A Research Program in Computer Technology. Volume 1

Abstract

This report summarizes the research performed by USC/Information Sciences Institute from October 1, 1979, to September 30, 1980, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The research applies computer science and technology to areas of high DoD/military impact. The ISI program consists of fourteen research areas: Specification Acquisition From Experts study of acquiring and using program knowledge for making informal program specifications more precise; Program Verification - logical proof of program validity; Autopsy - research on source-to-source program translation combining automatic techniques with an interactive system to provide the human manager complete control over the translation process; Formal Semantics - development of tools and methodologies to support the formulation of precise, readable, and accurate formal semantic definitions; Cooperative Interactive Systems - construction of a system to provide natural input/output and help facilities for users of interactive services; Command and Control Graphics - development of a device- independent graphics system and graphics-oriented command and control applications programs; Internetwork Concepts - exploring aspects of protocols for the interconnection of computer communication networks, specifically the design and prototype implementation of an internetwork computer message system and the design of internetwork host and gateway protocols.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA115915

Entities

People

  • Keith W. Uncapher

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Science
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Voice Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control