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Semantic Technology for Intelligence, Defense, and Security

STIDS Conference 2025

October 21-23, 2025
George Mason University, Potomac Science Center
650 Mason Ferry Avenue, Woodbridge VA 22191
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Conference Overview

STIDS 2025 serves as a premier forum for researchers and practitioners in semantic technology, intelligence, defense, and security. This year's conference continues our tradition of fostering innovative discussions and collaborations in these critical domains.

Join us for three days of:

  • Cutting-edge research presentations
  • Expert keynote speakers
  • Interactive panel discussions
  • Networking opportunities
  • Hands-on workshops

The conference will feature both unclassified and classified sessions, bringing together academic researchers, industry professionals, and government practitioners to address current challenges and future opportunities in semantic technology applications for intelligence, defense, and security.

Classified Session: October 23, 2025 (Separate registration required)

Call for Papers

Thirteenth International Conference on Semantic Technology for Intelligence, Defense, and Security

Submission Guidelines

We welcome submissions of technical papers and extended abstracts. Each submission will be evaluated by at least two members of the Program Committee based on relevance, originality, significance, and clarity.

  • Technical papers must be 6-8 pages in length
  • Extended abstracts limited to 3 pages
  • Must follow IEEE conference proceedings format (US Letter)
  • Papers must be original and not under review elsewhere
  • At least one author must register and present at the conference

Topics of Interest

We invite submissions addressing the following topics and related areas in semantic technology, intelligence, defense, and security

Ontology development best practices
DevOps strategies for real-time workflows
Empirical evaluations of semantic web technologies
Command and Control (C2) and Situation Awareness (SA)
Cyberspace: defense, exploitation, and counter-attack
Large-Language or Foundational Models
Intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination
Planning: representation of and reasoning over plans and processes
Predictive analytics
Ontology in Artificial Intelligence
Infrastructure: defense, exploitation, and counter-attack
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Featured Speakers

Join us for insightful presentations from leading experts in semantic technology, intelligence, defense, and security.

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Keynote Speaker
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Important Dates

Paper and Tutorial Submission Deadline

September 21, 2025

Notification of Acceptance

October 1, 2025

Camera-Ready Paper Deadline

October 31, 2025

Conference Dates

October 21-23, 2025

Registration

Select the registration type that best fits your profile

Industry
$400
  • Full conference access
  • Conference materials
  • Networking events
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Access to presentations
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Government
$320
  • Full conference access
  • Conference materials
  • Networking events
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Access to presentations
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Academic
$280
  • Full conference access
  • Conference materials
  • Networking events
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Access to presentations
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Student
$150
  • Full conference access
  • Conference materials
  • Networking events
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • Access to presentations
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Classified Session Registration

For registration to the classified session on October 23, 2025, please contact your organization's security officer or email us directly.

Contact for Classified Session

Contact Us

Have questions about STIDS 2025? We're here to help.

Email: [email protected]

Location: George Mason University, Potomac Science Center
650 Mason Ferry Avenue, Woodbridge VA 22191