Occasional Events
Seminar on New Weapons Technologies
Brisbane, 28–30 November 2018
Organised in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the University of Queensland
Emerging Military Technologies Applied to Urban Warfare
Multidisciplinary Roundtable | Melbourne, 21–22 March 2018
Organised in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law
Future Wars and Public Conscience
Symposium on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Emerging Military Technologies | Melbourne, 29–30 May 2017
Negotiating a Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Conversation with Treasa Dunworth and Tilman Ruff
Melbourne, 23 May 2017
Technology and Society: Exploring Opportunities for Stronger Collaboration with Australia’s Department of Defence and the US National Defense University
Seminar | Melbourne, 20 July 2015
Organised in collaboration with the Defence Science Institute
Soldier Enhancement: New Technologies and the Future Battlefield
Panel Discussion | Melbourne, 27 May 2014
Organised in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, the Australian Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross
Seminar Series
PREMT runs a seminar series with guest speakers whose work touches upon, but does not necessarily overlap with, the work of the research group. These seminars take place under the Chatham House rule and are not recorded. Except where otherwise indicated, participation is by invitation only. To inquire, please contact PREMT.
Grey Zones in the International Law of Cyberspace
Seminar #15 | Melbourne, 16 August 2017
Prof Michael N Schmitt
US Naval War College/University of Exeter
New Technologies and the Modern Battlefield: A Humanitarian Perspective
Seminar #14 | Melbourne, 31 May 2017
Dr Neil Davison
International Committee of the Red Cros
Tallinn 2.0: The New Manual on the Law of Cyber Operations
Seminar #13 | Melbourne, 27 February 2017
Ms Liis Vihul
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Gain-of-Function Research Ethics
Seminar #12 | Melbourne, 16 December 2016
Prof Michael Selgelid
Monash Centre for Human Bioethics
Drones, Automation and Autonomy
Seminar #11 | Melbourne, 15 November 2016
Dr William Boothby
A Conversation about Regulatory Regimes and Emerging Technologies
Seminar #10 | Melbourne, 19 July 2016
A/Prof Diana Bowman
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Increasingly Autonomous Weapon Systems
Seminar #9 | Melbourne, 20 July 2015
Asst/Prof Chris Jenks
SMU Dedman School of Law
Maritime Operations, Autonomous Weapons, and Law
Seminar #8 | Melbourne, 11 June 2015
A/Prof Rob McLaughlin
ANU College of Law
Metamaterials
Seminar #7 | Melbourne, 29 May 2015
Prof Richard W Ziolkowski
University of Arizona
Detecting and Defending against Network Attacks
Seminar #6 | Melbourne, 14 May 2015
Prof Chris Leckie
University of Melbourne
Emerging Technologies and Military Mental Health
Seminar #5 | Melbourne, 28 April 2015
Prof David Forbes
Phoenix Australia: Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
Dual-Use Defence Research
Seminar #4 | Melbourne, 9 April 2015
Dr Tom Oxley
Royal Melbourne Hospital/University of Melbourne
Autonomous Weapon Systems
Seminar #3 | Melbourne, 12 February 2015
A/Prof Rob Sparrow
Monash University
Regulating Sonic Warfare
Seminar #2 | Melbourne, 9 October 2014
Dr James Parker
Melbourne Law School
Ethical Discourse on Human Enhancement
Seminar #1 | Melbourne, 18 September 2014
Prof Julian Savulescu
University of Oxford