| Interfacing Network Simulations and Empirical Data |
May-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Ian McCulloh; Joshua Lospinoso; Anthony Johnson; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY DEPT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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 | This project tests Social Network Models for longitudinal data against empirical data using an original statistical test to determine the effectiveness of various models at reproducing networks. The Link Probability Model (LPM) is introduced as a viable model for the reproduction of social networks in dynamic equilibrium. We survey social network simulation packages and find that Construct uses a continually updated LPM as its stochastic engine, further establishing the LPM's ... |
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| A Framework for Automatic Web Service Composition |
30-Apr-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Anya Kim; Myong Kang; Catherine Meadows; John Sample; Elias Ioup; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR HIGH ASSURANCE COMPUTING SYSTEMS (CHACS)
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| Complex mission plans need to incorporate information from various sources and domains to achieve a task. This information is available through a variety of web services in the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), but the ability to automatically compose them into a single coherent task is not readily available. Traditional composition approaches require human-intensive involvement, making them time-consuming and error prone. Therefore, the ability to automatically or semi-automatically orchestrate web services in ... |
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| Information Integration Seedling for Data Integration and exploitation System that Learns (DIESEL) |
Apr-2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Pedro M Domingos; SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA
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| The goal of the University of Washington effort under DIESEL is to develop a unified approach to entity, schema and concept matching. Entity resolution is the problem of determining which mentions in the data correspond to the same object (e.g., J. Smith and Jane Smith may be the same person). Schema matching is the problem of determining which fields in a database or other structure correspond to the same attributes ... |
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| Case Master |
Apr-2009 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Hua Li; Rafael Alonso; Sven Brueckner; Andrew Yinger; Philip Bramsen; Liz Downs; Van Parunak; TECHTEAM GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC CHANTILLY VA DIGITAL SUPPORT
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| The CASE MASTER project focused primarily on the development of the InformANTS prototype, a distributed, scalable, and adaptive system that tracks the activities of one or more intelligence analysts, maintains up-to-date models of these analysts' interest, models dynamically changing sets of documents from the web or in InformANTS-enabled wikis, and recommends at any time relevant documents or other analysts to a given user. In the development of the prototype, the ... |
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| Crosstalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 22, Number 3 |
Apr-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Gagliardi; Paul E Black; John Klein; William G Wood; D T Rao; Kasey Thompson; Arlene F Minkiewicz; Lew Priven; Roger Stewart; Jeffrey A Ingalsbe; Dan Shoemaker; Nancy R Mead; John Morley; Katherine Baxter; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| We all have been taught sound practices since childhood. Remember the ol' dental mantra of don't forget to brush your teeth after each meal? Those instructions were soon augmented with a warning that brushing alone was not enough, and that flossing and regular check-ups were needed to reinforce brushing and prevent the development of dental maladies. Our experience with these routines over our lifetime confirms the worth of reinforcing good, ... |
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| Network Authentication Protocol Studies |
Apr-2009 |
216 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Alves-Foss; Paul Oman; IDAHO UNIV MOSCOW
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| The original focus of this project was to investigate cryptographic protocols, and methods for formal design and analysis of those protocols. As time progressed, we found a need to broaden the scope of this work to include the foundational system architecture support needed for these protocols. In this report we provide a summary of the work we conducted during this study, the findings and a proposed path forward. |
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| High Performance Computing Innovation Service Portal Study (HPC-ISP) |
Apr-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Suzy Tichenor; Brian Schott; Robert Graybill; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY INFORMATION SCIENCES INST
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| This project was a study by the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), the Council on Competitiveness (Council), Pratt & Whitney (P&W), Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), and Georgetown University (GU) intended to: 1) identify why companies that do not currently employ HPC for advanced modeling and analysis have failed to adopt this technology when the benefits have been showcased so compellingly, and 2) develop technical and business concepts that could help enable ... |
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| Command and Control of Network Operations |
30-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Barker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Command and control of network operations is required to synchronize cyberspace operations, fully utilize the concepts of Joint Net-Centric Operations (JNO), and operate and defend the joint communications network. The current network operations command and control structure does not provide the Geographical Combatant Commander unity of command or unity of effort in his execution of these requirements. The 2008 Unified Command Plan (UCP) assigns the Geographical Combatant Commander authority over ... |
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| Creating a Knowledge Management Strategy |
26-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey J Lepak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army needs to reaffirm Knowledge Management as the means to supporting its Strategic Strategy for the 21st Century of transforming itself into a network-centric knowledge-based force. The best way to do this is for the Army to write an Army Knowledge Management Strategy that lays out a vision to shape the entire Army into a knowledge-based force for the next 20 or 30 years. The strategy would provide a ... |
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| Program Management Issues with Fielding, Resetting Digital Systems |
24-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Rod Mentzer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Army transformation and the requirement to support two major combat operations simultaneously has placed a burden on the Army's ability to generate equipped, trained, and ready combat power on a reliable non-exhaustive cyclic model. The Army Force Generation Model (ARFORGEN) has done a great deal to alleviate that stress by dictating timelines for equipping, training, deploying, and resetting of combat units. However, when dealing with information systems that have an ... |
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| Organization of DoD Computer Network Defense, Exploitation, and Attack Forces |
12-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Kraig Hanson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) faces many challenges in the world of computer networks and systems. Technical skills used to exploit adversary networks and systems for intelligence purposes can also be used to attack adversary networks and systems. In the likelihood that exploitation is much more common than attack, technicians performing exploitation will gain much experience in their work. Because of this, these same technicians should also perform attack functions, ... |
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| Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations |
10-Mar-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
John Rollins; Anna C Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Federal agencies report increasing cyber-intrusions into government computer networks, perpetrated by a range of known and unknown actors. In response, the President, legislators, experts, and others have characterized cybersecurity as a pressing national security issue. Like other national security challenges in the post-9/11 era, the cyber threat is multi-faceted and lacks clearly delineated boundaries. Some cyber attackers operate through foreign nations? military or intelligence-gathering operations, whereas others have connections to ... |
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| Wireless Technology |
Mar-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Stella N Batalama; STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO AMHERST
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| This report covers research on the subject of generalized likelihood radio test packet data detectors. The research led to the design of a novel generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT)-type packet-data detectors for general multi-access/multi-user digital communication systems and analytical performance evaluation tools for finite data packet sizes. Developed for the known channel case was a coherent GLRT packet-data detector, while for the unknown channel case two detectors were developed. For ... |
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| Defense Science Board Report on Advanced Computing |
Mar-2009 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce Tarter; Robert Nesbit; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| This is the final report of the DSB Task Force on NNSA's Strategic Plan for Advanced Computing, co-chaired by Dr. Bruce Tarter and Mr. Robert Nesbit. The Task Force was asked to evaluate NNSA's strategic plan for Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) and its adequacy to support the Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), whose mission is to ensure the safety, performance and reliability of our Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The Task ... |
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| Collaboration and Analyst System Effectiveness (CASE) Connect |
Mar-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J Sickels; GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS FAIRFAX VA
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| The goal was to develop effective computer-based support for collaborative intelligence analysis, with a particular focus on facilitating tacit collaboration. Our approach can be characterized as a Develop/Understand/Improve cycle, where the Understand phase is the foundation of our work. We used statistical techniques, such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation & Relational Topic Models-to uncover hidden (latent) patterns and relationships that can be exploited to assess the analytic value of information objects ... |
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| Privacy for Mobile Networks via Network Virtualization |
Mar-2009 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Todd P Glidden; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Today mobile devices have become powerful and ubiquitous. The conveniences afforded by these devices do not come without a cost, however. The use of mobile devices and mobile networks poses a significant risk to privacy. Four privacy requirements for mobile networks are identified: content privacy, identity privacy, location privacy, and authentication. This work focuses on content privacy. Two threats to content privacy are identified: the casual observer and the attacker. ... |
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| Dynamic Network Formation Using Ant Colony Optimization |
Mar-2009 |
315 pages |
| Authors:
Steven C Oimoen; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This research presents three contributions for solving highly dynamic (i.e. drastic change within the network) Multi-commodity Capacitated Network Design Problems (MCNDPs) resulting in a distributed multi-agent network design algorithm. The first contribution incorporates an Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm Ant Colony System (ACS) to solve the static MCNDP with weak constraints. Second, a new algorithm is developed and has the capability to dynamically adjust its exploration parameter of the solution ... |
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| Taxonomy for and Analysis of Anonymous Communications Networks |
Mar-2009 |
257 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas Kelly; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Any entity operating in cyberspace is susceptible to debilitating attacks. With cyber attacks intended to gather intelligence and disrupt communications rapidly replacing the threat of conventional and nuclear attacks, a new age of warfare is at hand. In 2003, the United States acknowledged that the speed and anonymity of cyber attacks makes distinguishing among the actions of terrorists, criminals, and nation states difficult. Even President Obama's Cybersecurity Chief-elect feels challenged ... |
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| File Transfer with Erasure Coding over Wireless Sensor Networks |
Mar-2009 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas E Childers; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In order to provide a step towards the goal of passing TCP/IP traffic across wireless sensor networks, a method for file transfer utilizing forward error correction (FEC) is studied. Previous work in the area of terminal communication across the sensor network is expanded upon to include file transfer in order to provide a more capable channel and a basis for testing the performance obtained through erasure coding. The results of ... |
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| Feasibility Study of Network Operations Center Collaboration to Improve Application Layer Performance |
Mar-2009 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Kent A Meyer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Network Centric Warfare seeks to improve the link between the shooter and sensor networks, enabling direct access to pertinent information and a shorter decision loop with improved operational capabilities. The sensor-shooter network is often conceptualized in two network models: centralized and decentralized. Centralized networks can provide robust management of network resources but potentially lengthens the decision process while information is routed through distant nodes or becomes delayed in lengthy queues. ... |
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| Mitigating Distributed Denial of Service Attacks with Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) |
Mar-2009 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Ioannis Vordos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A Denial of Service (DoS) occurs when legitimate users are prevented from using a service over a computer network. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a more serious form of DoS in which an attacker uses the combined power of many hosts to flood and exhaust the networking or computing resources of a target server. In recent years, DDoS attacks have become a major threat to both civilian ... |
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| Creating an Assured Joint DOD and Interagency Interoperable Net-Centric Enterprise. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Achieving Interoperability in a Net-Centric Environment |
Mar-2009 |
174 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| As requested in the Terms of Reference, the Task Force was asked to assess the requirements for military operations in a net-centric environment, the use of a single autonomous agency as one mechanism to achieving interoperability, a standards-only approach allowing independent development and the development of a virtual test, integration and certification capability to assure interoperability. In doing so the Task Force was cognizant of the multiple organizations (Military Departments, ... |
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| An Analysis of Defense Information and Information Technology Articles: A Sixteen-Year Perspective |
Mar-2009 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel K Smith; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Over the past two decades, information and information technology (IT) have evolved significantly and have become increasingly important to the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense (DoD). Information is a strategic asset and is crucial to national security. Leadership depends on information and information systems to support integrated operations. The rapid evolution of technology and its potential vulnerabilities has transformed the ways in which wars are conducted ... |
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| Optimized Robust Adaptive Networks in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems |
Mar-2009 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Oquendo; Luis A Class; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis investigates the application of a Exponential Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) to be used as a memory buffer in conjunction with Special Protection Schemes (SPS) using the Electric Power and Communication Synchronizing Simulator (EPOCHS). It is proposed that using an SPS incorporating EWMA can compensate for the network layer lack of guarantee of packet delivery and provide for the stability and integrity of the power grid under a catastrophic ... |
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| Undersea Node Localization Using Node-to-Node Acoustic Ranges in Distributed Seaweb Network |
Mar-2009 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
David C Zinkhon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Seaweb is a wide-area network interconnecting a set of distributed underwater nodes through the use of a DSP-based acoustic communications modem at each node and through-water digital acoustic links between neighboring nodes. As a by-product of Seaweb communications, the distances between neighboring nodes are obtained from the roundtrip acoustic travel-time measurements. If the network is deployed in an ad hoc distribution, or if an established network is disturbed, the locations ... |
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| Exploring the Plausibility of a National Multi-Agency Communications System for the Homeland Security Community: A Southeast Ohio Half-Duplex Voice Over IP Case Study |
Mar-2009 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S Smith; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since 9-11, it has become apparent that the Homeland Security Community consists of more than first responders, and is, in essence, a Megacommunity composed of three components: government, business, and nonprofit organizations. Unfortunately, this reality has not translated into a common communications strategy, which presently focuses on radios for first responders in an emergency. Many reasons exist for not addressing this gap, including the myths that it is impossible or ... |
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| Decisive Routing and Admission Control According to Quality of Service Constraints |
Mar-2009 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Cindy C Reese; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis will research, model, and propose options to enhance command and control in for communication networks. My goal is to research the viability of combing past research in the areas of network prediction, context-aware routing, and QoSbased routing optimization in order to create an intelligent routing protocol platform for mobile networks. It will consolidate efforts from an Intelligent Agent Based Framework to Maximize Information Utility by Captain John Pecarina, ... |
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| Numerical Analysis for Relevant Features in Intrusion Detection (NARFid) |
Mar-2009 |
126 pages |
| Authors:
Jose A Gonzalez; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis evaluates the usefulness of good feature subsets for the general classification task of identifying cyber attacks and network services. The generality of the selected features elucidates the relevance or irrelevance for the classification task of intrusion detection. Additionally, the work provides an extension to assessing features by inter-class separability(Bhattacharyya Coefficient) for multiple class problems, which intends to select the best-performing features for all of the classes. |
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| Stochastic Estimation and Control of Queues Within a Computer Network |
Mar-2009 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Mingook Kim; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| Captain Nathan C. Stuckey implemented the idea of the stochastic estimation and control for network in OPNET simulator. He used extended Kalman filter to estimate packet size and packet arrival rate of network queue to regulate queue size. To validate stochastic theory, network estimator and controller is designed by OPNET model. These models validated the transient queue behavior in OPNET and work of Kalman filter by predicting the queue size ... |
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| Achieving Alignment: An Analysis of Enterprise Architecture Best Practices within the United States Air Force |
Mar-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Fetters; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This research uncovers areas of best practices that support achieving alignment between an organization's Information Technology (IT) and its business processes. One principal finding of this effort revealed that the means used to achieve alignment exists within the effective application of Enterprise Architecture (EA), a common practice found throughout the Federal Government, Department of Defense, and the Air Force. EA is the tool used to achieve alignment; likewise, the reason ... |
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| Using Covert Means to Establish Cybercraft Command and Control |
Mar-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley D Sevy; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate (RI) is researching a next generation network defense architecture, called Cybercraft, that will provide automated and trusted cyber defense capabilities for AF network assets. In this research, we consider the issues of how to protect or obfuscate command and control aspects of the system. In particular, we present a methodology to hide aspects of Cybercraft platform initialization in context to formation of ... |
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| Automated Ontologically-Based Link Analysis of International Web Logs for the Timely Discovery of Relevant & Credible Information |
28-Feb-2009 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Ulicny; Christopher J Matheus; Mieczyslaw M Koar; Kenneth P Baclawski; VISTOLOGY INC FRAMINGHAM MA
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| The blogosphere provides a novel window into an important segment of public opinion, but its dynamic nature makes it an elusive medium to analyze and interpret in the aggregate, where it is most informative. We have developed new techniques for open-source blog mining employing ontologies. These techniques enable the evaluation of blog posts individually, and bloggers aggregatively, along the orthogonal dimensions of blog post topicality, specificity, timeliness and credibility. We ... |
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| An Investigation of Image Fusion Algorithms using a Visual Performance-based Image Evaluation Methodology |
Feb-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly E Neriani; Alan R Pinkus; David W Dommett; GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION ENGINEERING SERVICES INC DAYTON OH
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| It is believed that the fusion of multiple different images into a single image should be of great benefit to warfighters engaged in a search task. As such, more research has focused on the improvement of algorithms designed for image fusion. Many different fusion algorithms have already been developed; however, the majority of these algorithms have not been assessed in terms of their visual performance-enhancing effects using militarily relevant scenarios. ... |
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| DNS and Multilevel Secure Networks: Architectures and Recommendations |
Feb-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia E Irvine; Paul C Clark; David J Shifflett; Timothy E Lavin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY STUDIES AND RESEARCH
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| The Domain Name System (DNS) protocol was introduced to solve a naming problem in TCP/IP networking, namely, to provide a translation service of system names to network addresses (i.e., Internet Protocol (IP) addresses). The protocol was not developed with a requirement to support multilevel secure (MLS) networks. However, the Department of Defense (DoD) vision for the Global Information Grid (GIG) entails support for multilevel networks. In the future, DNS installations ... |
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| Acquisition of the Air Force Second Generation Wireless Local Area Network |
16-Jan-2009 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The overall audit objective was to review the acquisition of the Air Force Second Generation Wireless Local Area Network (2nd Gen). Specifically, we planned to determine whether the program achieved operational capabilities, contracts used to acquire the system supported those capabilities, and the program was implemented within information assurance capabilities. However, we identified material acquisition and contracting internal control weaknesses; therefore, we limited our scope to these areas for this ... |
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| An Ethical Governor for Constraining Lethal Action in an Autonomous System |
Jan-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick Ulam; Ronald C Arkin; Brittany Duncan; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA MOBILE ROBOT LAB
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| The design, prototype implementation, and demonstration of an ethical governor capable of restricting lethal action of an autonomous system in a manner consistent with the Laws of War and Rules of Engagement is presented. |
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| Joint Airspace Management and Deconfliction (JASMAD) |
Jan-2009 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
John Hitchings; DiLego; Francis A Jr; Chad Salisbury; Henry X Simmons; Joshua Sterling; Jialing Cai; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| Numerous Lessons Learned documents from Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Hurricane Katrina have detailed the need for more timely and effective airspace coordination during planning and execution phases. Better coordination between components, agencies, and allies has the potential to reduce fratricide and promote air safety. The Joint Airspace Management and Deconfliction (JASMAD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) is an effort by the Air Force Research Laboratory to address these ... |
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| Countering Internet Extremism |
Jan-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy L Thomas; FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES OFFICE (ARMY) FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Unless the United States crafts a strategy that stymies long-term ideological radicalization among large numbers of Muslim youth, America's long war against terrorism is likely to be just that. Extremists' use of the Internet has developed rapidly since the Chechen-Russian conflict. Now they are more creative, and more importantly, more persuasive in their methods to recruit members, gain financial support, and provide proof of success. The extremists' task has been ... |
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| Web Services Integration on the Fly |
Dec-2008 |
214 pages |
| Authors:
Hoe W Leong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In a net-centric environment, data, tools and people operate in a distributed network. A key research question is whether a software framework can become so usable and intelligent that integration of web services can be done on-the-fly as self-integration. Given data, software agents and supporting software infrastructure, web services integration on the fly means that human coding is not required to integrate web services into a Web Service Architecture. This ... |
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| An Analysis of Organizational Readiness at Anniston Army Depot for Information Technology Change |
Dec-2008 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Jermaine A Hailey; Frederick D Higgs; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA Project is to assess the change readiness of Anniston Army Depot's (ANAD) organizational climate especially now as the Depot prepares for large-scale Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) information technologies (IT) change. ANAD is a highly important division of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) and is the Army's designated Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for a variety of combat vehicles, artillery equipment, bridging ... |
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| An Analysis of Collaborative Technology Advancements Achieved through the Center for Network Innovation and Experimentation |
Dec-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Eric L Quarles; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The primary focus of this thesis is to produce an analysis of collaborative technology advancements experienced through the experimental cycles which the members of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Network Innovation and Experimentation (CENETIX) participate. These experiments, which include Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) and Tactical Network Topology (TNT) scenarios, have advanced a great deal since their inception and there is a need for a detailed study into which changes ... |
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| The Potential Transformative Impact of Web 2.0 Technology on the Intelligence Community |
Dec-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Adrienne Werner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Web 2.0 technologies can transform and improve interagency collaboration in the Intelligence Community in many of the same ways that have marked their use through the internet in the public domain and private industry. The potential for success is illustrated in the early stages of ODNI's implementation of the Analytical Transformation program within the sixteen agencies across the Intelligence Community. Intelligence analysts have already seen an impact in their ability ... |
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| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Network Archive (DNA) |
Dec-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
B Flepp; NET-SCALE TECHNOLOGIES INC MORGANVILLE NJ
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| The purpose of this project is to gain practical experience with designing and implementing a secure distributed storage system. In particular, this project investigated the various relevant topics. We sought to identify the hard problems in combining usability with security. Typically ease of use, convenience, any time anywhere access and security are contradicting requirements. We sought to understand how this is best approached. Further we endeavor to understand whether today's ... |
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| A Discovery Process for Initializing Ad Hoc Underwater Acoustic Networks |
Dec-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Chee W Ong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Seaweb is an underwater acoustic wide-area network connecting autonomous, distributed nodes. Prior iterations of Seaweb relied on operator intervention to initialize and manually configure the network routes. This thesis implements a network discovery process that enables a field of spontaneously deployed, ad hoc nodes to auto-configure for networking purposes. Network routing is initialized as nodes in the network are discovered, with routes chosen according to comparative evaluation of a cost ... |
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| Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking |
Nov-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Marion G Ceruti; Tedd L Wright; David J Swanson; Scott C McGirr; Dwight R Wilcox; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Modeling and simulation, intelligent software agents, and other technologies can support network-centric distributed tracking. These technologies came together in the Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking (KMDT) research and development program to improve naval command, control, and decision support. The program's approach is based on the use of simulated data from sensor and motion models, intelligent software agents, integrated sensor ontology, and a line-of-bearing cross-fix algorithm. Modeling and simulation was used ... |
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| Crosstalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 21, Number 11 |
Nov-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
John Colombi; William B Anderson; Shamlan Siddiqi; Chuck W Turner; Brannen C Cohee; Jo A Lane; George Jr; Rebovich; Judith S Dahmann; Kristin Baldwin; Nanette Patton; Philip Boxer; George Webb; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| As the Acting Director of Software and Systems Engineering in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology), I occupy a uniquely advantageous position to witness the challenges that interoperability imposes on the engineering community. In particular, I have observed that very distinct cultures distinguish the software engineering and systems engineering communities and the subtle differences in their perspectives, and how these have undermined the DoD's ... |
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| Fact or Fiction: Internet Surveillance and Reconnaissance Cell |
31-Oct-2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Erin M Anderson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| In today's society, cyberspace is at the heart of daily living and is both a gift and a burden. The United States is taking measures to ensure that cyberspace continues to be a gift to the population. However, those measures can be a burden on those implementing them if the underlying command and control is immature or complex. The Department of Defense (DOD) has taken a proactive approach to viewing ... |
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| Words Mean Things: The Case for Information System Attack and Control System Attack |
31-Oct-2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Mark J Matsushima; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| War fighters in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) need a more precise, focused lexicon and a common understanding of cyberspace-related terminology; the term Computer Network Attack (CNA) is too broad. DoD should incorporate two new terms into the DoD information operations (IO) lexicon as CNA subcategories: Information Systems Attack (ISA) and Control Systems Attack (CSA). Use of these two new terms will help the joint force commander (JFC) and ... |
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| The Department of Defense Must Combat Cyber Terrorism with Cyber Attacks |
20-Oct-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
P A Snyder; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| U.S. and Allied critical infrastructure assets are exploited daily by terrorist actors from around the world. Terrorists use the Internet to plan attacks, train recruits, gain political support, and finance their operations. To prevent terrorist cyberattacks, new strategies must be employed against terrorist organization members, their assets, and their competencies. These strategies must degrade terrorists' ability to wage both information and kinetic warfare against the United States and its Allies. ... |
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| DoD Business Mission Area Service-Oriented Architecture to Support Business Transformation |
01-Oct-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis E Wisnosky; Dimitry Feldshteyn; Wil Mancuso; Al E Gough; Eric J Riutort; Paul Strassman; OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
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| The DoD is perhaps the largest and most complex organization in the world, employing nearly 1.4 million people and holding approximately $1.4 trillion in assets. IT spending for business support activities in the DoD BMA-funds to operate, maintain, and modernize business systems-comprise $15.7 billion of annual DoD IT spending, roughly equal to the rest of the federal government. |
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Computer Systems
