AFCEA-GMU C4I CENTER SYMPOSIUM

"CRITICAL ISSUES IN C4I"

20-21 May 2008
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Campus

INFORMATION and REGISTRATION
ABSTRACTS and BIOS


AGENDA


TUESDAY 20 MAY

09:00       Keynote: "DoD Challenges in Leading Edge C4I"       Mr. David Wennergren
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Information Management and Technology
& DoD Deputy Chief Information Officer
10:00      

Break         (see displays by industry, AFCEA, and GMU in foyer)
10:30       Plenary paper session
Engineering SOA Solutions Chair: MG Conrad Ponder, USA (ret) Booz Allen Hamilton
1 - "Command and Control Common Semantic Core Required to Enable Net-centric Operations"  abstract    paper Erik Chaum*, NUWC
Richard Lee*, OSD-DDR&E
2- "Tactical Voice Integration Services for Dismounted Urban Operations"  abstract    paper Thomas Massie*, MITRE
Dr. Leo Obrst*, MITRE
Dr. Duminda Wijeskera*, GMU
3 - "Realizing the Army Net-Centric Data Strategy in a SOA" Michelle Dirner, ANCDS CoE
Eric Yuan, Booz Allen Hamilton
James Blalock, US Army CIO/G6

12:00       Lunch
"Mission Thread Market: A Faster, Cheaper Path to Net-Enabled Capability"
 abstract    paper

Chris Gunderson*
Joint Interoperability Test Command

13:30       Parallel sessions - SOA and Geospatial
SOA: "Problems in Deploying SOA" Chair: Miriam F. Browning
     Browning Consulting Group
1 - "Framework for an SOA in Bandwidth-Limited Environments"  abstract    paper J.D. Boggs*,
Nova Southeastern University
2 - "Bridging the Digital Divide with Net-Centric Tactical Services"  abstract    paper Scott Crane, Charles Campbell,
and Laura Scannell
Booz Allen Hamilton
3 - "Interoperability Problems Caused by Transitioning to SOA"
 abstract    paper
Chris Black*, Dick Brown*,
Stan Levine*, and Bill Sudnikovich*
US Army SIMCI


Geospatial: "Geospatial Software Integration in C4I" Chair: George Lukes
    Institute for Defense Analyses
1 - "Geospatial Data Quality for Analytical Command and Control Applications"  abstract    paper Robert Richbourg * and
George Lukes *,
Institute for Defense Analyses
2 - "Geospatially Enabling Battle Command"  abstract    paper John Day* and David Swann*, ESRI
3 - "Integrating GIS for C2 and Intelligence Analysis" (talk only; no paper) Matt Lewin,
Thomas Kapler*,
and William Wright*,
Oculus Info Inc.

15:00      

Break         (see displays by industry, AFCEA, and GMU in foyer)
15:30       Parallel sessions - SOA and Geospatial
SOA: "Architecture Issues in SOA" Chair: Dr. Lee Wagenhals
     George Mason University
1 - "Towards a Federated SOA Model in Achieving Data Interoperability in DoD"  abstract    paper Dr. Nick Duan*, ManTech-MBI
2 - "DEVS Unified Process for Integrated Development and Testing of System of Systems"  abstract Dr. Saurabh Mittal* and Dr. Bernard Zeigler*, Arizona Center for Integrative M&S
3 - "Grid Enabled Service Infrastructure"  abstract    paper Isaac Christoffersen,
Christopher Dale,
Dan Santillo,
and David Schillero,
Booz Allen Hamilton


Geospatial: "Human Terrain in C4I" Chair: Dr. Susan K. Numrich
  Institute for Defense Analyses
1 - "Implementing the Cultural Dimension into a Command and Control System"  abstract    paper Dr. Rebecca A. Grier*, Aptima Inc.
Bruce Skarin*, Aptima Inc.
Alexander Lubyansky*,
University of Albany
Lawrence Wolpert*, Aptima Inc.
2 - "Human Terrain Knowledge Advancing C4I Systems" Katya Drozdova and Robert Popp,     National Security Innovations
3 - "Role of Human Terrain Teams in Carrying Out the Commander's Intent" (talk only; no paper) Dr. Tracy St. Benoit, UCF/IST
4 - "Human Terrain and Anthropology" Dr. Catherine Dibble, UMD
Dr. Rebecca Goolsby, NRL
17:30       Reception      


WEDNESDAY 21 MAY

09:00       Keynote: "An Industry Perspective on Knowledge-Enhanced Information Sharing"
A discussion of the challenges of cross-agency collaboration and information
sharing in an era of global digitization and data overload

      Mr. Jeremy Wensinger
Group President of Government
Communications Systems, Harris Corporation

10:00      

Break         (see displays by industry, AFCEA, and GMU in foyer)
10:30       Plenary paper session
Smart Push Using SOA Chair: LtCol Carl Oros
USMC, Naval Postgraduate School
1 - "How to Implement National Information Sharing Strategy"
 abstract    paper
Dr. Rick Hayes-Roth*,
Naval Postgraduate School
Curt Blais*,
Naval Postgraduate School
Dr. Mark Pullen*, and
George Mason University
Dr. Don Brutzman*,
Naval Postgraduate School
2 - "Enabling Adaptive C2 via Semantic Communication and Smart Push"
 abstract    paper
LtCol Carl Oros *, USMC, NPS
3 - "The Cross-Domain Information Exchange Framework"
 abstract    paper
Paul Shaw*,
SPAWARSYSCOM
Dr. David J. Roberts*,
iBASEt Inc.

12:00       Lunch
"Collaboration, Interoperability, and Secure Systems"


Richard Lee
OSD-DDR&E
13:30       Parallel sessions - SOA and Interoperability
SOA: Defining Requirements for SOA Solutions Chair: Chris Gunderson
Joint Interoperability Test Command
1 - "Paving the Bare Spots: Towards an Enterprise-Wide Service Bus"  abstract Dr. Brad J. Cox *,
Accenture (Gestalt LLC)
2 - "Essence of Net-Centricity and Implications for C4I Services Interoperability"  abstract    paper Hans W. Polzer,
Lockheed Martin
3 - "Service Oriented Acquisition: Harmonizing Horizontal Requirements with a Traditionally Vertical Process"  abstract    paper Chris Gunderson*
Joint Interoperability Test Command


Interoperability: C2-M&S Interoperation         Chair: Dr. Michael Hieb         George Mason University
1 - "Towards a Formal Standard for Interoperability in M&S/SOS Integration"  abstract    paper Dr. Bernard Zeigler*     
Arizona Center for Integrative M&S

Dr. Saurabh Mittal*     
Univ of Arizona

Dr. Xiaolin Hu *     
Georgia State University
2 - "Building Composable Bridges Between The Conceptual Space And The Implementation Space" Paul Gustavson and Tram Chase
SimVentions Inc.
3 - "Applying a Formal Language of Command and Control for Interoperability Between Systems"  abstract    paper Dr. Michael Hieb*,
George Mason University
Dr. Ulrich Schade*,
FGAN-FKIE
4 - "Toward an Interoperability Reference Model"  abstract Rex Buddenberg ,
Naval Postgraduate School

15:00      

Break         (see displays by industry, AFCEA, and GMU in foyer)
15:30       Parallel sessions SOA and Interoperability
SOA: SOA Applications Chair: Dr. Kathryn Laskey
George Mason University
1 - "Orchestrating BMD Control in Extended BPEL"  abstract    paper LTC Thomas S. Cook*, USA
Dr. Duminda Wijesekera*,
George Mason University
Dr. Bret Michael* and
Dr. Man-Tak Shin*,
Naval Postgraduate School
2 - "New Application: What is the Network Impact"  abstract    paper MAJ Robert L. Godfrey, Jr.*, USAF
National Defense Intelligence College
3 - "Realizing Organizational Collaboration through Semantic Mediation"  abstract    paper Sri Gopalan*,
Sandeep Maripuri*,
and Brad Medairy*,
Booz Allen Hamilton
4 - "Probabilistic Ontologies for Multi-INT Fusion" Dr. Kathryn Blackmond Laskey,
George Mason University
Dr. Paulo Costa,
Brazilian Air Force
Dr. Terry Janssen,
Lockheed Martin


Interoperability: Interoperating collaborative applications Chair: Dr. Jens Pohl
California Polytechnic State University
1 - "The Many Faces of Collaboration Interoperability"  abstract    paper Diane Boettcher*,
SRA International
2 - "Normative Interaction Specifications for C2"  abstract Dr. Francisco Loaiza* and
Dr. Steve Wartik*,
Institute for Defense Analyses
3 - "An Ontology Based Information Exchange Management System Enabling Secure Collaboration Interoperability "  abstract    paper Russell Leighton*
Josh Undesser*,
CDM Technologies Inc.
4 - "Cognitive Collapse: Recognizing and Addressing the Hidden Threat in Collaborative Technologies"  abstract    paper Dr. H.V. Parunak*,
T.C. Belding*,
Dr. R. Hilscher*, and
Dr. S. Brueckner*,
NewVectors Division of TTGSI

17:30       Symposium ends

     


Questions may be sent to c4i-conf@c4i.gmu.edu.


Last updated: 05/08/2008