INTRODUCTION

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

• 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

EDUCATION

OUTREACH

160 MEMBERS

9 Academic 15 Affiliate 24 Government 112 Industry

• We employ a ‘Value-Added Proposition’ approach to aid our partners in expanding their knowledge of and opportunities in Modeling & Simulation.

R. BOWEN LOFTIN, PhDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone: 757 686-6200

E-mail: [email protected]

KEVIN McCLESKEYOPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Phone: 757 686-6206


ROLAND R. MIELKE, PhDTECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Phone: 757 686-6211


VMASCLeadership Team

MIKEL D. PETTY, PhDCHIEF SCIENTIST

Phone: 757 686-6210


MARK SCERBO, PhDHF RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Phone: 757 683-4217


MARK PHILLIPS, MEBATTLE LAB DIRECTOR

Phone: 757 686-6200


mailto:[email protected]






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

VMASCSenior Researchers

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

• 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

VMASC Research and Development

Collaboration Opportunities

Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation CenterBatten College of Engineering and Technology

Old Dominion University

Title: Composability TheoryProject: Develop theory of semantic composability of models

based on computability theory and mathematical logicSponsor: U. S. Navy Office of Naval Research; DMSOStatus: Current

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Title: Basic Object ModelsProject: 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 STRIPartners: Basic Object Model Product Development GroupStatus: Current

M&S

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Title: Crowd ModelingProject: Implement HBR-based crowd simulation federate;

conduct two experiments (fidelity levels, architecture)Sponsor: Defense Modeling and Simulation OfficeStatus: Current

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+ operator GUICrowd members with

human-controlled behavior


Title: M&S Body of KnowledgeProject: Develop an M&S Body of Knowledge specific to

the militarySponsor: DMSOPartners: Georgia Tech, University of Central FloridaStatus: Current

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Title: Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF)Project: Develop an open standard, web services based approach

distributed simulationSponsor: DMSO and JFCOM/J9Partners: GD, SAIC, NPSStatus: Current

M&S

• 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


Title: XMSF C4I Test BedProject: Transfer the Army Project Battle Management Language

to a joint and combined solution based on open standardsSponsor: Defense Modeling and Simulation OfficePartners: GMU (project lead), ACS, AlionStatus: Current

BML is the unambiguousrepresentation of doctrineapplicable for C4ISR, M&S,and robotics

M&S


Title: Medical M&S: Regional Medical PreparednessProject: Develop or adapt simulation of regional medical response

to mass-casualty medical event; persistent capability fortraining & operational use; disaster & terrorist scenarios

Sponsor: Naval Health Research CenterPartners: EVMS, USUHS (NCAMSC), NMC PortsmouthStatus: Current

M&S


Title: Modeling Cultural,Economic, Political, and Psychological Effects

Project: Develop models that support the prediction of effects along cultural, economic, political, and psychological dimensionsin support of effects-based operations against an adversary

Sponsor: VMASC IR&D/JWACPartners: ODU International Studies, CMUStatus: Current

Foreign Aid

Group Info

Communications

Political Help

RogueStates

Database

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Support Cell Info

Military Assets

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Warfare

Political

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Funds Source

International Trade

Analysis


Title: Naval Collaborative Engineering Environment (NCEE) Effects-based Modeling and Simulation Integration

Project: Develop a technical strategy and implementation planto introduce and integrate an effects-based M&S capabilityinto the NCEE System Engineering Toolset

Sponsor: U. S. NavyStatus: Current

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Analysis


Title: Front-End Analysis for Virtual Training Support SystemProject: Concept demonstration: illustrate how M&S can be used to

explain the comprehensive system of systems nature oftraining support; define a Training Support System from atop-down, layered, graphic modeling perspective

Sponsor: U. S. Army Training Support Center (ATSC) Status: Current

Analysis


Title: Simulation Operational Testing SupportProject: Develop operational testing methodology for large-scale

simulations; develop test criteria and scenario events to cover simulation requirements

Sponsor: U. S. Navy Commander Operational Test & Evaluation

ForceStatus: Current

CDI

JSIMS Object Bus

C4I Surrogate (MRCI)

JTC

TSC

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JMSRR Tools and Services

Life Cycle Applications

Enclave Ingress/Egress

DII COE Services

Display Software (Common Look and Feel)

Network,IPC

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• C4I Simulation • Component Models • Synthetic Environment

Mission Space Models

Modeling Framework

Other Enclaves

Broker

Internetwork

InternetworkNetworks, Serial Lines, Tactical Comms, IPC, etc.Non-GCCS

Operational C4I Systems

GCCS Operational C4I Systems

ExternalSystem Gateway

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JSIMS Common Databases

BFTT

DBMS Server

Data Collector

M&S


Documents

INTRODUCTION