WHERE’S THE MATH?™ SEMINAR SERIES
Understanding Swarms
Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 0800-1700
Operations Research for Networked Military Systems
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 0800-1700
Army and Navy Club, 17th and Eye Streets, NW Washington DC MAP
John Q. Dickmann, Ph.D.
Director of Studies and Analysis, Alidade Incorporated
Registration fee:
$1000 government employees, $1200 non-government
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50% discount on 10 or more
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WHERE’S THE MATH?™ SEMINAR SERIES
Operations Research for Information Operations and Cyber Analysis
One the biggest challenges facing today’s operational commanders is the lack of tools for formally assessing Information Operations. Although there is a substantial capability to analyze more traditional operations such as kinetic combat and logistics, IO analysis remains highly idiosyncratic and imprecise, and Measures of Effectiveness for Information Operations remain elusive. As a result, decision makers cannot plan and execute with the same confidence that the discipline of Operations Research has brought to traditional plans and operations.
Recent research by Alidade Incorporated, however, offers new methods for overcoming this challenge. A full-day seminar, part of Alidade Institute’s “Where’s the Math™” seminar series, will present and discuss fresh approaches for quantitatively assessing the full range of Information Operations.
SEMINAR CONTENT
This seminar will introduce participants to new quantitative techniques for analyzing Information Operations. Topics covered will include:
- Review of the strengths and weaknesses of existing techniques
- Introduction to new mathematics that describe the structure, dynamics and evolution of social, cultural, information and influence networks
- Application of the mathematics to IO disciplines such as Computer Network Attack, Computer Network Defense, Influence Operations and Strategic Communications.
- Procedures for developing Information Operations Measures of Effectiveness
- Case studies from recent real world analyses
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Although this seminar is geared to the military professional with a working knowledge of Information Operations and quantitative techniques, there are no special academic prerequisites. Participants will be introduced to a formal approach to analyzing Information Operations from first principles. By the end of the day, participants will:
- Understand new OR methods for Information Age competition
- See how the methods can demystify mechanisms of advantage in Information Operations
- Use the methods to quantify the effectiveness of Information OperationsReview of the strengths and weaknesses of existing techniques
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeff Cares is a top thought-leader in Information Age military innovation and consults at the most senior levels of the international defense industry. He has been the primary author of numerous transformational concepts, including Distributed Networked Operations, Sense and Respond Logistics and the Information Age Combat Model. He lectures internationally and at service colleges on the future of combat.
Harvard Business Review selected his research to the list of "Breakthrough Ideas for 2006" and he has been featured in Wired, Fast Company and Computer Week. He is the author of Distributed Networked Operations: The Fundamentals of Network Centric Warfare and his new book, Operations Research for Networked Military Systems, will be available in late 2008.
Jeff is a combat veteran of the first Gulf War whose military career has included multiple command tours and more than a decade of service on four-star staffs.
Military Applications of Social Network Analysis
The last ten years has seen huge growth in the number and types of networks in which humans interact with other humans and machines. What began as simple internet and e-mail exchanges has evolved into a wide range of human-machine military networks. Traditional defense analysis, however, is a poor tool for assessing the value of these networked systems. As a result, military decision makers cannot plan and execute with the same confidence that the discipline of Operations Research has brought to traditional plans and operations.
Recent research by Alidade Incorporated, however, offers new methods for overcoming this challenge. A full-day seminar, part of Alidade Institute’s “Where’s the Math™” seminar series, will present and discuss fresh approaches – drawn from the field of Social Network Analysis – for quantitatively assessing a wide range of networks containing both human and machines.
SEMINAR CONTENT
This seminar will introduce participants to new quantitative techniques for analyzing human performance within networked systems. Topics covered will include:
- Review of the strengths and weaknesses of existing techniques
- Introduction to new mathematics that describe the structure, dynamics and evolution of social, cultural, information and influence networks
- Application of the mathematics to IO disciplines such as Computer Network Attack, Computer Network Defense, Influence Operations and Strategic Communications.
- Procedures for developing Information Operations Measures of Effectiveness
- Case studies from recent real world analyses
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Although this seminar is geared to the military professional with a working knowledge of Information Operations and quantitative techniques, there are no special academic prerequisites. Participants will be introduced to a formal approach to analyzing Information Operations from first principles. By the end of the day, participants will:
- Understand new OR methods for Information Age competition
- See how the methods can demystify mechanisms of advantage in networked systems
- Use the methods to quantify the effectiveness of networked military systems
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeff Cares is a top thought-leader in Information Age military innovation and consults at the most senior levels of the international defense industry. He has been the primary author of numerous transformational concepts, including Distributed Networked Operations, Sense and Respond Logistics and the Information Age Combat Model. He lectures internationally and at service colleges on the future of combat.
Harvard Business Review selected his research to the list of "Breakthrough Ideas for 2006" and he has been featured in Wired, Fast Company and Computer Week. He is the author of Distributed Networked Operations: The Fundamentals of Network Centric Warfare and his new book, Operations Research for Networked Military Systems, will be available in late 2008.
Jeff is a combat veteran of the first Gulf War whose military career has included multiple command tours and more than a decade of service on four-star staffs.
Operations Research for Networked Military Systems
Every new defense program depends on networked systems and concepts. The standard industry models for evaluating how systems work, however, are more than a century old, so analysts are struggling with such important questions as:
- What is the value of networking in warfare?
- How should new systems be designed, built and operated?
- What new command and control arrangements are most appropriate for networked systems?
- How should legacy military systems be integrated with new, networked enterprises?
Recent research by Alidade Incorporated, however, offers new methods for overcoming this challenge. A full-day seminar, part of Alidade Institute’s “Where’s the Math™” seminar series, will present and discuss fresh approaches – drawn from the field of Social Network Analysis – for quantitatively assessing a wide range of networks containing both human and machines.
SEMINAR CONTENT
This seminar explains why legacy models are unsuitable for answering these questions and describes a new set of principles for Operations Research for networked military systems. The seminar will provide methods to quantitatively analyze:
- Patterns of e-mail, chat and voice communications in military operation
- Distribution networks for adaptive logistics
- Design architectures for distributed networked forces
- Mechanisms of advantage for distributed, networked operations
- New models for search and detection
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Although this seminar is geared to the military professional with a working knowledge of Information Operations and quantitative techniques, there are no special academic prerequisites. The seminar will review mathematical models relevant to networked competition and provide examples from the recent studies of network-centric military systems.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Dickmann graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 and retired from active naval service in 2003. At sea, he was assigned to fast attack and ballistic missile submarines. Shore assignments included teaching Electrical Engineering at Naval Nuclear Power School, and negotiating and establishing export control policies for the Oceanographer of the Navy. John completed a fellowship at the Center for Naval Analyses Strategic Programming Analysis and the first assessment of the Network Centric Warfare concept for the Navy Staff. Following this Pentagon assignment he pioneered advanced concepts for the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group and the Navy Warfare Development Command.
Upon retirement, Dr. Dickmann became the Director of Studies and Analyses at Alidade Incorporated. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT, where his research focused on designing flexible architectures for large-scale systems, including multi-organizational enterprises.
Understanding Swarms
Although swarms have always had a place in conflict between humans, they have received renewed attention as information technology and advanced robotics present new opportunities for distributed adaptive forces. Because the underlying technologies can be very affordable, many types of combatants can exploit these opportunities across the full spectrum of combat. Indeed, even unsophisticated adversaries can hold first-tier military platforms at great risk with swarms.
Recent research by Alidade Incorporated offers new methods for overcoming this challenge. A full-day seminar, part of Alidade Institute’s “Where’s the Math™” seminar series, will present and discuss fresh approaches – drawn from the field of Social Network Analysis – for quantitatively assessing a wide range of networks containing both human and machines.
SEMINAR CONTENT
This seminar will introduce participants to the fundamentals of swarms and other distributed, adaptive systems. Topics covered will include:
- The operational history of swarms, melees and other decentralized, adaptive systems
- Introduction to new concepts and mathematics that describe the structure, dynamics and evolution of swarming systems
- Application of the concepts and mathematics to the engineering and acquisition of swarming systems
- Application of the concepts and mathematics to tactics and operational art
- Recent operational and acquisition case studies
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This seminar is geared to the military professional with an operational knowledge of organizational dynamics and quantitative techniques. There are no special academic prerequisites. Participants will be introduced to a formal approach to analyzing swarming structures from first principles. By the end of the day, participants will:
- Understand the dynamics that create and motivate swarms
- Understand analytical tools that inform acquisition, engineering, operations of swarming systems
- Achieve a greater perspective of how swarming systems perform in the context of both conventional and unconventional combat.
- Achieve practical insight into how to compete against swarming systems
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Dickmann graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 and retired from active naval service in 2003. At sea, he was assigned to fast attack and ballistic missile submarines. Shore assignments included teaching Electrical Engineering at Naval Nuclear Power School, and negotiating and establishing export control policies for the Oceanographer of the Navy. John completed a fellowship at the Center for Naval Analyses Strategic Programming Analysis and the first assessment of the Network Centric Warfare concept for the Navy Staff. Following this Pentagon assignment he pioneered advanced concepts for the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group and the Navy Warfare Development Command.
Upon retirement, Dr. Dickmann became the Director of Studies and Analyses at Alidade Incorporated. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT, where his research focused on designing flexible architectures for large-scale systems, including multi-organizational enterprises.
Advanced Intelligence Analysis
Today’s national security professionals are everywhere faced with a new diversity of adversaries, including insurgents, irregular forces, physical and cyber pirates, terrorists and rouges. Intelligence analysts trained to understand traditional foes need advanced training to improve their thinking and to win against these enemies.
This one-day seminar is an overview of Advanced Intelligence Analysis, an innovative method to improve intelligence for defense, homeland security and law enforcement operations. This seminar outlines a high-level cognitive process that produces a detailed, culturally specific understanding of the operational environment and an adversary’s motives, intent and operational objectives. The seminar will explore the fourteen cognitive elements that comprise Advanced Intelligence Analysis:
- Decomposition
- Critical Thinking
- Trend Analysis
- Pattern Analysis
- Link Analysis
- Anticipatory Analysis
- Technical Analysis
- Anomaly Analysis
- Cultural Intelligence
- Semiotics
- Tendency Analysis
- Aggregation Analysis
- Recomposition
- Synthesis
Seminar attendees will develop five enabling capabilities from Advanced Intelligence Analysis:
- Understanding of the virtual knowledge environment
- Definition and exploitation of the five kinds of observables
- Analytic guidance to collection
- Analytic condition setting
- Analytic war gaming
This seminar introduces the main elements of a more extensive, two week Advanced Intelligence Analysis training program that is currently available for major US Intelligence Community training commands.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This seminar is a ‘must’ for intelligence analysts of all ranks and experience in HLS, DoD, corporations, law enforcement and the Intelligence Community. Attendees will learn a new and powerful way of thinking about new adversaries, with immediate operational application.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Brigadier General Wayne M. "Mike" Hall, US Army (Ret.) is an expert in new methods of intelligence analysis, a thought-leader in the exploration of future conflict and an innovator in command and control systems for urban warfare. He is a consultant to defense and industry executives on counter-IED operations, Red Teaming, information operations, ISR architectures and creative thinking and planning.
General Hall's first book, Stray Voltage: War In The Information Age, is a seminal work on new challenges in warfare and his latest, The Sleep of Reason Evokes Monsters, explores advanced intelligence analysis for urban operations. His articles appear in numerous military reviews and intelligence magazines.
General Hall was a career Military Intelligence officer who commanded the 313th MI Battalion and the 501st MI Brigade, and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (J2) for US Forces Korea and as G2 (Intelligence Officer) for the 82nd Airborne Division. He holds two masters degrees and a PhD, and attended the Command and General Staff College, the National War College and the School of Advanced Military Studies.
Technical Seminar in Network Science
From Euler’s 1736 solution to the famous “Seven Bridges of Konigsberg” problem to Information Age research into predictions of the size of the worldwide market for internet routers, Network Science has been a valuable tool for analyzing arrangements, flows and interactions in connected systems. Also known formally as “Graph theory,” this subject has enjoyed a recent renaissance, providing new insight into the structure, dynamics and evolution of such systems as genomics, the internet, the worldwide web, scientific collaborations, ecological food webs, open source software and patterns of employment the motion picture actor industry. While most of this research has focused on the many variants of distributed, networked systems in nonmilitary contexts, a growing community of practitioners are applying new developments in network mathematics to distributed, networked military systems.
As part of Alidade Institute’s “Where’s the Math™” seminar series, a new, full-day seminar presents an overarching review of recent developments in Network Science, specifically tailored to a technical audience.
SEMINAR CONTENT
This seminar will discuss the fundamentals of Graph Theory, beginning with classical approaches and updating the subject with the recent developments most relevant to military, intelligence and Homeland Defense audiences. Specific topics covered include:
- New classes of network structures
- New statistics developed to describe the important characteristics of these new classes
- Techniques for analyzing the structure, dynamics and evolution of complex networks
- New research into how networks compete with networks
- Case studies from recent real world analyses
- Measures of Effectiveness for networked systems
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This seminar is geared to military and law enforcement professionals with advanced technical degrees who are making preliminary investigations into this topic. There are no specific academic prerequisites, but participants should be comfortable with quantitative approaches and advanced undergraduate mathematical techniques. By the end of the day, participants will:
- Be introduced to new advancements in Network Science
- See how these new advancements are applied to the study of connected systems
- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of Graph Theory applications
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeff Cares is a top thought-leader in Information Age military innovation and consults at the most senior levels of the international defense industry. He has been the primary author of numerous transformational concepts, including Distributed Networked Operations, Sense and Respond Logistics and the Information Age Combat Model. He lectures internationally and at service colleges on the future of combat.
Harvard Business Review selected his research to the list of "Breakthrough Ideas for 2006" and he has been featured in Wired, Fast Company and Computer Week. He is the author of Distributed Networked Operations: The Fundamentals of Network Centric Warfare and his new book, Operations Research for Networked Military Systems, will be available in late 2009.
Jeff is a combat veteran of the first Gulf War whose military career has included multiple command tours and more than a decade of service on four-star staffs.
New Methods in Analytical Red Teaming
Prudent military and business decision makers have always sought to examine their strategies from their opponents' perspectives, a practice known as red teaming. In today's complex and dangerous world, red teaming is arguably more important than ever before. Knowing how to red team well can help a decision maker avoid surprise and turn dangerous situations to his or her advantage.
SEMINAR CONTENT
During this one-day seminar, the discussion will focus on a number of related questions:
- Why are good decisions so difficult?
- What is red teaming, and how can it help decision makers?
- How can analysts conduct better red teaming?
- What are the principles of good red teaming?
- How can analysts best use red teaming to develop more successful strategies and counterstrategies?
The attendees will be introduced to a form of hypergame analysis designed to improve the practice of red teaming by clearly modeling awareness, misperception, and deception. Throughout, the seminar will emphasize real-world case studies and practical applications and demonstrations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This seminar is geared to the military planner, business development professional, strategic planner or anyone charged with assessing their competitors' intentions and strategies and ensuring that their strategies are robust. Participants will be introduced to a structured approach to analytical red teaming that underscores both the need to avoid decision breakdowns and exploit decision opportunities. By the end of the day, participants will understand how and when to apply red teaming and hypergame analysis to enhance their strategic awareness, avoid surprise and generate superior strategies.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Mark Mateski has been a thought leader in the field of red teaming for well over a decade. In 1997, he launched Red Team Journal, a Web site designed to help improve the practice of red teaming and alternative analysis. Today, Red Team Journal serves as the de facto community of practice for red teamers worldwide. Over the years, Mark has applied his red teaming expertise to wargames, studies, and assessments for a variety of government and commercial clients.
In 2006, he served as the technical chair for Sandia Labs' red teaming conference, and in 2007 he served as the conference host. He currently lectures in systems analysis and systems engineering for The George Washington University while consulting and editing Red Team Journal.
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