DEFRA Human Factors Open Call
Funds Belgian deep-tech companies researching human performance and human-machine integration for defence applications.
BELSPO manages the Defence-related Research Action (DEFRA) on behalf of Belgium's Ministry of Defence and Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID). This Human Factors Open Call is an annual-style call under DEFRA inviting research projects in the human factors domain relevant to Belgian Defence. Projects can run for two to four years and receive funding directly from the Ministry of Defence under…
Human factors in defence and security: human performance in extreme environments, cognitive warfare, human-machine teaming, AI-human integration, human enhancement, team functioning, organisational culture, and ethics of military AI.
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