BEST PAPER AWARD

Alice Mulevhill (BBM Systems and Technologies) and Joseph A. Caroli (Air Force Research Lab/IFTB),  “JADE—A Tool for Rapid Crisis Action Planning.”

The Joint Assistant for Deployment and Execution (JADE) is an Air Force Research Lab and DARPA sponsored research effort which is integrating and applying information technologies to address rapid force deployment planning, especially in crisis situations.  JADE is implementing state of the art techniques to dramatically reduce the time required for building the Time-Phase Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) package.  The effort is transitioning the technologies from research prototype to a fully operational system.
 
 

Best Paper Honorable Mention

1.  Dr. I. R. Goodman (SPAWAR), “A Decision-Aid for Nodes in Command and Control Systems Based on Cognitive Probability Logic.”

This paper extends scope of probability theory.  It is leading edge theoretical work that has implications for data fusion and decision making , and enables mathematically consistent inference and deduction in the presence of uncertainty.  It links cognitive science, linguistics, probability, and logic.

2.  Thea Clark  (Defense Science and Technology Organization C3 Research Centre—Australia) and Richard Jones (Lloyd Jones Consulting Pty Ltd—Australia), “Organizational Interoperability Maturity Model for C2”  

This paper developed a very useful approach to using human factors in the design and development of interoperable systems.

 3.  Dr. Robert W. Anthony (Institute for Defense Analyses),  “Relating Large and Small in C2 and Operations”
 
 This paper provided an importantly new way to look at force structure and scaling relationships in the combat and command control areas.  The work could be used to assess the impact of new and emerging information operations and other technologies on force structure relationships.

4.  Yuri N. Levchuk et al (University of Connecticut), “A Multi-Functional Software Environment for Modeling Complex Missions and Designing Optimal Organizations”

Levchuk and team developed a series of formal algorithms to synthesize an organizational structure from a mission description.  The  algorithms optimize over several criteria:  balanced workload, minimum time to complete, and minimum coordination required.  The algorithms have been applied to an Amphibious Assault Mission and the optional organization structure validated in human-in-the-loop experiments; to the design of the CIC for DD-21; and to parts of the CJTF wargame GLOBAL 99.

BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Holly A. H. Handley and Zainab R. Zaidi (George Mason University), “The Use of Simulation Models in Model Driven Experimentation”

This paper authored by two Ph.D. students demonstrates the use of an executable model to simulate a team in the loop and experiment prior to implementation.  In the paper, the authors first develop the model and then illustrate its use in an experiment to assess alternative architectures.  They then show how application of the model specified a scenario value (e.g., tempo).
 

Best Student Paper Honorable Mention

1.  Major J.P. Storr (Ministry of Defense UK), “Alternative Concepts for Battlefield Command and Cultural Organizations”

This paper painted a challenging hypothesis concerning the size of ground unit headquarters and the scope of their planning activities.

2.  Lt. Col. Carl W. Hunt USA (Doctoral Student, George Mason University), “Probabilistic Reasoning Using Incomplete and Singular Unique Evidence:  Complexity-Based Reasoning Innovation for Commanders”

Colonel Hunt’s paper explores probabilistic reasoning and complexity theory as means to discover singular significant events.

3.  Henrik Friman and Berndt Brehmer (Swedish National Defense College), “Using Microworlds to Study Intuitive Battle Dynamics:  A Concept For The Future”

This paper considered the operational meaning of subjective and objective time in combat in an innovative and challenging manner.