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15 – 17 October 2014 TASC Inc., 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, VA. USA. Description / Purpose Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) is an international military and civilian effort requiring a coordinated international and interdisciplinary effort. WMDs are a domestic threat to all NATO nations as well as in theaters of operation. The most effective approach to CWMD is to detect and disrupt threats early in the threat cycle. This requires the development of alternate signatures through the use of new data sources and analytical techniques. Open source and expanding commercial information sources represent huge potentials for new approaches to detecting illicit Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) activities. Exemplar information types include social media, professional media, shipping and transportation, law enforcement, and financial transactions. However it is often not possible or desirable to co-‐locate all these data sources. This forces the requirement for new processes and algorithms to analyze data at rest in various locations and return properly prepared results based on a wide range of criteria. This is a complex problem since the quality and completeness of data sources is often unknown. The issue is only compounded when data representations are not compatible. Resent technical advances in cloud architectures, information analytics, and network connectivity require organizations to reconsider how they approach advanced analytics and leverage the cloud technologies now available to them. Adopting cloud computing strategies represents a new era for national defense agencies’ information management, distributed computation, and the foundations required for a next generation of visual analytics. Through increased implementation and acceptance of compatible cloud based technologies, NATO members will be able to draw on data and analytic services from a broad swath of related domains that share common needs, such as intelligence, cyber defense, maritime, financial, aviation and transportation, etc. Through this specialist meeting we will bring together experts to identify critical operational and developmental needs. The challenges of developing the underlying data science and computational constructs that will enable the community to pull data out of today’s stove-‐
piped systems and integrate it into a data ecosystem that will support cross-‐discipline data sharing and analytics. IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Adopting cloud strategies does not on its own address many of the historic computational and visualization challenges faced by our community and it highlights new research needs to fully take advantage of cloud computing. Embracing the opportunities cloud computing represents for visual analytics will allow NATO members to leverage a widely distributed and information rich environment in a manner only previously imagined. Agenda Wednesday, 15 October 2014 0900 – 1200 Session 1: Deploying Big Table Architectures for Analytics: Recently there has been a significant push to use Hadoop and big table architectures for enterprise data management. This session will hold breakout sessions to look at how well these architectures are working for complex analytical and visualization needs and identify next steps in their use. 1300 – 1600 Session 2: Managing Data -‐ IO and Computation Strategies: Developing strategies for distributed analytics systems still requires the movement of data. Coordinating the movement of partial results between analytics nodes introduces unique considerations. There are also novel requirements for computational strategies to support the high performance computing needs. These breakout sessions will address current research effort and impact on practical application. Thursday, 16 October 2014 0900 – 1200 Session 3: Distributed Data Visual Analytics: Situational awareness for CWMD should involve many different domains. This session will hold breakout sessions looking at current work in financial, cyber, and transportation using distributed data in visual analytic tools, etc. 1300 – 1600 Session 4: Strategies for Challenging Environments: Remote field teams face unreliable communications, restricted bandwidth, and limited processing resources. While Mega Cities have significant infrastructure they are potential breeding grounds for discontent and introduce significant challenges for detecting threats. All of these impact the ability to conduct analysis for countering WMDs. This session will hold breakout sessions looking at how to address these challenges and promote analytics and visualization in these complex environments. Friday, 17 October 2014 0900 – 1200 Session 5: Distributed Computing Policy: IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Addressing the technical challenges of distributed analytics is only part of the work required. There are policy considerations for data access, collaboration, and application of analytics. This breakout session will look at current policy issues impacting international collaboration on distributed analytics. Refreshments and Meals Catered lunches and refreshments are available throughout the day which costs US$20/person/day in cash. This will be paid at sign-‐in. We cannot accept checks or credit cards. Visit Request Procedures By 29 September, non-‐US citizens or those representing non-‐US organizations need to fill out the following table for each visitor from your organization and submit it to Kate Cordial at [email protected]. Additionally, if you are attending as an Official Foreign Visitor1, submit a formal Request for Visit to DTRA/SCC-‐WMD (via DIA) through your Washington, DC embassy using the government-‐to-‐government electronic Foreign Visit System. If you are attending as an Unofficial Foreign Visitor2, submit a Request for Visit through your company or university on official letterhead to VisitorServices-‐[email protected]. Kate Cordial [email protected] Middle Country Birth Date Initial of Birth Last Name First Name Passport Number Issuing Country US citizens please contact Kate Cordial and provide full name and affiliation so a visitor request can be submitted. Contact Information If you have any questions, contact the following: 1
Official Foreign Visitor: A representative of a foreign government or international organization on official business; A foreign national sponsored by a foreign government or international organization; A U.S. citizen representing the interests of a foreign government or international organization 2
Unofficial Foreign Visitor: A foreign national representing his own interests or the interests of a U.S. or foreign company or university IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Kate Cordial [email protected] 1-‐703-‐767-‐2348 Richard May [email protected] 1-‐703-‐767-‐2545
IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
IST-131 Co-Chairs Dr. Richard May (USA)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
[email protected]
Dr. Margaret Varga (UK)
Seetru Ltd./ Oxford University
[email protected]
IST-131 Programme Committee Dr. John Pellengrino (USA)
Army Research Laboratory
[email protected]
Dr. Timothy Hanratty (USA)
Army Research Laboratory
[email protected]
Ms. Lisbeth Rasmussen (DNK)
Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
[email protected]
SET-202 Local Host Coordinator Ms. Kate Cordial
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
phone: 1-703-767-2348
e-mail: [email protected]
IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
TASC, INC. VISITOR PACKAGE
Crown Center at
8211 Terminal Road, Lorton VA 22079
1. TASC, Inc. is located at Crown Center, 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, VA
22079-1421 (right off of Fairfax County Pkwy /VA-7100). Map and detailed directions
are attached.
2. Visit/security clearances for classified DTRA-sponsored meetings should be sent directly
to DTRA for certifications to TASC. Visit Clearances for unclassified meetings are not
required at the TASC Crown Center Facility. Meeting participants must alert a TASC
representative at check-in if classified material is brought into the building or if overnight
storage is required.
3. All visitors are required to sign-in and obtain a TASC, Inc. Visitor badge. A picture ID is
required for check-in. Visitor badges must be worn at all times while in the facility.
4. Lodging with government rates near Crown Center include:
Embassy Suites
8100 Loisdale Rd
Springfield, VA
(703) 339-2000
Hampton Inn
6550 Loisdale Ct
Lorton, VA
(703) 924-9444
Hilton Springfield
6550 Loisdale Rd
Springfield, VA
(703) 971-8900
TownePlace Suites
6245 Brandon Ave.
Springfield, VA
(703) 569-8060
Holiday Inn Express
6401 Brandon Ave
Springfield, VA
(703) 569-7189
Residence Inn
6412 Backlick Rd.
Springfield, VA
(703) 644-0020
FROM DULLES AIRPORT:
Exit airport onto Dulles Access Rd toward Washington DC. After about 13 miles, take I495 south toward Richmond via Exit 18. Stay on I-495 for 10 miles and merge onto I-95
via Exit 57A toward Richmond. Proceed for about 4 miles. Merge onto Fairfax County
Pkwy/VA-7100 S via Exit 166A toward Newington/Fort Belvoir. Proceed less than a 1/8
mile and turn right onto Terminal Rd. Crown Center will be on your left.
FROM NATIONAL AIRPORT:
Proceed North on ramp. Merge onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy. Continue on GW Pkwy for 1
mile and then merge onto I-395 S toward I-66 W/Richmond. Proceed for approximately 10 miles. I-395
S becomes I-95 S. Proceed for about 3 miles. Merge onto Fairfax County Pkwy/VA-7100 S via exit
166A toward Newington/Fort Belvoir. Proceed less than a 1/8 mile and turn right onto Terminal Rd.
Crown Center will be on your left.
IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction