Elçin Ada Sayın

Co-Founder · Radius Defence

Elçin Ada Sayın is Co-Founder of Radius Defence and Chair of NATO STO SAS-HFM-208 on Inclusion of Generation Z+ to Defence Organizations. A researcher within NATO STO SAS-172 on Multi-Domain Wargaming, she specialises in AI-enabled wargame design for complex operational environments. She previously led the award-winning Hybrid Threat Rising wargame under the Women in Command Project, earning the International Serious Play Awards Gold Medal, the 2022 MS&T Award, and the Women in Defence UK – Woman in STEM Award. She has also designed and facilitated high-level tabletop exercises with international stakeholders, including work with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. Her current work through Radius Defence and the NATO ACT Innovation Continuum focuses on Large Language Model (LLM)-facilitated multi-domain wargaming and civil–military coordination in hybrid crises. She is also in the executive boards of both Women’s Wargaming Network and Fight Club International.

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