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Call for Papers
Presented in a virtual format!
Contributions are solicited for papers and presentations that support a system level view of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW.) Papers and presentations that provide a mission level perspective of DEW, helping to provide context to the warfighters, are sought as well. Papers and presentations from a DEW sub-system, or technology perspective which are focused on transition to operational capability will also be considered. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Warfighter Operated Systems
DEW systems that are being operated by warfighters in operational environments or demonstrations (SSL TM, PEVS) or have significant operator involvement in advanced demonstrations at TRL-6 or greater (HELMET, THOR, HELWS) - Across the department of defense there are a number of programs placing full systems and demonstrators into the hands of our warfighters for operational assessment, testing or deployed capability. Only papers and presentations discussing systems that have had clear warfighter interactions and feedback will be considered for the topic area. Topics covering results from operational demonstrations, systems-of systems issues, warfighters' prospective, operational lessons learned, Tactics, Technics and Procedures (TTP) development, and the path to operational certification are highly desired.
- Technology Demonstrator Systems
The community continues to push DE technology to more difficult platforms and new mission sets with end-to-end demonstrations. These demonstrations are at TRL 6 or less with minimal warfighter involvement in their operation. Directed Energy Systems that demonstrate technologies at this prototype level are invited to provide papers and presentations describing these efforts (RFVS, VIPER, GBAD, HELCAP, ABCD, SHiELD). Papers should concentrate on the system level design, current technical progress and risk reduction experiments, and results.
- Air Defense
Both High Power Microwave and High Energy Laser Weapons Systems provide potential solutions to counter the growing air threat from large missiles and planes down to small and swarm air threats and the threat they produce to US planes, ships, air bases, expeditionary operating bases, and island bases. This topic area will be co-chaired by members of both technology areas and seeks papers and presentations that describe system level approaches to defeat the air threat air in terms both the warfighter and Directed Energy Professionals can appreciate. Papers that illustrate a systems-of-systems and/or combined HEL and HPM concepts are highly desired.
- Industrial Base
As the Services and Agencies ramped up multiple programs over the past few years, Industry has been challenged to meet the demand signal. This topic seeks papers and presentations that provide potential or realized solutions to meet these challenges for development and production of Directed Energy Capabilities. Industrial base limitations that could be explored include large High Energy Laser optics, Beam Directors, Solid State Radio Frequency Sources. Papers that discuss the large prime systems integrator down to the second and third tier contractors' role as well as how any SPECIFIC government actions can help the industrial base are desired. Potential open systems and modular approaches to DE weapons that describe strategies to open the supply chain to increased competition and hence multiple interchangeable sources are highly desired.
- Systems Level Laser Source Power Scaling
As the warfighter becomes increasingly comfortable with short range tactical laser weapons, there is increased demand and investment into scaling laser power to meet more challenging missions. This topic seek papers and presentations that will describe laser power scaling efforts from a full laser weapon system perspective, including but not limited to source development, power and cooling demands, and interfaces to the beam director/control system. Papers on open systems, modular and scalable approaches to HEL power scaling and interfaces to the beam control system are highly desired.
- Operational Employment
As multiple services place capability into the hands of the warfighter, weaponeering, logistical, policy, CONOPS, TTPs and operational challenges must be overcome. This topic seeks papers and presentations that describe efforts to overcome these challenges, including but not limited to Warfighter Training, Directed Energy Review and Approval Process (DEWRAP), collateral effects analysis, weaponeering product development, maintenance and logistics mechanisms.
- Operational Requirements and Mission Level Analysis
The Operational Community often makes decision based on mission level analysis such as war gaming and Modeling and Simulation. Operational requirements are often developed from the results of these efforts. This topic seek papers and presentations that illustrate recent and ongoing mission analysis and Modeling and Simulation in which Directed Energy is being "played." Papers discussing physics and engineering based M&S that tie performance to operational capabilities are desired. But, special consideration will be given to papers and presentations that provide the Directed Energy Professional with guidance on decomposing Top Level and Operational Requirements into system (C2, platform, etc.), subsystem (laser, beam control, etc.) and component level requirements based on high level M&S, e.g. campaign, or design reference mission analysis.
- Auxiliary Support Systems
A DE weapon is not a weapon without the support systems that make them reliable, fieldable and sustainable. This topic seeks papers on power and thermal management concepts; sustainability concepts for DE weapons to deal with the new and novel issues of operating and maintaining the precision and cleanliness of DE weapons it the harsh environment of combat; and environmental impacts such as shock, vibration, EMI, dust, humidity etc..
Note that all persons wishing to present at the Directed Energy Systems Symposium will be required to submit an abstract.
(See Submission Instructions section below.) Important dates for presenters are listed in the table below.
| Important Dates for Presenters |
24 July
- Abstracts due
- 9 August
- Authors notified of acceptance
- 30 October
- Unclassified Presentations due with release forms
- 16 November
- Papers due with release forms
- 16 - 19 November
- DE Systems Symposium
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Submission Instructions
General information on the submission of abstracts, presentations, papers and release forms is provided here. Presentations and papers will be considered
for acceptance at Distribution Limitation C and D levels.
Note that it is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for
submitted abstracts, presentations, and papers. All submitted materials including unclassified presentations
must be appropriately marked for security classification as well as identification of any distribution restrictions.
Additionally, please identify the presenter (if different from the lead author) and update contact information.
Abstracts
The abstract deadline has passed.
Late abstracts will only be accepted if previously arranged with the topic area or Symposium chair. Additional questions about abstracts may be directed to Dave Kiel at david.h.kiel@navy.mil,
the Symposium chair.
Authors will be notified on or before 9 August of acceptance of their paper for presentation and/or publication.
Note: While an automated email is sent confirming receipt of your abstract, some military
domains may block delivery of such an email. If you do not receive email confirmation, you may check
the online listing of submitted abstracts, which will be available here soon.
Presentations and Papers
In light of the recent change to an all-virtual format, understanding of the following presenter submission information is crucial. All FINAL presentations must be submitted by 30 October. As more details become available, we will publish them here.
In order to assemble the presentations for the symposium in a timely manner, authors will be
required to submit the sponsoring Program Office approved versions of
unclassified presentations no later than 30 October. Any
presentation received after this date is subject to not being presented at the discretion
of the technical committee.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers as well as presentations. Submitted papers may, upon author
approval, be forwarded for consideration by editors of the Journal of Directed Energy,
a peer-reviewed publication.
Papers are due on or before 16 November and should be submitted in either Microsoft
Word format, which is preferred, or Adobe Acrobat format (pdf file). Specific format
instructions can be found on the following link: Journal Author
Instructions with the following exceptions: no page limit, single space paragraphs, double space between paragraphs
and integrated figures and tables. Include full information (including address, phone,
fax, and email) for corresponding author. It is the authors' responsibility to ensure that
the paper has not been published, nor under consideration, elsewhere.
Note that all submitted materials, including unclassified presentations, must be appropriately
marked for security classification as well as identification of any distribution restrictions.
UNCLASSIFIED SUBMISSIONS
Unclassified, public release (Distribution A) presentations and papers that are less than 5MB in size can be sent electronically
to Carolyn Bowman at graphic@deps.org. Unclassified presentations and papers that are Distribution C or D,
contain embedded videos, or are more than 5MB in size can be mailed on a CD to the following address or uploaded to a secure file transfer site such as DoD SAFE.
DEPS Graphics
7770 Jefferson St. NE
Suite 440
Albuquerque, NM 87109
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Unclassified presentations must be received by 30 October 2020; papers by 16 November 2020.
Release Forms
Release forms are required for all papers and presentations submitted to the 2020 DE Systems Symposium.
These PDF release forms can be completed electronically, then
printed for signature and submission. It is the responsibility of the lead author to obtain all approvals and releases for
submitted presentations and papers. Submission instructions are provided on the form itself. Forms are due at the same time
as the corresponding presentation/paper.
Note that poster papers are considered presentations and the presentation release form
should be used in those cases.
Presentation Release Form
Paper Release Form
Last updated: 6 November 2020
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