Securboration is pleased to propose an innovative approach to linking Effect Based Operation (EBO) Center Of Gravity analysis with simulation tools to determine the most effective Course Of Action (COA) to achieve the desired effects, entitled EBO-Scenario-Generation. EBO- Scenario-Generation… More

Securboration Inc. is pleased to propose an innovative approach to the automated creation of complete scenarios, or Scenario Generation (SGen), for mission planning simulation. This approach is a continuation of our Phase I effort, which successfullyvalidated our approach to scenario generation,… More

Securboration Inc., teaming with Dr. Eugene Santos of the University of Connecticut, is pleased to propose our innovative approach for visualizing and assessing uncertainty entitled, Uncertainty Prediction System (UPSYS). During the phase one effort weplan to demonstrate how the innovative UPSYS… More

An innovative framework to support adversarial modeling -- entitled Emergent Adversarial Modeling System (EAMS). EAMS leverages the Securboration team's past experience in knowledge integration, scenario generation and adversarial modeling to address the difficult problems facing the adversarial… More

Dynamic Intelligence Anticipation, Prioritization, and Exploitation System, or DIAPES. DIAPES combines an innovative application of ontology modeling, intelligence data integration; artificial intelligence techniques; and visualization to allow analysts to rapidly solve intelligence requirements in… More

Securboration, working closely with Dr. Eugene Santos from the University of Connecticut, is developing the Emergent Adversarial Modeling System (EAMS). EAMS models adversarial actions through a distinct link to adversarial intent and emergent (or dynamic) behavior. The Phase I effort proved the… More

Future military operations will continue to be Joint and Coalition efforts in the 21st century, thus the transformation of data into actionable knowledge and its fusion into a common operational picture is critical for all of our Services and allies. To support commanders faced with this complex… More

Foreign Disclosure officers are the personnel in the United States AOC responsible for implementing National Disclosure Policy (NDP) that governs disclosure of United States Classified Military Information (CMI) to foreign governments and international organizations. Increasing emphasis on… More

Securboration, working with University of Connecticut researchers Dr. Eugene Santos Jr. is pleased to propose the Dynamic Adversarial Gaming Algorithm (DAGA). DAGA will focus on expanding adversarial gaming algorithms to support an agent based dynamic adversarial environment. DAGA will provide the… More

Securboration, teaming with DMM Ventures, is pleased to propose C2 Ontology-based Semantic Interoperability Framework (C2OSIF). Securboration's technical approach to C2OSIF is focused on leveraging our extensive semantic web expertise along with our COI research and applying it to the practical… More

The Synthetic Adversary Tactics and Strategy (SATSS) service will provide a dynamic and realistic adversary for use in synthetic environments focusing on generation of tactics and strategies for real-world asymmetric adversaries to support the current and future needs of the modeling and simulation… More

Military decision makers are faced with vast arrays of complex interrelated data from numerous sources leading to information overload for military planners and analysts. Probabilistic information strategies have shown significant promise towards improving the current state of information fusion.… More

Securboration, Dartmouth College, and George Mason University has created a uniquely qualified team to develop solutions in support of self-learning ontologies. Securboration's innovative approach called Ontology Generation and Evolution Processor (OGEP) directly attacks the main barrier which… More

Securboration's innovative approach is centered on the development of a Community of Exchange (CoEx) which represents the operational requirements and semantic dependencies that drive the operators' effective use of information to perform effects-based assessment. The Community of Exchange allows… More

Securboration, working closely with Dr. Raymond A. Liuzzi, creates a world-class team to develop the next generation of access control policy for information exchange across virtual enterprises. Securboration's extensive experience in ontological modeling, semantics-based policy enforcement,… More

Securboration, working with Dartmouth University researcher Dr. Eugene Santos Jr., proposes the Semantic Integration Environment for Determining Information Trustworthiness (SIEDIT). The key barriers to effective information utilization is that analysts either use information with no underlying… More

Securboration, working closely with Dr. Eugene Santos Jr, from Dartmouth College, creates a world-class, socio-cultural training program development team. With an extensive background and expertise in Air Operations Center (AOC) operations, effects-based planning and assessment, intelligence,… More

The issue of interoperability is a common focus for current and future DoD efforts. Integration and fusion of information resources is a high priority in both military and commercial business organizations. With the explosion of web-based resources, the interoperability of information has become an… More

Today's strategic threat is far more fragmented than during the Cold War era. The 21st century strategic threat triad - failed states, global terrorism, and WMD proliferation -represents the greatest modern day threat to our national security interests . The common factor that exacerbates this… More

Improvised Explosive Devices or IEDs have proven to be the insurgency's most effective method to date in Iraq and Afghanistan for countering the military superiority of coalition forces. Their consequences are devastating to coalition troops and their use derails Combatant Commanders from… More

Non-Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (NTISR) is a growing capability for the US military. The concept of every platform, vehicle, soldier, sailor, and airman being a sensor contributing to situational awareness of the operational environment is now firmly entrenched in the… More

Traditional military planning has the single focus of defeating another military force in a rural, wide-scale attrition based war. Recent history has forced a change in that mindset and underscored the fact that our modern military encounters significantly more complex problems. Warfighters in… More

The asymmetric adversary the U.S. faces today and in the foreseeable future is radically different from previous adversaries and must be thought of in an entirely new light. As events in Afghanistan and Iraq illustrate, warfare is being transformed from a closed, state-sponsored affair to one in… More

It is imperative that we enable our training capabilities to evolve rapidly to support changing training needs. This, in turn, requires the capability to rapidly adjust and modify behavior models in an unprecedented manner. This capability is needed in all domains, including air, ground, surface,… More

Continuity of Operations (COOP) has taken on new meaning in the 21st century with threats from terrorism, natural disasters and cyber warfare. The threat also extends beyond key personnel to Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence C4I. Prior to 9/11 COOP was a cold war relic… More

The 21st century strategic threat triad - failed states, global terrorism, and WMD proliferation - represents the greatest modern day threat. The common factor exacerbating this threat triad is instability. DoD is striving to identify metrics to assess progress towards stability. The Measuring… More

Net-centric enterprise solutions that include semantic integration techniques coupled with distributed service oriented architectures provide unprecedented potential to increase the warfighter's situational awareness. The Knowledge Management Framework (KMF) for the US Air Force 45th Space Wing at… More

Combat, or Tactical, Assessment is the crucial first step in a larger Effects-Based Assessment (EBA) process. Unfortunately current tactical assessment tools and processes are insufficient to function in an EBA environment. Consequently, they do not feed operational, campaign, or national… More

Ontology development has increased over the last few years concurrent with the rise in popularity of web services and other technologies positioned to leverage the semantic capabilities of an ontology-based solution. Extending the notion of data models or object models, an ontology can provide rich… More

Today's strategic threat is far more fragmented than during the Cold War era. The US and its allies face asymmetric adversaries and irregular warfare tactics that effectively allow small groups of insurgents to destabilize entire nations. The result is an increase in Stability, Security, Transition,… More

Failing or failed states and those emerging from conflict pose one of today's greatest security challenges. To address these challenges DoD has given stability operations priority comparable to combat operations. DoD also recognizes that reconstruction and stability (R/S) operations are more than… More

The ever increasing number of web data sources and the additional complexity of sharing data among databases creates a growing need for less labor intensive schema matching and translation techniques. Securboration, teaming with Dr. Jens Pohl, Professor of Architecture and Executive Director of the… More

Course of action (COA) analysis, especially adversary reaction prediction, that occurs during the Joint Operation Planning Process/Joint Air Estimate Process (JOPP/JAEP) has benefited by applying advanced computing algorithms. Typically though, algorithms have been narrowly applied to solve niche… More

The Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has identified three lines of operations to combat the IED threat: defeat the device, defeat the network, and train the force. While defeating the device is necessary, attacking the network is the only line of operation that supports intervention to the… More

Comprehensive COOP strategies have taken on increased emphasis due to evolving threats, including the increasing threat from cyber warfare and terrorism and the ever-present threat from natural disasters and other forms of disruption. As DoD architectures become more net-centric and globally… More

Course of action (COA) analysis, especially adversary reaction prediction, that occurs during the Joint Operation Planning Process/Joint Air Estimate Process (JOPP/JAEP) has benefited by applying advanced computing algorithms. Typically though, algorithms have been narrowly applied to solve niche… More

Understanding the dynamics of today's operational environment requires collection and analysis of nontraditional, qualitative intelligence that current GIS options cannot support. To bridge quantitative GIS and these emerging qualitative sources, and apply it to arguably the most pressing… More

The ever increasing number of web data sources and the additional complexity of sharing data among databases creates a growing need for less labor intensive schema matching and translation techniques. Securboration, teaming with Dr. Jens Pohl, Professor of Architecture and Executive Director of the… More

ABSTRACT: The Air Force currently relies on large, fixed nodes, such as the Air Operations Center, for their command and control (C2) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) needs. These sites are tasked with providing critical processing, analysis and dissemination. This… More

Using current design methods programmers cannot determine effective use of threading strategies that can maximize the effectiveness of multi-core architectures. Approaches such as effective threading strategies including, how many threads are needed, where the threading occurs, the existence of… More

To maximize multicore architectures Securboration is teaming with multicore expert Dr. Frank Muller from the North Carolina State University to develop the Pico-kernel Adaptive and Scalable Operating-system, or PICASO, which has the potential for transformative advances in science and technology.… More

Health surveillance has the potential to contribute to understanding epidemic causes and progression. It consists of systematic collection and reporting of population-based data for the purposes of detecting, characterizing, and countering health threats. While this is sound theory, in practice,… More

ABSTRACT: Warfare is being transformed from a closed, state-sponsored affair to distributed terrorist activities enabled by social media. Today"s terrorists are extremely internet savvy. They recruit, organize, seek advice, assistance and material support; and manage their illicit drug trade… More

Streams of time-stamped, unstructured text content represent both a valuable information resource for analysts and a daunting volume of input which must be sifted and sorted according to multiple perspectives. Securboration proposes Topical Summarization Over Time (TSOT), which treats summaries as… More

The complexities and challenges in today"s counterinsurgency (COIN) environment require warfighters to constantly learn and adapt to new social systems and networks, shifting alliances, and uncertain host-nation support. Understanding these dynamics requires the collection and analysis of… More