Technical Reports

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TRANSWAY® (Integrated Computerized Deployment System) Technical and Operational Description (with Joshua Nibecker, Harmony Larsen, Shawn Pan, Clay Warren, Robert Chambers, Dennis Taylor, Ben Weber, James Delos Reyes, Craig Maas, and Mark Porczak), CDM Technical Report: CDM-21-07 (2007)

The TRANSWAY® software application is an adaptive, ontology-based toolset with collaborative agents, designed to assist...

 

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ICODES (Integrated Computerized Deployment System) Technical and Operational Description (with Cesar Diaz, Billy Waiters, Jerry Pickard, Jason Naylor, Steven Gollery, Patrick McGraw, Michael Huffman, John Fanshier, Matt Parrott, Steve O'Driscoll-Packer, Boone Pendergrast, and Evan Sylvester), CDM Technical Report: CDM-20-06 (2006)

Over the past decade CDM Technologies, Inc. (CDM) in conjunction with the Collaborative Agent Design...

 

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The TIRAC™ Development Toolkit: Technical Description (with Russell Leighton, Lakshmi Vempati, Alan Davis, and Mark Porczak), CDM Technical Report: CDM-19-05 (2005)

This report provides a technical description of the Toolkit for Information Representation and Agent Collaboration...

 

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The ICDM Development Toolkit: Technical Description (with Russell Leighton, Lakshmi Vempati, Alan Davis, and Mark Porczak), CDM Technical Report: CDM-18-04 (2004)

This report provides a technical description of the Integrated Cooperative Decision-Making (ICDM) software toolkit for...

 

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The TIRAC™ Development Toolkit: Purpose and Overview (with Kym Jason Pohl, Russell Leighton, Michael Zang, Steven Gollery, and Mark Porczak), CDM Technical Report: CDM-17-04 (2004)

This report provides an overview description of the Toolkit for Information Representation and Agent Collaboration...

 

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Knowledge Management Using Semantic Web Languages and Technologies (with Steven J. Gollery), Collaborative Agent Design Research Center Internal Report -GOLL-C3RP-2004 (2004)

Each organization of more than a few persons generates a number of documents containing information...

 

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The ICDM Development Toolkit: Purpose and Overview (with Kym Jason Pohl, Russell Leighton, Michael Zang, Steven Gollery, and Mark Porczak), CDM Technical Report: CDM-16-04 (2004)

This report provides an overview description of the Integrated Cooperative Decision-Making (ICDM) software toolkit for...

 

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SILS MRAT: A Multi-Agent Decision-Support System for Shipboard Integration of Logistics Systems (with Michael Zang, Jonathan Lee, Joyce Gaoiran, Adam Gray, Jered Gray, Charles Hayek, David Nau, Chad Pond, Michael Rutter, and Zachary Speck), CDM Technical Report: CDM-15-04 (2004)

This report describes work performed by CDM Technologies Inc. on subcontract to ManTech Advanced Systems...

 

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USTRANSCOM: Corporate Information-Centric Environment, Report Prepared for the Architecture & Technical Integration Division at USTRANSCOM TCJ6-A REP03-FIN (2003)

As a result of foresight and planning that has established a logical data model (i.e.,...

 

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Decision-Support Systems: Notions, Prototypes, and In-Use Applications With Emphasis on Military Applications (with Art Chapman, Kym Jason Pohl, Jonathan Primrose, and Adam Wozniak), Design Institute Report: CADRU-11-97 (2003)

This report describes work performed by the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) over the...

 

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The Value of Ontology-Based, Service-Oriented, Distributed Systems in a High Bandwidth Environment (with Steven J. Gollery), Collaborative Agent Design Research Center White Paper - GOLL-HBW (2002)
 

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IMMACCS: A Multi-Agent Decision-Support System (with Mark Porczak, Kym Jason Pohl, Russell Leighton, Hisham Assal, Alan Davis, Lakshmi Vempati, and Anthony Wood), Design Institute Report: CADRU-14-01 (2001)

This report describes work performed by the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center for the US...

 

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Transition From Data to Information, Collaborative Agent Design Research Center Technical Report - RESU72 (2001)

It is often lamented that we human beings are suffering from an information overload. This...

 

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SEAWAY: A Multi-Agent Decision-Support System for Naval Expeditionary Logistic Operations (with Anthony Wood, Kym Jason Pohl, Justin Crawford, Mark Lai, John Fanshier, Ken Cudworth, Tom Tate, Hisham Assal, and Shawn Pan), CDM Technical Report: CDM-13-00 (2000)

This report describes work performed by CDM Technologies Inc. in conjunction with the Collaborative Agent...

 

Conference Proceedings

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An Intelligent Supply Chain Planning and Execution Environment, Proceedings of InterSymp-2011: Baden-Baden, Germany (2011)

Logistic planning and execution processes in a supply-chain are subject to a high level of...

 

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The Role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Intuition, Proceedings of InterSymp-2011: Baden-Baden, Germany (2011)

In recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation as the principal drivers of economic growth,...

 

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Intelligent Software for Ecological Building Design (with Hisham Assal and Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2010: Baden-Baden, Germany (2010)

Building design is a complex process because of the number of elements and issues involved...

 

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Preconference Proceedings on Advances in Adaptive Planning Capabilities, Proceedings of InterSymp – 2010 22nd International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2010)
 

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A Method to Implement Location Transparency in a Web Service Environment (with Xiaoshan Pan), Proceedings of InterSymp-2010: Baden-Baden, Germany (2010)

Location transparency offers some significant benefits in the areas of middleware, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and...

 

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On the Road to Intelligent Web Applications (with Hisham Assal and Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2010: Baden-Baden, Germany (2010)

Increasing access to data sources on the Internet offers expanding opportunities for equipping intelligent applications...

 

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Solving the Data Deluge Problem, Proceedings of InterSymp-2010: Baden-Baden, Germany (2010)

The paper postulates that the information technology revolution that is commonly referred to as the...

 

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Conveyance Estimator Ontology: Conceptual Models and Object Models (with Xiaoshan Pan), Proceedings of InterSymp-2009: Baden-Baden, Germany (2009)

This paper proposes the construction of a Conceptual Model as a logical step prior to...

 

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Increasing the Expressiveness of OWL Through Procedural Attachments (with Dennis Taylor), Proceedings of InterSymp-2009: Baden-Baden, Germany (2009)

The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the OWL Web ontology...

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Knowledge Management Systems, Proceedings of InterSymp – 2009 21st International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2009)
 

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Intelligent Information Management Tools in a Service-Oriented Software Environment, Proceedings of InterSymp-2009: Baden-Baden, Germany (2009)

This paper draws attention to the increasing need for agile and adaptive software environments that...

 

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The Representation of Context in Computer Software (with Hisham Assal and Kym Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2009: Baden-Baden, Germany (2009)

Computers do not have the equivalent of a human cognitive system and therefore store data...

 

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ICODES Global Services (GS): A Single Load-Planning Capability, The 2009 Air Force Agile Combat Support (ACS) Conference: Atlanta, GA (2009)

Over the past decade the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) at California Polytechnic State...

 

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Perspective Models: A Mechanism for Achieving Interoperability Among Expressive, Personalized Domain Views (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2008: The 20th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2008)

Accurate and expressive representation of the subject matter over which a context-oriented, decision-support system operates...

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Intelligent Software Tools and Services, Proceedings of InterSymp-2008: The 20th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2008)
 

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Similarity Assessment Techniques (with Michael A. Zang, Adam Gray, and Michael Hobbs), Proceedings of InterSymp-2008: The 20th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2008)

This paper serves as a layman’s introduction to similarity assessment techniques, their distinction from contemporary...

 

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Challenging Computer Software Frontiers and the Human Resistance to Change, Proceedings of InterSymp-2008: The 20th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2008)

This paper examines the driving and opposing forces that are governing the current paradigm shift...

 

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ICODES: A Multi-Agent System in Practice, Proceedings of InterSymp-2008: The 20th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2008)

This paper describes the Integrated Computerized Deployment System (ICODES) from both an architectural and evolutionary...

 

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Enabling the Interoperability of Large-Scale Legacy Systems (with Kalyan Moy Gupta, Michael A. Zang, Adam Gray, David W. Aha, and Joe Kriege), Proceedings of the Twentieth Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (2007)

Legacy system data models can interoperate only if their syntactic and semantic differences are resolved....

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Representation of Context in Software Data → Information → Knowledge, Proceedings of InterSymp-2007: The 19th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2007)

For the past 20 years commercial corporations and government agencies have suffered under the limitations...

 

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Alternative Paths to Intelligent Systems, Proceedings of InterSymp-2007: The 19th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2007)

This paper examines the three prevalent approaches to Artificial Intelligence (AI), namely symbolic reasoning systems,...

 

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Enhancing the Face of Service-Oriented Capabilities (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2007: The 19th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2007)

With today’s focus toward discoverable web services, Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) are becoming increasingly prevalent. To...

 

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Knowledge Management Enterprise Services (KMES): Concepts and Implementation Principles, Proceedings of InterSymp-2007: The 19th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2007)

The purpose of this paper is to present concepts and implementation principles related to the...

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Software Systems, Proceedings of InterSymp-2006: The 18th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2006)

A very powerful new type of information systems technology is rapidly emerging, driven by government...

 

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Tabu Search for Optimization of Military Supply Distribution (with Ben Weber and Brett Bojduj), Proceedings of InterSymp-2006: The 18th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2006)

The dynamic and non-hierarchical nature of the military domain presents a challenge for traditional supply...

 

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Elements of Human Decision-Making, Proceedings of InterSymp-2006: The 18th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2006)

The purpose of this paper is to present some understandings of the human problem-solving activity...

 

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TRANSWAY®: Planning with the Tabu Search Algorithm (with Joshua Nibecker, Dennis Taylor, Robert Chambers, Harmony Larsen, Ken Cudworth, Clay Warren, and Mark Porczak), Proceedings of InterSymp-2006: The 18th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2006)

Military deployment and distribution responsibilities call for intelligent collaborative tools in support of strategic and...

 

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Perspective Models As a Means For Achieving True Representational Accuracy, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference: Big Sky, MT (2006)

Accurate and expressive representation of the subject matter over which a context-oriented, decision-support system operates...

 

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Goods Movement Security: An Information Technology Problem, Proceedings of InterSymp-2005: The 17th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2005)

This paper discusses the security problems associated with the movement of goods across international in-land...

 

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A Translational Web Services Bridge Solution for Meaningful Interoperability Between Potentially Disparate Systems (with Kym J. Pohl and Lakshmi Vempati), Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference: Big Sky, MT (2005)

An emerging issue in the world of context-centric software-based decision-support is the need for potentially...

 

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Interoperability and the Need for Intelligent Software, Proceedings of the 2004 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Interoperability (2004)

In my introduction to this year’s conference I will address six questions that I believe...

 

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Interoperability and the Need for Intelligent Software: A Historical Perspective, 2004 Office of Naval Research Workshop and Conference (2004)

With the objective of defining the interoperability theme of this year’s conference it is the...

 

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Proceedings of the 2004 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Interoperability, Proceedings of the 2004 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Interoperability (2004)

In August of 1998 the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) of the California Polytechnic...

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Intelligent Software Systems for the New Infostructure: Baden-Baden, Germany, Proceedings of InterSymp-2004: The 16th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics (2004)

Over the past several years the papers in this annual series of symposia have increasingly...

 

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The Evolution of Intelligent Computer Software and the Semantic Web, Proceedings of InterSymp-2004: The 16th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics (2004)

The purpose of this paper is to trace the evolution of intelligent software from data-centric...

 

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Split Knowledge Level Modeling (with Michael A. Zang), Proceedings of the 19th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence: San Jose, CA (2003)

Traditional approaches to building intelligent information systems employ an object model to define a representational...

 

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Demonstration of a Typical Ontology-Based Collaborative Agents System: SEAWAY (with Anthony Wood), Proceedings of the 2003 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Developing the New Infostructure (2003)

In San Luis Obispo we have seventy-seven SEAWAY systems which are being prepared for fielding,...

 

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Ontological Approaches for Semantic Interoperability (with Michael A. Zang), Proceedings of the 5th Annual ONR Workshop on Collaborative Decision-Support Systems (2003)

This paper provides a basic description of the concept of an ontology. It then describes...

 

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Proceedings of the 2003 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Developing the New Infostructure, Proceedings of the 2003 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Developing the New Infostructure (2003)

In August of 1998 the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) of the California Polytechnic...

 

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Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Collaborative Decision-Support Systems, Proceedings of InterSymp-2003: The 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2003)

The papers included in these pre-conference proceedings reflect the increasing focus on the utilization of...

 

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The Emerging Knowledge Management Paradigm: Some Organizational and Technical Issues, Proceedings of InterSymp-2003: The 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2003)

This paper addresses the expectations, organizational implications, and information processing requirements, of the emerging knowledge...

 

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The Knowledge Level Approach To Intelligent Information System Design (with Michael A. Zang), Proceedings of InterSymp-2003: The 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2003)

Traditional approaches to building intelligent information systems employ an ontology to define a representational structure...

 

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TEGRID: Demonstration of a Semantic Web Environment (with Steven Gollery), Proceedings of InterSymp-2003: The 15th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2003)

Over the past several years there has been an increasing recognition of the shortcomings of...

 

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Transformation: The Human Obstacles, Proceedings of the 71st MORS Symposium: Quantico, VA (2003)

This paper addresses the human aspects of change at a time when the rapid wide-spread...

 

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ICODES: A Ship Load-Planning System (with Stephen Goodman), 2003 Proceedings of the 13th International Ship Control Systems Symposium (SCSS): Orlando, FL (2003)

The Integrated Computerized Deployment System (ICODES) is a logistic software application of ship load-planning tools...

 

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SILS MRAT: A Shipboard Integration of Logistics Systems And Mission Readiness Analysis Tool (with Michael A. Zang and Chris K. Neff), Proceedings of the 13th Ship Control Systems Symposium: Orlando, FL (2003)

SILS (Shipboard Integration of Logistics Systems) is an umbrella program initiated and sponsored by Dr....

 

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Data, Information, and Knowledge in the Context of SILS (with Michael A. Zang), Proceedings of the 2002 ONR Workshop on Collaborative Decision-Support Systems: Quantico, VA (2002)

Data, information, and knowledge are becoming increasingly common terms in the literature of the software...

 

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Proceedings of the 2002 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Transformation..., Proceedings of the 2002 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Transformation... (2002)

In August of 1998 the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) of the California Polytechnic...

 

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The Role of Discovery in Context-Building Decision-Support Systems (with Steven J. Gollery), Proceedings of the 2002 ONR Workshop on Collaborative Decision-Support Systems: Quantico, VA (2002)

There are many sources of on-line information available to those responsible for making decisions in...

 

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The TEGRID Semantic Web Application (with Steven Gollery), Proceedings of the 2002 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Transformation... (2002)

Over the past several years there has been an increasing recognition of the shortcomings of...

 

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Context Building Information-Centric Decision-Support Systems (with Steven J. Gollery), Proceedings of InterSymp-2002: The 14th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2002)

As the volume of data and human-centered information available to decision-makers continues to increase at...

 

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Some Thoughts on Human Nature: A Discussion of Human Strenghts and Weaknesses, Proceedings of InterSymp-2002: The 14th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2002)

This paper attempts to explore the behavioral characteristics of human beings from a point of...

 

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The Underlying Design Principles of the ICDM Development Toolkit (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2002: The 14th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2002)

For the past sixteen years the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) at the California...

 

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The Meaning of an Information-Centric Computer Environment, Proceedings of InterSymp-2001: The 13th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2001)

It is often lamented that we human beings are suffering from an information overload. This...

 

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Information-Centric Decision-Support Systems: A Blueprint for ‘Interoperability’, Proceedings of the 2001 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Continuing the Revolution in Military Affairs (2001)

For the past 20 years the US military services have suffered under the limitations of...

 

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Perspective Filters as a Means for Interoperability Among Information-Centric Decision-Support Systems (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of the 2001 ONR Workshop: Quantico, VA (2001)
 

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Proceedings of 2001 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Continuing the Revolution in Military Affairs, Proceedings of 2001 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Continuing the Revolution in Military Affairs (2001)

In August of 1998 the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) of the California Polytechnic...

 

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Proceedings of the 2001 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Continuing the Revolution in Military Affairs, Proceedings of 2001 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: Continuing the Revolution in Military Affairs (2001)

In August of 1998 the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) of the California Polytechnic...

 

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ICDM: An Architecture and Toolkit in Support of Agent-Based, Decision-Support Applications (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Aerospace Conference: Big Sky, MT (2001)

Agent-based, decision-support systems provide human decision-makers with a means of solving complex problems through collaboration...

 

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IMMACCS: An Experimental Multi-Agent C2 System (with Anthony A. Wood and Kym Jason Pohl), Proceedings of the 5th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium: Canberra, Australia (2000)

The Integrated Marine Multi-Agent Command and Control System (IMMACCS) is a multi-agent, distributed software system,...

 

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Adapting to the Information Age, Proceedings of InterSymp-2000: The 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2000)

This paper draws attention to the profound changes that human civilization is experiencing as it...

 

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An Inference Engine-Based Subscription Service (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-2000: The 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2000)

A Distributed Network Architecture (DNA) forms the basis of many decision-support systems available today. Such...

 

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Proceedings of the 2000 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: The Human-Computer Partnership in Decision-Support, Proceedings of the 2000 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: The Human-Computer Partnership in Decision-Support (2000)

The Decision Support Workshop of May 2-4, 2000 held in San Luis Obispo, Cal., was...

 

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IMMACCS: A Military Decision-Support System (with Anthony A. Wood, Kym Jason Pohl, and Arthur J. Chapman), DARPA-JFACC 1999 Symposium on Advances in Enterprise Control: San Diego, CA (1999)

The Integrated Marine Multi-Agent Command and Control System (IMMACCS) is a multi-agent, distributed system, designed...

 

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Re-Engineering a Software Development Organization as a Complex Adaptive System (with Steven J. Gollery), Proceedings of InterSymp-1999: The 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1999)

This paper proposes that it is possible and desirable to restructure a software development organization...

 

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Some Notions of Complex Adaptive Systems and their Relationship to Our World, Proceedings of InterSymp-1999: The 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1999)

This paper assumes that the world we live in consists of many interwoven complex adaptive...

 

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The Second Generation Integrated Collaborative Decision Making (ICDM) Model: A Three-Tier Approach to Agent-Based, Decision-Support Systems (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-1999: The 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1999)

Ten years ago the CAD Research Center at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo,...

 

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ISMIS: A Military Transportation Decision-Support Framework (with Stephen Goodman), Proceedings of InterSymp-1999: The 11th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1999)

This paper discusses the challenges that the Information Revolution poses to transportation planning, execution and...

 

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Collaborative Decision-Support and the Human-Machine Relationship, Proceedings of the 1999 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: A Decision-Making Tools Workshop (1999)

Human beings are inquisitive creatures who seek explanations for all that they observe and experience...

 

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Proceedings of the 1999 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: A Decision-Making Tools Workshop, Proceedings of the 1999 ONR Decision-Support Workshop Series: A Decision-Making Tools Workshop (1999)

The rationale of the Workshop rests on some very simple observations. It is well known...

 

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The Round Table Model: A Web-Oriented, Agent-Based Approach To Decision-Support Applications (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-1998: The 10th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1998)

Not unlike King Arthur relying on the infamous Round Table as the setting for consultation...

 

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Collaborative Decision Support Systems for Facility Management (with Arthur J. Chapman), Proceedings of InterSymp-1998: The 10th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1998)

Agent-based collaborative decision support is a methodology of utilizing domain specific intelligent systems, interacting in...

 

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The Future of Computing: Cyberspace, Proceedings of InterSymp-1998: The 10th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1998)

This paper traces trends in the technological advances of computer and communication systems and examines...

 

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Human-Computer Partnership in Decision-Support Systems: Some Design Guidelines, Proceedings of InterSymp-1997: The 9th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1997)

The design of useful human-computer collaborative decision-support systems requires some understanding of the behavioral and...

 

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KOALA: An Object-Agent Design System (with Kym J. Pohl), Proceedings of InterSymp-1996: The 8th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (1996)

This paper describes KOALA, a design system with primary focus on the predesign stage of...

 

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ICDM: Integrated Cooperative Decision Making - in Practice (with Leonard Myers), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence: New Orleans, LA (1994)

Multi-agent systems provide an attractive architecture for the implementation of complex systems. Much of the...

 

Patents

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Portable, Linear-Focused Solar Thermal Energy Collecting System (with James C. Fletcher and Charles G. Miller), United States Patent Number: 4,051,834 (1977)

A solar heat collection system is provided by utilizing a line-focusing device that is effectively...

 

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Three-Dimensional Tracking Solar Energy Concentrator and Method For Making Same (with James C. Fletcher and Charles G. Miller), United States Patent Number: 4,046,462 (1977)

A tracking three-dimensional solar energy concentrator is provided by a stretched aluminized polymeric membrane supported...

 

Books

The Emergence of Building Science: Historical Roots, Concepts, and Application, The Emergence of Building Science: Historical Roots, Concepts, and Application (2007)

The design of buildings and the broader field of environmental design are often described as...

 

Chapters in Books

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Intelligent Software Systems in Historical Context, Decision Support Systems in Agent-Based Intelligent Environments (2005)

The purpose of this chapter is to trace the evolution of intelligent software from data-centric...

 

Articles

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Preconference Proceedings of the Focus Symposium on Intelligent Information Management Systems, Proceedings of InterSymp - 2011 23rd International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics: Baden-Baden, Germany (2011)
 

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Using BPM as an Interoperability Platform (with Dennis Taylor and Hisham Assal), C2 Journal (2009)

Data mediation is an essential component in the Modeling and Simulation field (M&S). Managing multiple...

 

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A Translation Engine in Support of Context-Level Interoperability (with Kym J. Pohl), Intelligent Decision Technologies. Special Issue: Ontology Driven Interoperability for Agile Applications using Information Systems: Requirements and Applications for Agent Mediated Decision Support (2008)

The support of context-level interoperability demands increasing attention in today’s arena of semantics-oriented decision-support systems....

 

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The Construction of Two Prototype Multi-Storey Air-Supported Buildings (with James Montero), BUILD International (1973)

To treat a multi-storey building as a large, inflatable container forces the architect to consider...

 

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Multi-Storey Air-Supported Building Construction (with Henry J. Cowan), BUILD International (1972)

Recently, over a three-year period, a new concept of multi-storey building construction based on pneumatic...

 

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Pneumatic Construction Applied to Multistory Buildings (with Peter R. Smith), Progressive Architecture (1970)

Extension of the principles of pneumatic construction to include multistory buildings is discussed by Peter...