Hosted by: Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) , The University of Tokyo

Join us for an upcoming ROLES seminar focusing on the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and modern conflict.

Event Details:
Date & Time: Friday, November 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Venue: Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Building 13
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo
Format: In-person only
Language: English (No interpretation provided)
Organizer: ROLES
Registration:
Pre-registration is required. Please sign up using the link below:
👉 [Registration Link]
We look forward to your participation.

Titles and summaries of presentations:

Presentation#1 by Artem Galushko
Researcher, the Arctic University of Norway (UiT)

Understanding Hybrid Warfare - Lessons and Current Trends in Europe.

While interstate conflicts are on the rise (PRIO 2026), modern warfare is also becoming increasingly hybridized, blending conventional (kinetic) and non-conventional means such as cyberattacks, disinformation, election interference, and economic coercion. The complexity of such warfare lies in the evolving nature of hybrid threats, which blur boundaries between war and peace, states and mercenaries, warfare and organized crime, civilian and military targets, and applicable national and international law. My presentation will have two parts. In the first part, I will introduce the concept of hybrid warfare, its various forms and the terminology related to asymmetric warfare, grey zone operations, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). It will also provide an overview of state and non-state hybrid actors, as well as examples (cases) of hybrid attacks in Europe and the Arctic (i.e., Svalbard cable disruptions in Norway, the NotPetya attack in Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 incident in Germany). The second part will address lessons learned and responses to hybrid threats in Europe through EU initiatives like the East StratCom Task Force (ESTF) and the EU Hybrid Fusion Cell, as well as the ‘Tallinn Manual’ academic Project by the NATO Centre of Excellence. The conclusion will provide recent examples of evolving technological threats related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mass-producing fake ‘original sources’ and fabricated media stories.


Presentation # 2 by Benjamin Ricaud
Associate Professor, the Arctic University of Norway (UiT)

AI-assisted archiving and investigations

The archiving and investigation of growing volumes of digital materials faces significant challenges. We explore how Agentic and Generative AI, with AI-enabled tools, can address these issues, especially in the context of wars. Using open-source technologies, we discuss how intelligent archival systems can enhance accessibility and information retrieval. Through a series of experiments, we evaluate the application of AI in transcription, translation, and semantic search. We find that these tools can efficiently process multimedia data and ensure that sensitive information is preserved. We also point out limitations that need to be addressed by further research.