AI at the Frontline: Transforming Defence in Unpredictable Environments

This conference talk explores how federated machine learning is revolutionizing defense capabilities in unpredictable environments. Discover how AI-driven solutions are addressing unprecedented challenges in the defense industry with speed, precision, and scalability. Learn about computer vision's transformative impact across industries and the specific challenges of deploying these systems in defense contexts. Delve into the "AI-based reconnaissance" research initiative that leverages federated learning to enable real-time data collection, analysis, and model fine-tuning while maintaining data security through localization. See a demonstration of how this system captures, annotates, and trains models within a federated network, efficiently updating models in dynamic environments despite network constraints. Presented by David Hovstadius, a Machine Learning Engineer at Scaleout Systems with expertise in Scientific Computing, AI, cybersecurity, computer vision, and fintech, this 24-minute talk was recorded at the 2025 GAIA Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.