamic calibration for human-autonomy teams
Information and Communication Technology
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 11th, June 2026
External Deadline: Wednesday 17th, June 2026
Description
In response to the revolutionary potential promised by the integration of autonomous systems into defence and security operations, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) are seeking to advance methods to assess, calibrate, and maintain trust in real-time when humans work with autonomous systems.
DND/CAF is seeking innovative solutions to independently assess and calibrate trust for autonomous systems to maintain technological sovereignty and enhance safety, resilience, and collaborative performance.
In recent years, militaries have witnessed an increase in the integration of autonomous systems into defence and security operations. Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous systems have the potential to enhance operational efficiency and reduce human risk for military personnel. However, the militarization of autonomous systems raises concerns with safety, reliability, and the potential for operators to inappropriately trust, misuse, or underuse AI that underpin autonomous systems to support mission execution, for command and control on demand, and robust military decision-making, especially in contested and congested environments against novel adversarial technologies.
Applicants have until 2:00 pm (eastern time), Wednesday, June 17, 2026, to submit their proposal.
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