The University of Queensland

Autonomous weapon systems and the law of armed conflict: compatibility with international humanitarian law

McFarland, Tim (2020). Autonomous weapon systems and the law of armed conflict: compatibility with international humanitarian law. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108584654

The concept of autonomy

McFarland, Tim (2021). The concept of autonomy. Autonomous cyber capabilities under international law. (pp. 12-35) edited by Rain Liivoja and Ann Väljataga. Tallinn, Estonia: NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.

Understanding AI and autonomy: problematizing the meaningful human control argument against killer robots

McFarland, Tim and Galliott, Jai (2021). Understanding AI and autonomy: problematizing the meaningful human control argument against killer robots. Lethal autonomous weapons: re-examining the law and ethics of robotic warfare. (pp. 41-56) edited by Jai Galliott, Duncan MacIntosh and Jens David Ohlin. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197546048.003.0004

The big data paradox and its importance to strategy and military systems development

McFarland, Tim, Galliott, Jai and Cappuccio, Massimiliano (2020). The big data paradox and its importance to strategy and military systems development. Big data and democracy. (pp. 182-197) edited by Kevin Macnish and Jai Galliott. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Edinburgh University Press.

Autonomous systems in a military context (part 1) : A survey of the legal issues

McFarland, Tim and Galliott, Jai (2019). Autonomous systems in a military context (part 1) : A survey of the legal issues. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. (pp. 412-432) edited by Information Resources Management Association. Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8365-3.ch018

Autonomous systems in a military context (part 2) : A survey of the ethical issues

Galliott, Jai and McFarland, Tim (2019). Autonomous systems in a military context (part 2) : A survey of the ethical issues. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. (pp. 433-451) edited by Information Resources Management Association. Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8365-3.ch019

Splintering: A Fractured Internet and What it Means for the Rule of Law

Walker-Munro, Brendan and McFarland, Tim (2023). Splintering: A Fractured Internet and What it Means for the Rule of Law. Court of Conscience, 17 (1), 1-21.

Autonomous weapon systems and IHL compliance: A constrained legal optimisation problem

McFarland, Tim (2023). Autonomous weapon systems and IHL compliance: A constrained legal optimisation problem. Journal of Military Studies. doi: 10.2478/jms-2023-0006

Reconciling trust and control in the military use of artificial intelligence

McFarland, Tim (2023). Reconciling trust and control in the military use of artificial intelligence. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 30 (4), 472-483. doi: 10.1093/ijlit/eaad008

Legal reviews of in situ learning in autonomous weapons

McFarland, Tim and Assaad, Zena (2023). Legal reviews of in situ learning in autonomous weapons. Ethics and Information Technology, 25 (1) 9. doi: 10.1007/s10676-023-09688-9

Minimum levels of human intervention in autonomous attacks

McFarland, Tim (2022). Minimum levels of human intervention in autonomous attacks. Journal of Conflict & Security Law, 27 (3) krac021, 387-409. doi: 10.1093/jcsl/krac021

Can implants be weapons under the law? Implications for regulation

McFarland, Timothy (2017). Can implants be weapons under the law? Implications for regulation. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 36 (1), 62-64. doi: 10.1109/mts.2017.2654291

Autonomous systems in a military context (part 1) : A survey of the legal issues

McFarland, Tim and Galliott, Jai (2016). Autonomous systems in a military context (part 1) : A survey of the legal issues. International Journal of Robotics Applications and Technologies, 4 (2), 34-52. doi: 10.4018/ijrat.2016070103

Autonomous systems in a military context (part 2) : A survey of the ethical issues

Galliott, Jai and McFarland, Tim (2016). Autonomous systems in a military context (part 2) : A survey of the ethical issues. International Journal of Robotics Applications and Technologies, 4 (2), 53-68. doi: 10.4018/ijrat.2016070104

Review of: Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape

McFarland, Tim (2016). Review of: Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 35 (2), 23-25. doi: 10.1109/mts.2016.2564504

Factors shaping the legal implications of increasingly autonomous military systems

McFarland, Tim (2015). Factors shaping the legal implications of increasingly autonomous military systems. International Review of the Red Cross, 97 (900), 1313-1339. doi: 10.1017/s1816383116000023

Mind the gap: can developers of autonomous weapon systems be liable for war crimes?

McFarland, Tim and McCormack, Tim (2014). Mind the gap: can developers of autonomous weapon systems be liable for war crimes?. US Naval War College International Law Studies, 90, 361-385.

A comparison of fuzzy and computed-torque control of a robot arm

McFarland, T. and Hill, S.D. (1995). A comparison of fuzzy and computed-torque control of a robot arm. 8th International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IEA/AIE-95), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 6-8 June, 1995. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Gordon and Breach Publishers.

A comparison of fuzzy and gain-scheduling control of a robot arm

Tim McFarland and Simon D Hill (1995). A comparison of fuzzy and gain-scheduling control of a robot arm. National Conference of the Australian Robot Association, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 5-7 July 1995.

Are autonomous weapons systems prohibited?

Liivoja, Rain, Massingham, Eve, McFarland, Tim and McKenzie, Simon (2020, 09 09). Are autonomous weapons systems prohibited? GameChanger

Defining autonomous weapon systems

McFarland, Tim (2018). Defining autonomous weapon systems. PREMT Briefing Paper. 1. Program on the Regulation of Emerging Military Technologies.