This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals that enhance innovations in Human Machine Interaction (HMI); and interface technologies and approaches to support teamwork and collaboration. In order to ensure operational capability and task effectiveness is maintained, it is essential the interface between humans and machines is optimised for future capabilities, platforms, and systems.

This competition seeks proposals under three challenge areas

Challenge Area 1: HMI innovations within the constrained space/environment.

Challenge Area 2: AI assistive task support, AI enabled decision support tools, and novel interface modalities

Challenge Area 3: Enhancing Teamwork and Collaboration

Competition key information

Submission deadline: Midday on 19th July 2023.

Where do I submit my proposal?

Via the DASA Submission Service for which you will require an account. Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.

Total funding available : The total possible funding available for Phase 1 of this competition £1,000,000 (ex VAT).

This call is looking to fund several individual proposals. These will be from across all three Challenge Areas. The call is interested in funding both small ‘seedling’ project (up to £50k) as well as larger ‘development’ project (up to £150k). The exact number of small and development projects will be determined subject to responses. However it is likely to be in the order of approximately 5 seedling and 5 development projects.

Additional funding for further phases to increase TRL may be available. If there will be a future phase, it will be open to applications from all innovators and not just those that submitted Phase 1 successful bids.

Please note

This event will be recorded and held on MS Teams, with Q&A facilitated by Slido.

Registration for this event will close on Tuesday 23 May 2023 at midday.

Instructions on how to join the event and how to submit questions will be sent to the email address used in registration by 6pm Tuesday 23 May 2023. If you haven't received anything by that time, please check your junk folder, or email accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.

This webinar will be recorded, with the intention to publish outcomes with all innovators. All questions and answers will be moderated prior to release onto GOV.UK

The information you provide will be retained by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to contact you in regards to this event, and any future DASA communications that may be relevant to you. Please indicate on the registration if this is something you do not wish to do.

DASA Enterprise Collaboration Service Account

The Enterprise Collaboration Service is DASA’s proposal submission service. To access DASA’s services, apply for funding and be notified of competitions relevant to you, you must have an account.

Read more about how you can register for an account on the DASA website - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-submit-your-research-proposal

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