Dr Deb has a history of major modify and innovation in Defence – from designing armour for autos guarding UK bases from mortars and, now, harnessing the game-altering energy of artificial intelligence (AI).

Dr Deb at present performs in the Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC) as a Dstl Fellow and is the Technical Lead in the AI Experimentation Hub. Her most current operate includes exploring how Massive Language Models (like ChatGPT) can be repurposed for Defence to generate lessons discovered. In a further project, Deb is employing machine mastering approaches to help and improve imagery evaluation of vast amounts of information by employing automated detection and identification of objects inside satellite imagery.

Her really like of science and technologies and her passion for continuous upskilling has driven Deb to provide revolutionary options for Defence and awarded her an OBE.

Right after studying Chemistry at the University of Birmingham, Deb spent a winter in the Artic Circle whilst finishing her PhD at Cambridge University on Artic ozone depletion. She spent the early years in her profession functioning in academia, and joined Dstl in 2003, functioning on Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) hazard modelling.

When the chance to deploy as a Scientific Advisor to Basra, Iraq presented itself, Deb eagerly accepted it. When deployed on this operational function, Deb worked straight to resolve life-threatening challenges faced by our forces on deployment, like guarding bases from rockets and mortars, and understanding operational threats to armoured autos in conflict locations. Continuing to operate on urgent operational needs, her subsequent group led the Parsifal armour surge programme. Deb and the group had been recognised with a Chief Scientific Advisor Commendation in 2008.

Her subsequent deployment to Helmand, Afghanistan in 2009 was the highlight of her profession as she saw tangible proof of how her operate in science and technologies (S&ampT) can save lives. Deb made improvised armour for Foden and other Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup Program (DROPS) logistic autos, guarding them from IED strikes.

I will under no circumstances neglect the feeling when I identified out these autos [whose armour I designed] had been blown up and the occupants had been capable to stroll away unharmed. That is my motivation to maintain what I am undertaking for our Forces,

mentioned Deb.

More than her subsequent couple of roles, Deb continued to use her knowledge in science and technologies to make operations safer for our Forces.

Now, Deb is major a group inside the DAIC that is establishing revolutionary makes use of for AI across Defence. Deb is creating on her experiences from the field to tackle Defence’s challenges, like applying AI to SONAR information to detect objects in/on the sea. A further AI project is supporting Defence to recruit and retain the men and women it requirements to face future challenges.

Diversity and inclusion are essential components to her team’s achievement. By bringing men and women with each other from government, market and academia below a ‘one team’ culture, her group is capable to correctly address tough challenges and assure that our operate on AI is ambitious, protected and accountable.

The DAIC was established in 2021’s Integrated Overview to harness the game-altering energy of AI across Defence. It is capitalising on the UK’s status as a worldwide superpower in AI by enabling military use instances via functioning collaboratively with international partners, across government, academia, and a wide spectrum defence suppliers. The DAIC is a federated organisation, with coordination across agencies inside Defence: Defence Digital, DE&ampS, Dstl and the Digital Foundry.