THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON SEMANTIC TECHNOLOGIES
OCTOBER 23 -‐ 26, 2012
Paulo Costa and Kathryn Laskey
Creating an interoperable suite of public -‐domain ontologies relevant to intelligence analysis covering diverse areas : Ontologies and reasoning under conditions of uncertainty Semantic technology and ontological issues related to: o Source credibility and evidential pedigree o Use of sensing devices including security, e.g. global infrastructure grid (GIG), images and intelligence collection in general Usability issues relating to semantic technology Best practices in ontological engineering Fairfax, VA, October 2012.
STIDS 201 2 Committees
SUNY at Buffalo
George Mason University Raytheon BBN Technologies L3 Technologies EMSolutions Inc.
Lockheed Martin Northeastern University George Mason University US Department of Defense
KaDSci, Inc.
MITRE Corporation MITRE Corporation
SUNY at Buffalo
UNC Chapel Hill George Mason University Old Dominion University
Vistology, Inc.
Wind River Consulting, LLC George Mason University
Raytheon BBN Technologies
UNC Chapel Hill Old Dominion University Vistology, Inc.
Raytheon BBN Technologies
NIC, Inc.
George Mason University
MITRE Corporation
NCOR, Univ. at Buffalo
STIDS 201 2 Platinum Sponsor Data Tactics Corporation (DTC) has been developing and implementing mission -‐focused capabilities to the Intelligence Community and DOD for years; providing superior service and leading innovation. Whether it is data mining, data correlation, data retrieval, information security or cloud computing, Data Tactics understands the challenges that face our client-‐base and our peers across the industry. With our vast knowledge, professional expertise and dedication, Data Tactics is prepared and committed to designing, implementing and sustaining customized solutions to meet the customers’ mission requirements. Data Tactics Corporation is a small business solely focused on mission –relevant solutions that bring industry recognized experts in the field of Specialized Cloud Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, Geospatial Engineering, System / Software Deve lopment, Data / System Integration, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) / Sustainment support. We measure that support at our end -‐user. The staff is qualified to identify report, resolve and support a myriad of complex data, storage, security and system problems. Our success has been proven time and again at traditional sites but also in tactical forward deployed environments. Our Mission
To Design, Develop, Deliver and Manage State-‐of-‐the-‐Art Technological Capabilities for Our Client’s Enterprise that Supports Our Client’s Mission Objectives To See Our Performance across the Service Lifecycle through Our Client’s Lens. Our Work Contributes to Our Client’s Success because we Design, Deliver and Sustain those Services to Work in the Client's Environment, by Client’s Personnel to Achieve Client Success Vision Statement
To Establish an Enduring Relationship of Trust with Our Client Based Solely on Our Performance To Deliver a Product or Service that becomes Second -‐Nature to Our Client’s Personnel and a Se amless Part of Our Client’s Business Operations To Remain a Creative, Disruptive and Leading Research, Development and Rapid Deployment Institution Where Our Shared Intellect, Hard Work and Vanguard for Our Client’s Trust make a Positive Difference in the Lives of Our Employees, the Success of Our Clients and the Security of Our Country Big Data is new, but we're not. We've got years of experience in data management and a reputation for hardware performance and reliability that stretches back decades, with thousands of man-‐years of investment into this technology. As a Cray company, YarcD has the resources to provide the highest performance processing capabilities and visionary data management resources – it means our Big Data appliance for graph analytics is innovative, but solid. ata It's an exciting time. We're new, but we're you value and leverage Big Data.
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Wednesday, October 24, 201 2 Mike Dean is a Principal Engineer at Raytheon BBN Technologies where he's worked for 28 years in distributed computing, command and control applications, information assurance, and (since 2000) the Semantic Web. He was Principal Investigator for Integration and Transition in the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML) Program, which catalyzed the Semantic Web, and has served on W3C Working Groups for RDF, OWL, and RIF. He continues to develop, lead, or consult on the development of Semantic Web tools, ontologies, datasets, and applications for DoD, IC, and commercial customers. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Stanford University.
Jay Holcomb An Insider Perspective of how Semantic Technologies are supporting the DHS efforts in Cybersecurity
Thursday, October 25 , 2012
Jay Holcomb recently joined the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection &
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (OC&C),
Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection and Awareness (CICPA) department. He is an
internationally renowned expert in Cybersecurity and the Program Lead for Cyber
Integration at the Control Systems Security Program/ICS-‐CERT. His presentation will
bring an insider perspective of how Semantic Technologies are supporting the DHS efforts
in Cybersecurity.
The Best Paper Award is meant to recognize the excellence of our technical program and
contributors, as well as to promote the continuing efforts of our community to push
forward the state of the art in Semantic Technologies for Intelligence, Defense, and
Security.
The award was presented to the authors of the paper chosen by the
Best Paper Award Winner of
Honorable Mentions The following two papers also made it to the last phase of the selection process, and were both highly recommended by the award committee for an honorable mention as outstanding contributions to the conference (order is irrelevant):