Agenda

Tuesday, 26 October 2005 - General Session

Keynotes:

• Systems Perspective on Information Systems, BG Stephen V. Reeves, USA, Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical Biological Defense
  
  
• Chemical and Biological Technology for the Joint Warfighter, COL Benjamin Hagar, Joint Science & Technology Office, CBDP, and Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  
  
• Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JRO for CBRND), LTC Mark Bohannon, VC, USA

Technology Transition Overview - How do I get the Cheese?, Mr. Curt Wilhide, Chief, Advanced Technology and Transition

Joint Project Manager Information Systems Program Overview, CAPT Tom O’Keefe, USN, JPM Information Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

Joint Effects Model Program Overview, Mr. Tom Smith, JEM Acquisition Program Manager

Joint Operational Effects Federation Program Overview, Dr. Jerry Hoffman, JOEF Acquisition Program Manager

Joint Warning and Reporting Network Program Overview, Mr. Chuck Walker, JWARN Acquisition Program Manager, Joint Project Manager Information Systems

Joint Project Manager Information Systems Integration Overview, Mr. Kevin Adams, JPM IS Lead Integrator, SSA Director

Joint Science and Technology Office Program Overview, Mr. Chuck Fromer, Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD)

Environmental Hazard Prediction Thrust Area Overview, Mr. John Pace, Joint Science and Technology Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Operations Effects Thrust Area Overview, Mr. Mark Fagan, OETA Manager

Battlespace Management Thrust Area Overview, Mr. William J. Ginley, Battlespace Management Thrust Area Manager, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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Wednesday, 27 October 2005 - General Session

BREAKOUT SESSION A

Working Group I - Dispersion Modeling and Sensor Data Fusion:

• Overview of Hazard Prediction Modeling Program, Mr. John Pace, Joint Science and Technology Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  
  
• RCB Weapon Environment Prediction: Source Term Estimation, Mr. Paul Thomas, Mr. Peter Robins, and Ronni Rapley
  
  
• High Level Architecture Compliance: Source Term Estimation Demo, Mr. Ian Griffiths, Mr. Andrew Solman, and Mr. Ben Swindlehurst
  


• STEM II Bio Data (Video)
  


• Mobil Array (Video)
  
  

Working Group II - Chemical Agent Persistence and Prediction Modeling:

• Droplet Reaction and Evaporation of Agents Model (DREAM), Mr. A.R.T. Hin, TNO, The Netherlands
  
  
• Chemical Agent Fate Program (CAFP): Development of an Evaporation Model for HD on Non-Porous Surfaces, Mr. Brad Dooley, California Institute of Technology and H. K. Navaz, Kettering University
  
  
  • Sample Animated Droplet Topology - 1 L Droplets (Video)
  • Sample Animated Droplet Topology - 6 L Droplets (Video)
  • Sample Animated Droplet Topology - 9 L Droplets (Video)
  
  
• Applying Quantum Chemical Theory to the Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents, Dr. Tom J. Evans and Dr. Tom Stark, Cubic Applications, Inc.
  
  

Working Group III - Battlespace Management:

• CB Defense Battle Management, Mr. William J. Ginley, Battlespace Management Thrust Area Manager, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
  
  
• Next Generation Chem Bio Battle Management System, Mr. Jim Reilly, AFRL/IFSA
  
  

Working Group IV - Decision Making and Support:

• Analytical Capabilities Development, Dr. Jeffrey Grotte, Institute for Defense Analyses
  
  
• Virtual Prototyping Feasibility/Benefit and CB Common Knowledge Base BA05MSB061, Mr. Michael Kierzewski, ECB, and Mr. Scott Kothenbeutel, Battelle
  
  
• DTRA -Modeling and Simulation/Battlespace - BO05MSB070: Multivariate Decision Support Tool for CB Defense, Dr. Frank Gilfeather, UNM
  
  

Working Group V - Special Topics: Test and Evaluation:

• Warning, the Critical Element to Mitigate the Effects of a CBRN Attack, Dr. Alan Avidan MadahCom, Inc.
  
  
• Sensor Placement Optimization, Mr. Keith Gardner, Northrop Grumman IT
  
  

BREAKOUT SESSION B

Working Group I - Dispersion Modeling and Sensor Data Fusion:

• Fusion of Sensor and Model Data, Dr. Deborah Fish, Mr. Oliver Lanning and Mr. Paul Thomas
  
  
• Chemical/Biological Source Characterization, Richard Fry, DTRA, R. Ian Sykes, L-3 Titan, Ronald Kolbe, NGIT
  
  
• Sensor Placement Optimization, Mr. Keith Gardner, Northrop Grumman IT
  


• Sensor Location & Optimization Tool Set: Presentation - Paper, Mr. Michael J. Smith, ITT Industries, Advanced Engineering & Sciences
  
  
• Hazard Prediction with Nowcasting, Jason Nachamkin and John Cook, Naval Research Laboratory, and Michael Frost, Daniel Martinez, and Gary Sprung Computer Sciences Corporation
  
  
• Tracking Atmospheric Plumes Using Stand-off Sensor Data, Robert C. Brown, David Dussault, and Richard C. Miake-Lye Aerodyne Research, Inc. Patrick Heimbach, Department of Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
  

Working Group II - Special Topics I:

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) and Medical Communities of Interest (COI) Information Sharing, Mr. Doug Hardy, JPM IS SSA Manager
  
  
• Providing Capabilities-Based Analytic Support In Dynamic Operational Environments, Mr. Mark Neff, Mr. Greg Wells and Mr. E. Mark Chicoine, Booze / Allen / Hamilton
  
  
• Development and Implementation of a Model for Predicting the Aerosolization of Agents in a Stack, Teri J. Robertson, Douglas S. Burns, Jeffrey J. Piotrowski, Dustin B. Phelps, Veeradej Chynwat and Eileen P. Corelli, ENSCO, Inc.
  
  
• Contamination Avoidance at Seaports of Debarkation: Presentation - Paper, Mr. Donald W. Macfarlane, David H. Drummond and William J. Ginley, NBC Battlefield Management Team, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
  
  
• Advances in Biotechnology and the Biosciences for Warfighter Performance and Protection, Dr. Larry Regens, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  
  

Working Group III - Battlespace Management:

• A Bayesian Approach for Assessing Confidence in a Biological Warfare (BW) Detection Event, Mr. Patrick L. Berry, U.S. Army Edgewood CB Center
  
  
• A New Bio IMS for Simultaneous Detection of CWAs and Biomaterials , Dr. Jürgen Leonhardt Flight Services, Inc
  
  
• Chem-Bio Protection Without Chem-Bio Sensors: Low Cost, Dual Use, Alternative Sensor and Information Architectures, Mr. Steven S. Streetman, ENSCO, Inc.
  
  

Working Group IV - Decision Making and Support:

• The Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center (CBIAC), a Knowledge Management Source for Authoritative Information, Donald McGonigle, KM Program Manager
  
  
• Flatland Visualization of A Decision Support Tool Architecture, Mr. Thomas Preston Caudell, Department of ECE, University of New Mexico
  
  
• Scenarios with the CBRN Data Model, Stephen Helmreich, Computing Research Laboratory, NMSU and Sundara Vadlamudi and Markus Binder, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  
  
• Machine Intelligence in Decision-making (MInD) Automated Generation of CB Attack Engagement Scenario Variants, Nadipuram R. Prasad, Arjun S. Rangamani, Timothy J. Ross, M. M. Reda Taha, Frank Gilfeather
  
  
• Methods for Understanding Human Interface Requirements for Decision Support Tools, Bill Ogden, Jim Cowie, and Chris Fields, New Mexico State University
  
  
• Allocation of Resources in CB Defense: Optimization and Ranking, J. Cowie, H. Dang, B. Li, Hung T. Nguyen, NMSU and F. Gilfeather, UNM
  
  

Working Group V - Special Topics: Test and Evaluation:

• Test and Evaluation (T&E) Thrust Area Overview, Eric Lowenstein, T&E Manager, Modeling & Simulation / Battlespace
  
  
• Reliable Discrimination of High Explosive and Chemical / Biological Artillery Using Acoustic Sensors, Myron E. Hohil, Sachi Desai, and Amir Morcos, US Army RDECOM-ARDEC
  
  
• Infrared Scene Simulation for Chemical Standoff Detection System Evaluation, Peter Mantica, Chris Lietzke, and Jer Zimmermann, ITT Industries, Advanced Engineering and Sciences Division and Fran D’Amico, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center ARDEC
  
  
• Neutrotest - A Neutron Based Nondestructive Device for Explosive Detection, Dr. Jürgen Leonhardt

• Dynamic Multi Sensor Management System, Mr. Thomas Sanderson and Mr. Fred Yacoby
  
  
• A Bayesian Approach for Assessing Confidence in a Biological Warfare (BW) Detection Event, Mr. Patrick L. Berry, U.S. Army Edgewood CB Center
  
  

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Thursday, 28 October 2005

BREAKOUT SESSION C

Working Group I - Dispersion Modeling and Sensor Data Fusion:

• An Atmospheric Chemistry Module for Modeling Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) in SCIPUFF, Douglas S Burns, Veeradej Chynwat, Jeffrey J Piotrowski, Kia Tavares, and Floyd Wiseman, ENSCO, Inc.
  
  
• Chemical and Biological Hazard Environmental Prediction, Mr. Michael Armistead, NSWC, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)
  
  
• Development and Implementation of a Model for Predicting the Aerosolization of Agents in a Stack, Teri J. Robertson, Douglas S. Burns, Jeffrey J. Piotrowski, Dustin B. Phelps, Veeradej Chynwat and Eileen P. Corelli, ENSCO, Inc.



• Nowcasting and Urban Interactive Modeling Using Robotic and Remotely Sensed Data, James Cogan, Robert Dumais, and Yansen Wang, Meteorological Modeling Branch, Battlefield Environment Division, Computational & Information Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory



• MSG Ground (Video)



• Quasi Steady Run (Video)



• Meandering Wind (Video)



• Measurement of Coastal & Littoral Toxic Material Tracer Dispersion, Dr. Robert E. Marshall



• Coupled Air -- Sea Modeling for Improved Coastal Dispersion Prediction, Julie Pullen, Marine Meteorology Division, Naval Research Laboratory
  
  

Working Group II - Current Ops Effect S & T Projects:

• JOEF Prototype Development Activities, Dr. Tom Stark, Cubic Defense Applications
  
  
• Next Generation Modeling of Operational Effects and CHEMRAT and Updating Air Force Manuals 10-2602 & 10-2517, Maj William Greer, AFRL HEPC
  
  
• Impact Assessment Tool, Dr. Ben Swindlehurst, Dstl, Mr. Darrell Lochtefeld, Anteon Corporation and Mr. Andrew Solman, Dstl
  
  
• AOCA (Video)
• Trace Double (Video)


• CB System Military Worth Assessment Toolkit, Chris Gaughan, ECBC, Dennis Jones, ITT, Derrick Briscoe, ITT, and Jim Sunkes, ITT
  
  
• Predictive Models for Chem-Bio Human Response, Casualty Human Response, Estimation and Patient Loads, Gene McClellan, Karen Cheng, and Jason Rodriguez
  
  

Working Group III - Battlespace Management:

• “Net-Ready” CBRN Sensors – A Way Forward…, Chuck Datte, Ritesh Patel and David W. Godso
  
  
• Wirelessly Enabling Legacy Sensor Systems for Rapid Deployment and Monitoring, Mr. Joshua Pressnell, RTI
  

• Dynamic Multi Sensor Management System, Mr. Thomas Sanderson and Mr. Fred Yacoby
  
  

Working Group IV - Decision Making and Support:

• Monotone Measure Theory as a Method for Combining Evidence in Threat Scenarios, Greg M. Chavez, Timothy J. Ross, Mahmoud Reda Taha, Ram Prasad
  
  
• Algorithmically Generated Music Enhances VR Decision Support Tool, Dr. Panaiotis, Department of Music & Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of New Mexico
  
  
• Exploring Optimization Methodologies for Systematic Identification of Optimal Defense Measures for Mitigating CB Attacks, Roshan Rammohan, Molly McCuskey, Mahmoud Reda Taha, Tim Ross and Frank Gilfeather, University of New Mexico and Ram Prasad, New Mexico State University
  
  
• DTRA -Modeling and Simulation/Battlespace - BO05MSB070: Multivariate Decision Support Tool for CB Defense, Dr. Frank Gilfeather, UNM
  
  

Working Group V - Special Topics: Test and Evaluation:

• CBRN Data Model CBRN Data Model Implementation Approach, Mr. William Snee, MSIAC/ Alion Science and Technology and Professor Tom Johnson, Naval Postgraduate School
  
  
• Chemical Homeland Security System: C-HoSS, Mr. Kevin Kennedy, Chemical Compliance Systems, Inc.
  
  

BREAKOUT SESSION D

Working Group I - Dispersion Modeling and Sensor Data Fusion:

• Release and Atmospheric Dispersal of Liquid Agents, Theo Theofanous (PI), University of California and Rich Couch, Program Manager, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  
  
• Modeling and Simulation to Support Virtual Chemical Hazard Environments, Dr. Jeffery D. Peterson, Dr. James A. Kleimeyer and Dr. Richard J. Green, West Desert Test Center, Dugway Proving Ground
  
  
• Proposed Translation of Joint Effects Model (JEM) Accuracy Requirement Into a Measurable Acceptability Criterion, Steve Warner, Nathan Platt and James F. Heagy, Institute for Defense Analyses

Working Group II - Operations Effects Modeling:

• Combined Defense, Mr. Keith Gardner, Northrop Grumman IT
  
  
• Health Effects Decision Support Tool for Civilian CB Air and Water Attack Scenarios, Dr. Shanna Collie, Toxicologist and Project Manager, Tetra Tech
  
  
• Reality Simulation to Train for Prevention, Deterrence, Response, and Recovery for Chem Bio Events, Mr. Scott Milburn, Reality Response
  
  
• SVS at Fort Benning (Video)
• Dismounted Simulation (Video)

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