Network Science at the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences ARI

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Network Science at the US Army Research
Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
(ARI)

• Dan Horn, Ph.D.
• Research and Advanced Concepts Office
• ARI
• Arlington, VA

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in this document are solely those of the authors
and should not be construed as an official
Department of the Army or DOD position, policy,
or decision, unless so designated by other
documentation.
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ARMY ST ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
HQDA
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Space Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deputy Chief of Staff, G1
U.S. Army Research Institute for the
Behavioral Social Sciences
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Engineer RDCenter
RDE Command
Army Research Laboratory
Laboratoriesand Institutes
RD Centers
Army Research Office
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ARI PRIMARY RESEARCH THRUSTS
Ensure highly effective future Soldiers with
right skills matched to the right jobs
Improve capability to train individualsand
units better, faster, more efficiently
Develop adaptive, flexible Leaders at all
levels accelerate the process
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NRC Report on Network Science
http//www.nap.edu/catalog/11516.html
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Military and Scientific CollaborationNetwork
Science

• A collaboratory is an organizational entity that
  spans distance, supports a rich and interactive
  human community of practice oriented to a common
  research area, and provides access to data
  sources, artifacts and tools required to
  accomplish research tasks.
• Development of a Theory of Remote Collaboration
  (TORC) and an Advisory Simulation and System.
• The Nature of the Work
• Common Ground
• Collaboration Readiness
• Management, Planning and Decision Making
• Technology Readiness
• The theory as a set of questions
• Remedies
• Red flags

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Dan.Horn_at_us.army.milhttp//www.ari.army.mil/
http//www.nap.edu/catalog/11516.html
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ARIs Network Science

• Army Technology Objective (ATO)
• Leader Adaptability Accelerate Development of
  Leadership and Battle Command Skills In Complex
  Networked Environments
• DARCAAT - DARPA Competence Alarm and Assessment
  for Teams at NTC
• Academic Research
• Dynamic social network models and frameworks
• Mentoring and collaborative learning in
  distributed environments
• Organizational concepts within networked
  environments
• Automated performance evaluation methods
• MURIs (with ARL, ARO, CERDEC and HRED)
• Model neural networks to Assess Training
  Effectiveness.
• Collaboratory for Network Science
• Studies and SBIR/STTRs
• Semantic Web in AKO online Structured
  Professional Forums
• In-House
• Support NRC ongoing study Strategies for an
  NSTEC
• ILIR Dr. Dan Horn
• Collaboration with ICT and ICB
• FY07 ICT and ICB Model Neural Networks to
  Assess Training Effectiveness

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ARI Funding Opportunities
Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) http//www.hqda.
army.mil/ari/opps/contractual.shtml
Basic Research (6.1) New BAA each year, some
topics vary Almost all university-based Applied
Research (6.2 6.3) Topic updates as needed
Mostly industry, but some university
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
About 2-8 new contracts each year Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) About 2 new
contracts per year