ATHENA: Specialist Seminar Series. Offers seminar and subject expertise support to defence practice and practitioners. SST-CCW provides some qualitative support by acting as a hub for sourcing academic expertise. SST-CCW runs events such as study days or individual panel discussions.

PROMETHEUS: Strategic Net Assessment Project. Academic support to Defence and cross government departments to conduct net assessment for the UK across all domains, instruments of power and appropriate to the information era.

HERMES: Simulation and Strategic Guidance. In support of PROMETHEUS but also other entities (such as NATO), SST-CCW examines critically the methods and utility of simulated strategic and operational scenarios, and the electronic applications that it produces. The project includes ‘red teaming’ and subject matter experts’ critical engagement.

MINERVA: The Disinsformation Fragmentation Project. DOD funded long-term research project into Russian disinformation effects on selected European countries. Developing studies of China’s disinformation are now underway.

COMPLETED

POSEIDON: The Information Manoeuvre Project and OSIX. From August 2019 to September 2022, CCW supported the development of the IM Project. Begun in 2017, this was the continuing concept development of information defence against hostile disinformation operations. OSIX is Open Source Information Exchange where our research enabled and encouraged the use of academic and professional open source materials to contextualise understanding of various actors and themes through publications and bespoke courses.

COMPLETED

OLYMPUS: APPG Project. In August 2020, we supported the initiation of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in New Technology in Defence and Security, chaired by Darren Jones MP. SST-CCW provided the Research Secretariat, with its network of researchers. We provided three reports on national defence and on the resilience to disinformation.

COMPLETED

HEPHAESTUS: NEW TECH PROJECT WITH REBELLION DEFENSE: This project set out to advance the understanding of technology and data science, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, within the British and American military and national security communities in order to make advances in policy and improve mission outcomes. The Project:

  • Created a community of informed, educated practitioners - British and American military officers and government officials - with a detailed understanding of technology, particularly artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and data analytics.

  • Facilitated the exchange of knowledge between academics in computer science, international relations, war studies, and practitioners responsible for forming defence policies relating to present and emerging technologies.

  • Designed and published practical and actionable policy recommendations in defence and national security technology for the UK, US, and NATO.

  • Supported the UK and US armed forces to understand how technology, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, can be deployed to improve mission outcomes.

  • Raised the profile of these technologies in government, the media and across the public more broadly.