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Use of"Smartphones"and cellular networks is becoming an increasing priority for military applications. By placing the source of information directly with the solider on the ground via a Smartphone, the vision of"every soldier a sensor"becomes attainable. mZeal proposes to facilitate this vision with the Adaptive Multi-Media Streaming for Android (AMMSTAR) system. AMMSTAR will capture photographic ...

Implantable systems capable of high-bandwidth telemetry for transmission of neural information to an external receiver have not been realized.Most researchers, however, have adopted percutaneous connectors as the workhorse of high-channel count neural research.To avoid these connectors, attempts to create high-bandwidth transceivers have resulted in high-power, large-volume, or boutique solutions. ...

We propose a Phase II effort to extend the game-theoretic technology to apply to the DARPA Distributed Battle Management (DBM) program. Our proposed AMDP (Adversarial Modeling for DBM Planning) system augments DBMs capabilities with a predictive model of adversarial uncertainty and action.We seek to answer the question How can we predict enemy responses and positions, and update those predictions ...

In this project we will develop a framework for and demonstrate the feasibility of a neural signal processing system for informing cognitive models. Specifically, we will use single-trial analysis of EEG to inform a cognitive model of socio-cultural behavior. Our framework will include 1) a methodology for mapping characteristics of neural signals to cortical processes and cognitive modules, 2) a ...

Chronic neuropathic pain management persists as one of the most significant medical challenges faced within the military. Current approaches to management of chronic pain, especially the use of opiates, are fraught with drawbacks and risks to military patients and cannot be deployed easily in the military theatre; therefore, new technologies that simplify treatment protocols and improve outcomes ...

The recent disclosure of sensitive and classified government documents through WikiLeaks demonstrates a new systemic threat, exfiltration and broad global broadcast of government confidential data and information. We propose to develop techniques and mechanisms for identifying likely malicious insiders within an organization by leveraging automatically generated misinformation and modern system an ...

The Electromagnetic Plasmoid Thruster (EMPT) has demonstrated the ability to ionize, electromagnetically accelerate, and eject a broad range of complex and chemically-reactive molecular gases, including monopropellants. EMPT has the potential to dramatically increase the operational range of existing electric propulsion (EP) systems in both power density, power throttling, and propellant choice. P ...

For computer based systems where time is important, a methodology is proposed which separates applications from architecture. A System is represented graphically in Blueprints, and textually in Formal Models expressed in the Real-time Executable Architecture Language (REAL). The system application and architecture are evolved to work in harmony using the SIMPLEX temporal performance simulation t ...

Social network analysis is a powerful method for making sense of an increasingly interconnected world. Developing social network analysis tools requires datasets with which to test them, but sharing datasets is problematic because of privacy issues. Initial attempts to anonymize network datasets proved ineffective due to de-anonymization attacks that leveraged publically available information to i ...

Operations centers for tactical military activities, incident response, and other domains all involve multiple teams of individuals interacting with people and systems within and outside of their organization to enable continuous mission success. In these organizations, effective coordination and collaboration is critical. To improve collaboration, an end-to-end sensor and analysis technology is n ...