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Ness, James; DiNinni, Richard; Kim, Julia
Cognitive Cartography: Small Unit Readiness through Pre-deployment Priming of Mental Maps Book
Fort Benning, GA, 2012.
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title = {Cognitive Cartography: Small Unit Readiness through Pre-deployment Priming of Mental Maps},
author = {James Ness and Richard DiNinni and Julia Kim},
url = {http://ict.usc.edu/pubs/Cognitive%20Cartography-%20Small%20Unit%20Readiness%20through%20Pre-deployment%20Priming%20of%20Mental%20Maps.pdf},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-06-01},
address = {Fort Benning, GA},
abstract = {Visual representations and story telling are the oldest traditions of remembering, recounting events, imparting lessons and projecting affect. These formats structure information in part-whole relations affording the listener or reader schematic frameworks to interpret past, present or future analogous events. Since all permutations of experiences in the deployed environment cannot be known a priori, proscribed intentional memorization of facts or scripted sequences are likely to be of limited value. Rather than methods directed toward specific content knowledge, a global method designed to prime cognitive structures through leveraging immersive technology is proposed. This paper will describe an ongoing project to develop “just-in-time” squad and small unit leader mission rehearsal tools for the purpose of 1) enabling better individual adjustment on the ground, 2) accelerating coordinated effort and team integration, and 3) increasing individual and unit resilience through enhancing unit cohesion.},
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Visual representations and story telling are the oldest traditions of remembering, recounting events, imparting lessons and projecting affect. These formats structure information in part-whole relations affording the listener or reader schematic frameworks to interpret past, present or future analogous events. Since all permutations of experiences in the deployed environment cannot be known a priori, proscribed intentional memorization of facts or scripted sequences are likely to be of limited value. Rather than methods directed toward specific content knowledge, a global method designed to prime cognitive structures through leveraging immersive technology is proposed. This paper will describe an ongoing project to develop “just-in-time” squad and small unit leader mission rehearsal tools for the purpose of 1) enabling better individual adjustment on the ground, 2) accelerating coordinated effort and team integration, and 3) increasing individual and unit resilience through enhancing unit cohesion.
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Gratch, Jonathan; Blascovich, James J.; Chemers, Martin M.; Hunt, Earl; Ilgen, Daniel R.; Larsen, Randy L.; Mayer, Richard E.; O'Neil, Harold Jr.; McLaughlin, Alan J.; Patel, Vilma L.; Quiñones, Miguel A.; Simons, Anna
Human Behavior in Military Contexts Book
The National Academies Press, 2008.
@book{gratch_human_2008,
title = {Human Behavior in Military Contexts},
author = {Jonathan Gratch and James J. Blascovich and Martin M. Chemers and Earl Hunt and Daniel R. Ilgen and Randy L. Larsen and Richard E. Mayer and Harold Jr. O'Neil and Alan J. McLaughlin and Vilma L. Patel and Miguel A. Quiñones and Anna Simons},
url = {http://www.ict.usc.edu/pubs/Human%20Behavior%20in%20Military%20Contexts.pdf},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-06-01},
publisher = {The National Academies Press},
abstract = {Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their roles effectively in a reliable and predictable manner, and effective military management requires understanding of how these qualities can be best provided and assessed. Scientific research in this area is critical to understanding leadership, training and other personnel issues, social interactions and organizational structures within the military. The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) asked the National Research Council to provide an agenda for basic behavioral and social research focused on applications in both the short and long-term. The committee responded by recommending six areas of research on the basis of their relevance, potential impact, and timeliness for military needs: intercultural competence; teams in complex environments; technology-based training; nonverbal behavior; emotion; and behavioral neurophysiology. The committee suggests doubling the current budget for basic research for the behavioral and social sciences across U.S. military research agencies. The additional funds can support approximately 40 new projects per year across the committee's recommended research areas. Human Behavior in Military Contexts includes committee reports and papers that demonstrate areas of stimulating, ongoing research in the behavioral and social sciences that can enrich the military's ability to recruit, train, and enhance the performance of its personnel, both organizationally and in its many roles in other cultures.},
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Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their roles effectively in a reliable and predictable manner, and effective military management requires understanding of how these qualities can be best provided and assessed. Scientific research in this area is critical to understanding leadership, training and other personnel issues, social interactions and organizational structures within the military. The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) asked the National Research Council to provide an agenda for basic behavioral and social research focused on applications in both the short and long-term. The committee responded by recommending six areas of research on the basis of their relevance, potential impact, and timeliness for military needs: intercultural competence; teams in complex environments; technology-based training; nonverbal behavior; emotion; and behavioral neurophysiology. The committee suggests doubling the current budget for basic research for the behavioral and social sciences across U.S. military research agencies. The additional funds can support approximately 40 new projects per year across the committee's recommended research areas. Human Behavior in Military Contexts includes committee reports and papers that demonstrate areas of stimulating, ongoing research in the behavioral and social sciences that can enrich the military's ability to recruit, train, and enhance the performance of its personnel, both organizationally and in its many roles in other cultures.
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Pighin, Frédéric; Patel, Sanjit; Cohen, Jonathan; Chu, Anson
Oriented Particle Level Set for Fluid Simulation Book
2005.
@book{pighin_oriented_2005,
title = {Oriented Particle Level Set for Fluid Simulation},
author = {Frédéric Pighin and Sanjit Patel and Jonathan Cohen and Anson Chu},
url = {http://ict.usc.edu/pubs/Oriented%20Particle%20Level%20Set%20for%20Fluid%20Simulation.pdf},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
abstract = {The particle level set technique has been adopted in computer graphics as the method of choice for tracking the surface of simulated liquids. In this poster, we describe a novel technique for modeling such an interface. Our technique is based on a set of oriented particles that provides a piecewise linear approximation to the interface. Using this improved model, we obtain a more accurate representation of the water surface and reduced mass loss during simulation.},
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The particle level set technique has been adopted in computer graphics as the method of choice for tracking the surface of simulated liquids. In this poster, we describe a novel technique for modeling such an interface. Our technique is based on a set of oriented particles that provides a piecewise linear approximation to the interface. Using this improved model, we obtain a more accurate representation of the water surface and reduced mass loss during simulation.
24.
Gordon, Andrew S.
Strategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge Book
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates/Psychology Press, Mahwah, NJ, 2004, ISBN: 0-8058-4527-5.
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title = {Strategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge},
author = {Andrew S. Gordon},
url = {http://people.ict.usc.edu/ gordon/sr.html},
isbn = {0-8058-4527-5},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
publisher = {Lawrence Erlbaum Associates/Psychology Press},
address = {Mahwah, NJ},
abstract = {Strategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge describes an innovative methodology for investigating the conceptual structures that underlie human reasoning. This work explores the nature of planning strategies-the abstract patterns of planning behavior that people recognize across a broad range of real world situations. With a sense of scale that is rarely seen in the cognitive sciences, this book catalogs 372 strategies across 10 different planning domains: business practices, education, object counting, Machiavellian politics, warfare, scientific discovery, personal relationships, musical performance, and the anthropomorphic strategies of animal behavior and cellular immunology. Noting that strategies often serve as the basis for analogies that people draw across planning situations, this work attempts to explain these analogies by defining the fundamental concepts that are common across all instances of each strategy. By aggregating evidence from each of the strategy definitions provided, the representational requirements of strategic planning are identified. The important finding is that the concepts that underlie strategic reasoning are of incredibly broad scope. Nearly 1,000 fundamental concepts are identified, covering every existing area of knowledge representation research and many areas that have not yet been adequately formalized, particularly those related to common sense understanding of mental states and processes. An organization of these concepts into 48 fundamental areas of knowledge and representation is provided, offering an invaluable roadmap for progress within the field.},
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Strategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge describes an innovative methodology for investigating the conceptual structures that underlie human reasoning. This work explores the nature of planning strategies-the abstract patterns of planning behavior that people recognize across a broad range of real world situations. With a sense of scale that is rarely seen in the cognitive sciences, this book catalogs 372 strategies across 10 different planning domains: business practices, education, object counting, Machiavellian politics, warfare, scientific discovery, personal relationships, musical performance, and the anthropomorphic strategies of animal behavior and cellular immunology. Noting that strategies often serve as the basis for analogies that people draw across planning situations, this work attempts to explain these analogies by defining the fundamental concepts that are common across all instances of each strategy. By aggregating evidence from each of the strategy definitions provided, the representational requirements of strategic planning are identified. The important finding is that the concepts that underlie strategic reasoning are of incredibly broad scope. Nearly 1,000 fundamental concepts are identified, covering every existing area of knowledge representation research and many areas that have not yet been adequately formalized, particularly those related to common sense understanding of mental states and processes. An organization of these concepts into 48 fundamental areas of knowledge and representation is provided, offering an invaluable roadmap for progress within the field.
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