Ludovika University of Public Service
Roles of AI in military operations
Abstract
The use of artificial intelligence applications in military operations was relatively early. To support various operations effectively, AI first emerged in the field of intelligence and reconnaissance to support the processing of large amounts of data. Today, however, there are many areas ranging from command and control to cyber defence and cyber operations and real-time support for physical operations. This presentation will give a glimpse into this hidden world, highlighting some public examples that, surprisingly, do not differ much in their operation from civilian AI applications, only in their purposes.
Biography
László Kovács is a full university professor at the Ludovika University of Public Service. He has been involved in electronic warfare, information operations and cyber warfare for over twenty-five years. In addition to university education, as a scientific researcher, he conducts research in the fields of cyberwarfare, information terrorism, and the protection of critical information infrastructures. In September 2020, he was awarded the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences with his dissertation on cyber security strategies. Between 2019 and 2023, he was the Cyber Defense Inspector of the Command of the Hungarian Defense Forces and then the Commander of the Cyber Operations Command of the Hungarian Defense Forces. His main task was the management of the cyber defense and cyber operations of the Hungarian Armed Forces, as well as the development of its organizations. He is currently the vice rector for academic affairs of the Ludovika University of Public Service, Head of Doctoral School of Military Science, and Head of Cyber Security Research Institute of Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies.