SPIE Defense + Security 2027

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 is a conference and exhibition on sensing, imaging and signal processing for defence and security, held in Orlando, Florida, from 18 to 22 April 2027. SPIE runs more than 30 parallel conferences alongside an exhibition of over 250 companies, according to an events listing. Machine learning runs through the programme: the Machine Learning from Challenging Data conference (DS113) covers robust ML, continual and federated learning, domain adaptation and large language models, and other conferences cover synthetic aperture radar processing and target recognition, geospatial informatics and counter-UAS sensing. Listings disagree on the venue (Orange County Convention Center or Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee), and SPIE's conference page names only Orlando.

• Notification to authorsJan 6, 2027
• Manuscript dueMay 7, 2027

Date

April 18–22, 2027

Location

Orlando, Florida

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

5,000

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

Added

Oct 31, 2026

Updated

Oct 31, 2026

• ✓CTOs at defence and aerospace companies
• ✓Heads of AI and autonomy programmes
• ✓Government and national-lab researchers
• ✓Sensor and imaging engineers
• ✓Machine learning researchers
• ✓Programme managers in defence acquisition

A CTO or head of AI at a defence prime, government lab or dual-use start-up comes here to see how perception and sensor-fusion models hold up on noisy, adversarial and scarce data before they are fielded. Space Force, the Space Development Agency, NRO, MDA and AFRL take part and the large primes exhibit, so in five days you can hear the research, meet the integrators and talk to the government customers who set the requirements.

• ✓Machine Learning from Challenging Data 2027 conference (DS113), chaired by Panos Markopoulos and George Sklivanitis
• ✓Algorithms, Technologies and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging
• ✓Geospatial Informatics
• ✓Synthetic Aperture Radar (systems, processing, ATR)
• ✓Space Domain Awareness
• ✓Counter-UAS sensing
• ✓Exhibition of 250+ companies
• ✓Best paper and best student paper awards in DS113

• ★The ML conference is built around data that breaks models: corruption, adversarial attacks, distribution shift, missing labels and privacy-sensitive data
• ★More than 30 parallel conferences put ML work next to the optics, infrared, radar and quantum sensing it runs on
• ★Defence primes (Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems, L3Harris), national labs, FFRDCs and US space agencies take part
• ★Accepted papers require a full manuscript, due after the meeting on 7 May 2027

When is SPIE Defense + Security 2027?

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 takes place April 18–22, 2027 in Orlando, Florida.

Where is SPIE Defense + Security 2027 held?

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 is held in Orlando, Florida. The event format is in-person.

What is the SPIE Defense + Security 2027 submission deadline?

The next SPIE Defense + Security 2027 deadline is notification to authors on Jan 6, 2027. Remaining dates: Manuscript due — May 7, 2027.

How much does SPIE Defense + Security 2027 cost?

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 is paid.

Who should attend SPIE Defense + Security 2027?

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 is aimed at CTOs at defence and aerospace companies, Heads of AI and autonomy programmes, Government and national-lab researchers, Sensor and imaging engineers, Machine learning researchers, Programme managers in defence acquisition.

What topics does SPIE Defense + Security 2027 cover?

SPIE Defense + Security 2027 covers Machine learning on noisy, adversarial and limited data, Federated, transfer and continual learning, Synthetic aperture radar and automatic target recognition, Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, Geospatial informatics and sensor fusion, Space domain awareness, Counter-UAS sensing, Quantum sensing and imaging.

This page was written from 3 sources, 2 on domains other than spie.org.

1. 1.spie.org — machine learning from challenging datavendor
2. 2.spaceagenda.com — spaceagenda.com
3. 3.tradefairdates.com — Kissimmee