Call for Papers

Security and Defence Learning, which takes place every year in Berlin, has established a reputation as one of Europe’s leading conferences on technology-assisted learning for security, defence and emergency services. The event brings together academics, professional practitioners, security specialists, government officials and representatives of private sector companies for a discussion of key issues. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition, which provides an opportunity for the demonstration of new systems, services and solutions.

The New Security Foundation, which hosts Security and Defence Learning, has issued a call for papers for this year’s conference. Whilst, at this stage, the organisers are still open to suggestions about themes for discussion and will, therefore, welcome proposals on any subject within the general area of technology-assisted learning for security, defence and emergency services, proposals for papers on the following topics would be particularly welcome:

1. New threats and challenges
   • Overview of emerging threats and challenges
   • New generation cyber threats and how to counter them: the training challenge
   • Corruption: how new media can help to beat it
   • Maritime security: training to secure ports, freight and ships
   • Airport and aviation security
   • Threats to food and water
   • Early warning systems
   • Rebuilding education: the role of e-learning in conflict and post-conflict
   • Training challenges for the medical sector
   • Social media in the security context: threats and opportunities
2. New developments in training
   • New technologies and their application in security training
   • Virtual reality and simulation, 3D learning
   • Developments in police training
   • Intelligence
   • Mobile learning
   • Mass training of security personnel in psychology and behaviour
   • Point-of-need learning
   • Tools for autonomous learning
   • Academia and the new security environment
   • Training and the private security sector
   • Using social media to improve awareness and response
   • The semantic web and security training
   • Using robotics
3. Future conflict learning
   • How will the nature of conflict evolve and how should we prepare for it?
   • How can we keep pace with the speed of change?
   • What will future training requirements be?
   • How can we contain costs and make the best use of technology?
4. Interdisciplinary training
   • Coordinating training across services, sectors and departments
   • Planning and executing joint exercises: the role of technology
   • Using virtual reality and simulation
   • Cross-border case studies
   • Best practice
5. Measuring success
   • How e-learning improves results
   • Systems for evaluating and measuring success
   • New programmes
   • ROI (return on investment) in training
6. Liberty, privacy and security learning
   • Maintaining the balance between security and liberty in training
   • Value systems and security training
   • Promoting democratic values and human rights through technology

Please click here to download a submission proposal form.