Collection and Monitoring via Planning for Active Situational Scenarios (COMPASS)

Abstract

The goal of the Collection and Monitoring via Planning for Active Situational Scenarios (COMPASS) program was to build decision aids for gray zone scenarios, where adversaries attempt to manipulate a U.S.-allied nation through the use of both kinetic and non-kinetic means. Based on research performed under the Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment Contested Environment (RSPACE) program, budgeted in PE 0603766E, Project NET-01, the purpose of the COMPASS program was to reduce ambiguity and reveal intent of gray zone actors who use techniques such as misinformation and intimidation to destabilize host nations and possibly produce advantageous conditions for military engagements. COMPASS produced tools to automate gray zone information operations and help U.S. forces adapt to changing conditions and adversary responses. Instead of relying on passive collection of sensory data, COMPASS employed active sensing and recommended actions that U.S. Forces and allied partners can take to stimulate the environment and elicit a response from the adversary that reveals its strategies. To achieve this goal, COMPASS sought to build and demonstrate tools to: 1) discover the structure of the operating environment that includes the goals and objectives of the adversary as it engages in illicit and subversive activities, 2) develop models that capture the dynamics of the situations including the actors, relationships, timings, and dependencies of the adversary campaigns, and 3) integrate the various algorithms into a comprehensive gaming architecture that allows operators to assess the decision space, recommend sensing actions, and monitor progress towards reducing the ambiguity of the operating environment and suggest adjustments. Models and a planning technology prototype were provided to INDOPACOM.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
b2bbd3a6e859b8cd712dc7f399413f22

Tags

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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