63rd AORS - 2025
Army Operations Research Symposium
22-25 September
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
6008 Jayhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Theme: “Accelerating CONTINUOUS Transformation with Analysis”
The Army Operations Research Symposium is an unclassified event, open to all U.S. Government employees and contractors and to approved foreign personnel from U.S. allied, NATO, and other partner nations.
All AORS activities are presented in APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE environments. All presentations and discussions are kept at the Approved For Public Release level, so that information can be released to general and international audiences. Results of field operations and equipment evaluations are not to be presented or discussed.
Working Groups
| WG 1 | Warfighting and Force Employment, Transformation in Contact | Warfighting, force employment, and Transformation in Contact involve planning, analysis, and decision making focused in the 0 to 2-year time horizon. Potential topics include data collection and lessons learned on military operations, training management, humanitarian relief operations, and impacts on power dynamics and relationships. |
| WG 2 | Force Development and Deliberate Transformation | Force development and Deliberate Transformation efforts are focused on bridging the present and the future in the 2 to 7-year time horizon. Force development and Deliberate Transformation efforts include the development of concepts validated by assessment, incorporating emerging innovations, and analysis in support of Army Acquisition. Deliver Army of 2030. |
| WG 3 | Force Design and Concept-Driven Transformation | Force design and Concept-Driven Transformation efforts are focused on innovating for the 8 to 15-year time horizon. New concepts and technologies, experimentation, analysis, and wargames all support force design. Design Army of 2040. |
| WG 4 | Sustainment | Logistic and facility-related analysis. Includes deploying and sustaining the force; enhancing and accelerating Soldier housing, barracks, and workplace facilities; materiel and fire sustainability, operational energy, distribution, equipment analysis, and test and evaluation. |
| WG 5 | Advances in OR, Data Science, and Technology | New methods in operations research (OR), data integration and collection and applications of information technology to operations research problems. Includes artificial intelligence (AI) applications |
| WG 6 | Recruiting, Talent Management, and People Programs | Improving predictive capabilities for recruiting, examining talent management and retention methods, analysis supporting consolidation of people programs, including acquisition, development, employment, and retention. |
| WG 7 | Modeling and Simulation (M&S) | M&S development and VV&A data collection in support of M&S, defining future requirements for M&S applications and best practices in support of wargaming, advances in Distributed Live, Virtual, Constructive environments. |
| WG 8 | Wargaming | Existing and innovative wargaming techniques and tools, lessons learned, advances in analytical approaches, and data collection and synthesis. |
| WG 9 | Data-Centric Multi-Domain Operations | Analysis examining the Army becoming more data-centric to conduct Multi-Domain Operations in contested environments and prevail on the future battlefield. Analysis may include efforts related to the Army Digital Transformation Strategy (ADTS). |
| WG 10 | Soldier Well-being | Analysis related to improving Soldier well-being and examining root causes of Soldier issues. Potential topics may include quality of life, Soldier and unit morale, Soldier safety, and other data-driven analysis that may provide recommendations or solutions to decision makers. |
Please reference working group titles on the abstract submission form for consideration.
Continuous Learning Points (CLP)
CLPS: 0.5 points per participation hour during the symposium
Presenters = 2 CLPs per hour
Special Project Members (i.e. AORs planning team) - 10 CLPs
See your repective Career Field policy for more information. For Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW), see https://www.dau.edu/continuous-learning-center/policy-and-guidance
Abstract Submissions
Abstract submissions are now closed. Any remaining submissions must be coordinated with the AORS organizers. The appropriate working group chairs will review abstracts and notify submitters by 24 June 2025 of acceptance.
Abstracts must be Approved for Public Release. Any results of field operations and equipment evaluations are not to be presented or discussed.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to obtain the required release authority from their respective Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO), PAO, and Operational Security representatives.
Submitting Final Presentations
Presentation Disclosure Form
All final presentation submissions must be accompanied by a completed AORS Presentation Disclosure Form, provided above as a fillable PDF file for download. The form must be signed by an authorized Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO) or Public Affairs Officer, as required by your nation.
Presentations may be submitted after confirmation of abstract acceptance. Submit presentations as either a PowerPoint file or PDF file to the AORS Staff via email. Do not submit a presentation if your abstract was not accepted. Final AORS presentations are due by 25 August.
For further information, contact the AORS Staff.
