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INTRODUCTION. Enterprise Center, Batten College of Engineering & Technology, Old Dominion University Home of Old Dominion Center, McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences (MISS) Established July 1997 by the Commonwealth of Virginia Locations in Suffolk (TCC-Portsmouth) and ODU Norfolk Campus.
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INTRODUCTION • Enterprise Center, Batten College of Engineering & Technology, Old Dominion University • Home of Old Dominion Center, McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences (MISS) • Established July 1997 by the Commonwealth of Virginia • Locations in Suffolk (TCC-Portsmouth) and ODU Norfolk Campus Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center
INTRODUCTION • Faculty/Staff: 55 research scientists and staff plus over 50 faculty and students • Multidisciplinary: activities include faculty and students from all six academic colleges at ODU and from other universities • Strong collaborative ties to other universities and to the private sector
MISSION • Engage in collaborative research and development in Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and in Visualization • Develop the M&S workforce through education • Provide M&S technical expertise to government and industry • Stimulate technology-related economic development in Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth of Virginia
EDUCATION • VMASC is the Home of Old Dominion’s M&S Programs • Master of Science and Master of Engineering in Modeling and Simulation • Doctor of Philosophy in Modeling and Simulation • World-Class Faculty from 10 ODU Departments, Other Universities, Industry and Government • Accessibility • Tailored to the working professional • Evening, synchronous and asynchronous course offerings • Distance learning sites support students outside of Hampton Roads • Thesis and Dissertation Topics • Relevant to government and industry needs • Can be based on job assignments when feasible • Customized Short Courses for Government & Industry
OUTREACH • We employ a ‘Value-Added Proposition’ approach to aid our partners in expanding their knowledge of and opportunities in Modeling & Simulation. 160 MEMBERS 9 Academic 15 Affiliate 24 Government 112 Industry
VMASC Leadership Team • R. BOWEN LOFTIN, PhD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Phone: 757 686-6200 E-mail: bloftin@odu.edu • KEVIN McCLESKEY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Phone: 757 686-6206 E-mail: kmcclesk@odu.edu • ROLAND R. MIELKE, PhD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Phone: 757 686-6211 E-mail: rmielke@odu.edu • MIKEL D. PETTY, PhD CHIEF SCIENTIST Phone: 757 686-6210 E-mail: mpetty@odu.edu • MARK SCERBO, PhD HF RESEARCH DIRECTOR Phone: 757 683-4217 E-mail: mscerbo@odu.edu • MARK PHILLIPS, ME BATTLE LAB DIRECTOR Phone: 757 686-6200 E-mail: mphillip@odu.edu
VMASC Senior Researchers • Nathan Bailey, PhDPsychologyHuman FactorsTraining Development • Jessica Crouch, PhDComputer ScienceFinite Element ModelingMedical Simulation • Wes Colley, PhDPhysicsPhysics-Based Simulation Agent-Based Simulation • Dave Dryer, PhDIndustrial EngineeringSystems ModelingCollaborative Environments • Ryland Gaskins, PhDPsychologyHuman FactorsHuman Behavioral Modeling • Yuzhong Shen, PhDComputer ScienceVisualizationSoftware Engineering • John Sokolowski, PhDModeling & SimulationHuman Decision ModelingLarge-Scale Simulations • Andreas Tolk, PhDComputer ScienceC4ISR-Simulation IntegrationDistributed Simulation
Core Competencies • Foundations of Modeling and Simulation • Next Generation Distributed Simulation • Collaborative Engineering • Systems Modeling • Live-Virtual-Constructive Integration • Visualization • Technology Assessment • Training • VV&A; Test & Evaluation of Simulations
VMASC Research and Development • Current/Recent Collaborations • To VMASC • Dr. Roberto Revetria, University of Genoa • Dr. Matthias Harders, ETH Zurich • From VMASC • VMASC PhD students Mimi Nguyen and Rob King, NATO Consultation, Command, and Control Agency, The Hague • Planned Collaborations • Andreas Tolk (and/or VMASC student) to Genoa • VMASC Student to ETH Zurich
Collaboration Opportunities Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center Batten College of Engineering and Technology Old Dominion University
1 3 1 2 8 3 3 22 52 … N N VMASC Research and Development Title: Composability Theory Project: Develop theory of semantic composability of models based on computability theory and mathematical logicSponsor: U. S. Navy Office of Naval Research; DMSO Status: Current Component Library System B System A Range f Domain g Range Domain xX yY g(y) Z f(x) Y f g Valid Valid Valid x X f(x) Y yY Valid g(y) Z Y Z X z = g(f(x)) M&S
VMASC Research and Development Title: Basic Object Models Project: Use data and meta-data to describe simulation objects; generate object models, federates, simulations (overall); design BOM-C4I system integration approach (VMASC) Sponsor: U. S. Army PEO STRI Partners: Basic Object Model Product Development Group Status: Current // convert to String in standard-time format public String toString() { DecimalFormat twoDigits = new DecimalFormat( "00" ); return ( ( getHour() == 12 || getHour() == 0 ) ? 12 : getHour() % 12 ) + ":" + twoDigits.format( getMinute() ) + ":" + twoDigits.format( getSecond() ) + ( getHour() < 12 ? " AM" : " PM" ); } Component Object Aircraft F/A-18 MiG-29 Tank M1A1 T-72 Object model System filters : PFilter pipes : PPipe c1, c2 : filtersc1.filter_id = c2.filter_id c1 = c2 p : pipesp.source_filterfilters p.sink_filterfilters f : filters; pt : PORT | ptf.in_ports # {p : pipes | f = p.sink_filterpt = p.sink_port} Meta-data M&S
Crowd Behavior Fidelity Level Experimental Configuration Crowd Behavior Description None SAF only, no Crowd federate Crowd members absent Very low SAF + Crowd federate Crown members motionless “statues” Low SAF + Crowd federate Crowd members move randomly Medium-low (?) SAF + Crowd federate Crowd members with limited behavior Medium-high (?) SAF + Crowd federate Crowd members with full behavior High (?) SAF + Crowd federate + operator GUI Crowd members with human-controlled behavior Crowd federate Simulate crowd members SAF federate Simulate combatants Cognitive Model Crowd Model API DISAFor OTB Simulations Physical Model HLA Interface HLA hlaControl hlaResults TBD Utilities Viewer federate Provide run-time imagesof federation execution Data federate Collect and analyzeexecution data Control federate Control and monitorfederation execution VMASC Research and Development Title: Crowd Modeling Project: Implement HBR-based crowd simulation federate; conduct two experiments (fidelity levels, architecture) Sponsor: Defense Modeling and Simulation Office Status: Current M&S
Network Data flow Network interface Network interface Simulation X Simulation Y B B No LOS LOS Simulated battlefield Simulated battlefield A A Entity A local, entity B remote Trees in X, A can’t see or shoot B Entity A remote, entity B local No trees in Y, B can see and shoot A VMASC Research and Development Title: M&S Body of Knowledge Project: Develop an M&S Body of Knowledge specific to the military Sponsor: DMSO Partners: Georgia Tech, University of Central Florida Status: Current M&S
VMASC Research and Development Title: Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF) Project: Develop an open standard, web services based approach distributed simulation Sponsor: DMSO and JFCOM/J9 Partners: GD, SAIC, NPSStatus: Current • Extensible Markup Language (XML) for Interface Description • Unified Modeling Language (UML) for Description of theComponent Dynamics • Use of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for Communications • Use of Web-Services as Communications Backbone M&S
VMASC Research and Development Title: XMSF C4I Test Bed Project: Transfer the Army Project Battle Management Language to a joint and combined solution based on open standards Sponsor: Defense Modeling and Simulation Office Partners: GMU (project lead), ACS, AlionStatus: Current BML is the unambiguousrepresentation of doctrine applicable for C4ISR, M&S, and robotics M&S
VMASC Research and Development Title: Medical M&S: Regional Medical Preparedness Project: Develop or adapt simulation of regional medical response to mass-casualty medical event; persistent capability for training & operational use; disaster & terrorist scenarios Sponsor: Naval Health Research Center Partners: EVMS, USUHS (NCAMSC), NMC Portsmouth Status: Current M&S
Management Network Info Funds Source Foreign Aid Target Info Political Artificial Intelligence Intelligence Communications Warfare Rogue States International Trade Political Help Database Support Cell Info Financial Operational Assets Visualization Logistics Group Info Military Assets VMASC Research and Development Title: Modeling Cultural, Economic, Political, and Psychological Effects Project: Develop models that support the prediction of effects along cultural, economic, political, and psychological dimensions in support of effects-based operations against an adversary Sponsor: VMASC IR&D/JWAC Partners: ODU International Studies, CMU Status: Current Analysis
VMASC Research and Development Title: Naval Collaborative Engineering Environment (NCEE) Effects-based Modeling and Simulation Integration Project: Develop a technical strategy and implementation plan to introduce and integrate an effects-based M&S capability into the NCEE System Engineering Toolset Sponsor: U. S. Navy Status: Current Effects-based M&S Analysis
VMASC Research and Development Title: Front-End Analysis for Virtual Training Support System Project: Concept demonstration: illustrate how M&S can be used to explain the comprehensive system of systems nature of training support; define a Training Support System from a top-down, layered, graphic modeling perspective Sponsor: U. S. Army Training Support Center (ATSC) Status: Current Analysis
CDI VMASC Research and Development Title: Simulation Operational Testing Support Project: Develop operational testing methodology for large-scale simulations; develop test criteria and scenario events to cover simulation requirementsSponsor: U.S.NavyCommanderOperationalTest&EvaluationForce Status: Current JTCTS CCTT BFTT Other Enclaves Mission Space Models • • • • C4I Simulation • Component Models • Synthetic Environment DBMS Server Enclave Ingress/Egress External System Gateway Modeling Framework Data Collector JSIMS Object Bus C4I Surrogate (MRCI) DII COE Services Life Cycle Applications JMSRR Tools and Services Internetwork Networks, Serial Lines, Tactical Comms, IPC, etc. Internetwork Network, IPC X, http, IIOP, DMA, etc. GCCS Operational C4I Systems Non-GCCS Operational C4I Systems Broker Display Software (Common Look and Feel) JSIMS Common Databases M&S