CSP - Workshop on Data Science and Autonomous Systems
Abstract
Project AbstractRecently, data science and autonomous systems have drawn a lot of attention in academia and industry. Autonomous (and semi-autonomous) systems such as drones and driverless cars start to play more and more important roles in military and our daily lives. How to develop very high quality software for autonomous systems and prevent cyber-attacks has become a major concern of DoD. High quality software and cyber defense will enhance the survivability of the autonomous systems. On the other hands, data is the foundation supporting these technology developments. Data science is the scientific discipline of theories and techniques to transform raw data into knowledge and information. A workshop is proposed to be held in Gifu, Japan, November 14-17, 2016, to bring a group of experts, researchers, and practitioners from all over the world to study the intersection and combination of data science and autonomous systems.The objectives of the Workshop on ~Data Science and Autonomous Systems~ are: (1) to develop and exchange new ideas in data sciences and (2) to investigate how to utilize big data analytic and conceptual modeling techniques to solve the problems of Software Engineering, Cyber Security, and Survivability of (Semi- and) Autonomous Systems.Software quality and cyber security are two of the major concerns of not only Navy, but also DoD and the whole U.S. government. Carnegie Mellon University~s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) was set up by DoD to focus on software design processes and Cyber Security. The software maturity model called, CMMI, developed by SEI, is used widely in DoD and all over the world helping organizations to improve the quality of the software developed. The CERT (Cyber Emergency Response Team) Coordination Center at SEI has been a major force in defending the cyber space. In January 2010, the Navy reactivated 10th Fleet as the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet. In July 2011, DoD Issued a report on ~DoD Strategy in Operating in Cyber Space~. The workshop fits very well with the Strategic Initiative 2 stated in the report: ~Employ new defense operating concepts to protect DoD networks and systems~.On the federal government level, President Obama has issued several orders on cyber security including Executive Order (EO) 13636 on improving critical infrastructure cyber security and Presidential Policy Directive-21 (PPD-21) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. All these indicate Cyber Security has obtained the attention of the Navy, DoD, and the President. The goal of our workshop is to find new techniques to make the cyber space (particularly for autonomous systems) safer.Recently, the Defense Science Board (DSB) released a summer study report on Autonomy, which points out the importance of autonomous systems in military and the crucial roles of decision science/AI techniques and cyber security in building better autonomous systems. The workshop matches very well the R&D directions recommended by the DSB report. The workshop addresses several focus areas of the Navy S&T Strategy including Autonomy and Unmanned Systems, Information Dominance ~ Cyber, & Platform Design and Survivability. The workshop results will benefit the S&T programs of the Navy/DoD.The outcomes of the workshop will be:~ -A workshop report submitted to ONR shortly after the workshop~ -Workshop proceedings of selected research articles (to be published after the workshop by an established publisher such as Springer or Elsevier)~ -A special issue in the Data & Knowledge Engineering Journal (published by Elsevier).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 04, 2017
- Source ID
- N629091712029
Entities
People
- Arne Slvberg
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy