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JIFX 23-4

7–11 August 2023

NPS Field Laboratory at Camp Roberts
Focus Area: Autonomy and Human Machine Teaming

JIFX events provide an opportunity for technology developers to interact with operational personnel to determine how their technology and ideas may support or enhance USG/DoD capabilities. The environment facilitates a collaborative learning environment between government, academia, industry, and NGOs to promote the identification and assessment of emerging and maturing technologies. These events enable rapid iteration on nascent technologies with the direct input of end users. Submissions that relate to any of the RFI areas of interest (including areas not listed below) will be considered for acceptance.

Concentration Areas

  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Systms
  • Human-Machine Teaming for Controlling Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Human-Machine Teaming for Search and Rescue Operations
  • AI-Augmented Decision Support Systems
  • Manned / Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T)

Research Challenges

  • Examination of cognitive load in human-machine teaming
  • Multi-Domain UXS Swarming
  • Creating virtual environments for evaluation human-machine teaming

Experiments

Submission deadline for all experiments: 31 May 2023

JIFX Experimentation Week

All times are in Pacific time zone.

JIFX Experimentation Week

Monday
0900 Venue/Registration Opens
1000 Event Opening Brief*
Following Brief Flyers Meeting
1100–1700 Set-up / Frequency Verifications / Experimentation
1630 Evening Brief*

Tuesday
0730 Venue/Registration Opens
0800 Morning Brief*
Following Brief Flyers Meeting
0900–1700 Experimentation
1630 Evening Brief*

Wednesday
0730 Venue/Registration Opens
0800 Morning Brief*
Following Brief Flyers Meeting
0900–1700 Experimentation
1200 JIFX Stakeholders Meeting (Govt. Only)
1630 Evening Brief*

Thursday
0730 Venue/Registration Opens
0800 Morning Brief*
Following Brief Flyers Meeting
0900–1200 Experimentation
1200 Event Closing Brief*

* All Briefs will be broadcast for virtual participation. Zoom for Government dial-in information will be provided to all registered participants via email.

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