Human Decision Making

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Human Decision Making Behavior Representation
Forum

• Chair Dr. Ruth Willis
• Vice Chair Dr. Uwe Dompke
• Secretary Vacant

Total attendance 40 Number of Papers
presented 5 1 (Joint w/ VVA) Panel discussion
on None
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Goals for this Workshop

• Present and Discuss Papers
• Discussion on the future of this Forum

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Key Points

• Several appropriate test-beds toolkits
  available
• Need for standardization of knowledge exchange
• Lessons learned from first system integration
• VVA is challenging
• Future plans for Forum

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Key Point 1 Several appropriate test-beds
toolkits available

• Explanation
• Field is maturing
• Test-bed for human factors
• Test-bed for Acquisition decisions
• Commercial Toolkit for CGF construction
• Recommendation
• This is a positive step.

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Key Point 2 Need for standardization of
knowledge exchange

• Explanation
• People are starting to think about standards for
  exchanging information relevant to BEH
• Technologies are available from commercial
  domains
• Needs community process to foster
  interoperability, reusability, etc.
• Recommendation
• Initiate tiger-team to support community process

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Key Point 3 Lessons learned from first system
integration

• Explanation
• Lessons are available on tough practical issues
• Recommendation
• Need a repository to collect and disseminate
  relevant information

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Key Point 4 VVA is challenging

• Explanation
• Validation of behaviors difficult but essential
• Recommendation
• Initiate tiger-team on VVA for behavior
  representation

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Key Point 5 Future plans for Forum

• Explanation
• Considerable overlap with CGFBR conference
• Recommendation
• Restructure Behavior Forum into a Working Group
• Fall SIW focus on Behavior Taxonomy