#IBelong: Libby Penn, Chief Operations Officer

#IBelong: Libby Penn, Chief Operations Officer In this ongoing blog series, we celebrate the breadth and depth of diversity and experience across Improbable Defence’s workforce and spotlight the importance of a supportive working environment. Libby Penn, Chief Operations Officer, Improbable Defence Q: What’s your role at IO? A: My role focuses on providing the organisation […]

Machine learning surrogates for highly realistic simulations

Machine learning surrogates for highly realistic simulations High-fidelity simulations of real world systems such as traffic, physical infrastructure and the civilian population are the next frontier in improving the depth and sophistication of military simulations. Such complex systems are difficult to model with complete accuracy, and often involve unobserved free parameters. To make these simulations […]

Generalized posteriors in approximate Bayesian computation

Generalized posteriors in approximate Bayesian computation Complex simulators have become a ubiquitous tool in many scientific disciplines, providing high-fidelity, implicit probabilistic models of natural and social phenomena. Unfortunately, they typically lack the tractability required for conventional statistical analysis. Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) has emerged as a key method in simulation-based inference, wherein the true model […]

Inside IT2EC 2022: key themes and highlights

Inside IT2EC 2022: key themes and highlights Thomas Ball, Senior Product Manager (Training Simulations) As the dust settles on IT2EC 2022, it’s time to take stock and reflect on one of Europe’s biggest simulation, training and education events – and what an event it was! Companies and organisations from across the training spectrum converged on […]

Introducing exploratory testing at Improbable Defence

Introducing exploratory testing at Improbable Defence Testing is important to us here at Improbable. It provides the framework for us to check, measure and explain how functional, performative and accessible our products are. Just as you would not put a baby into the bath without making sure the water was not too hot or cold, […]

Improbable in the news: BBC | The military’s deep affinity with gaming

Improbable in the news: BBC | The military’s deep affinity with gaming Ties between the games industry and the military have been growing stronger in recent years. In this BBC article, games reporter Steffan Powell explores the deepening affinity between personnel and players, and how the virtual worlds so synonymous with video games can usher […]

#IBelong: Joe Robinson, Chief Executive Officer

#IBelong: Joe Robinson, Chief Executive Officer In this ongoing blog series, we celebrate the breadth and depth of diversity and experience across Improbable Defence’s workforce and spotlight the importance of a supportive working environment. Joe Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Improbable Defence Q: How did you get here? A: I was introduced to Herman Narula by […]

Bridging the valley of death: why industry and government need to build from both ends

Bridging the valley of death: why industry and government need to build from both ends Joe Robinson, CEO, Improbable Defence & National Security Wednesday 26 May saw global defence leaders, start-ups, policymakers and investors convene in London to address some of the most fundamental questions around national security as part of Defence Disrupted. It’s an […]

Improbable Defence launches Myridian programme: a new kind of scientific alliance

Improbable Defence launches Myridian programme: a new kind of scientific alliance Improbable is launching a new research initiative that brings together academic partners from across the UK to help government bolster national resilience and security. LONDON – Experts in modelling and simulation technologies from the universities of Oxford, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Durham are teaming […]