SEMANTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE,
       DEFENSE AND SECURITY
           STIDS 2010
         Setting the Stage for
      High-level Knowledge Fusion




                Conference held at:

             The Mason Inn
        George Mason University
        Fairfax, Virginia Campus
          27 - 28 October 2010	
  

           Online Proceedings
             Paulo	
  C.	
  G.	
  Costa	
  
             Kathryn	
  B.	
  Laskey	
  
                  (Eds.)	
  



                           	
  
                                        STIDS 2010
                                                         	
  
Preface	
  
	
  
STIDS	
  2010	
  provided	
  a	
  forum	
  for	
  academia,	
  government	
  and	
  industry	
  to	
  
share	
   the	
   latest	
   research	
   on	
   semantic	
   technology	
   for	
   defense,	
  
intelligence	
  and	
  security	
  applications.	
  	
  Formerly	
  known	
  as	
  Ontology	
  for	
  
the	
   Intelligence	
   Community	
   (OIC),	
   the	
   conference	
   was	
   broadened	
   in	
  
scope	
  to	
  encompass	
  a	
  larger	
  range	
  of	
  problems	
  in	
  defense,	
  intelligence	
  
and	
   security.	
   Semantic	
   technology	
   is	
   a	
   fundamental	
   enabler	
   to	
   achieve	
  
greater	
  flexibility,	
  precision,	
  timeliness	
  and	
  automation	
  of	
  analysis	
  and	
  
response	
  to	
  rapidly	
  evolving	
  threats.	
  
	
  
The	
   conference	
   was	
   an	
   opportunity	
   for	
   collaboration	
   and	
   cross-­‐
fertilization	
   between	
   researchers	
   and	
   practitioners	
   of	
   semantic-­‐based	
  
technologies	
   with	
   particular	
   experience	
   in	
   the	
   problems	
   facing	
   the	
  
Intelligence,	
  Defense,	
  and	
  Security	
  communities.	
  It	
  will	
  featured	
  invited	
  
talks	
  from	
  prominent	
  ontologists	
  and	
  recognized	
  leaders	
  from	
  the	
  target	
  
application	
  domains.	
  
	
  
To	
  facilitate	
  interchange	
  among	
  communities	
  with	
  a	
  clear	
  commonality	
  
of	
   interest	
   but	
   little	
   history	
   of	
   interaction,	
   STIDS	
   hosted	
   two	
   separate	
  
tracks.	
   The	
   Research	
   Track	
   showcased	
   original,	
   significant	
   research	
   on	
  
semantic	
   technologies	
   applicable	
   to	
   problems	
   in	
   intelligence,	
   defense	
   or	
  
security.	
   The	
   Applications	
   Track	
   provided	
   a	
   forum	
   for	
   presenting	
  
implemented	
   semantic-­‐based	
   applications	
   to	
   intelligence,	
   defense,	
   or	
  
security,	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   to	
   discuss	
   and	
   evaluate	
   the	
   use	
   of	
   semantic	
  
techniques	
  in	
  these	
  areas.	
  	
  
	
  
                                                                            Fairfax,	
  VA,	
  October	
  2010.	
  
	
  
Paulo	
  Costa	
  and	
  Kathryn	
  Laskey	
  
STIDS	
  2010	
  Chairs	
  
	
  
	
                                        	
  




                                                         	
  
                                CONFERENCE	
  CO-­‐CHAIRS	
  

       Name	
                                     	
              Location	
  
       Paulo	
  Cesar	
  G.	
  Costa	
                          	
   George	
  Mason	
  University	
  

       Kathryn	
  Blackmond	
  Laskey	
                         	
   George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
                                                         	
  
                                                         	
  
                                 SCIENTIFIC	
  COMMITTEE	
  

Name	
                                     	
     Affiliation	
  
Werner	
  Ceusters	
                       	
     University	
  at	
  Buffalo	
  
Paulo	
  Costa	
                           	
     George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Tim	
  Darr	
                              	
     Knowledge	
  Based	
  Systems,	
  Inc.	
  
Katherine	
  Goodier	
                     	
     NCI,	
  Inc.	
  
Kathleen	
  Stewart	
  Hornsby	
   	
             University	
  of	
  Iowa	
  
Terry	
  Janssen	
                         	
     Lockheed	
  Martin	
  Co.	
  (SC	
  Chair)	
  
Kathryn	
  Blackmond	
  Laskey	
   	
             George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Robert	
  Latiff	
                         	
     George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Nancy	
  Lawler	
                          	
     US	
  Department	
  of	
  Defense	
  
Kevin	
  Lynch	
                           	
     CIA	
  
Dan	
  Maxwell	
                           	
     KaDSci,	
  Inc.	
  
Leo	
  Obrst	
                             	
     MITRE	
  Corporation	
  
Robert	
  Schrag	
                         	
     Global	
  Infotek,	
  Inc.	
  
David	
  Schum	
                           	
     George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Marvin	
  Simpson	
                        	
     Optech,	
  Inc.	
  
Barry	
  Smith	
                           	
     NCOR,	
  University	
  at	
  Buffalo	
  
Gheorghe	
  Tecuci	
                       	
     George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Andreas	
  Tolk	
                          	
     Old	
  Dominion	
  University	
  
Duminda	
  Wijesekera	
                    	
     George	
  Mason	
  University	
  
Syed	
  Abbas	
  Zaidi	
                   	
     George	
  Mason	
  University