Specialist Meeting IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics. Description / Purpose

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1 Specialist Meeting IST-131: Distributed Data Analytics for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction at 15 th 17 th October 2014 TASC Inc., 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, VA. USA. Description / Purpose Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) is an international military and civilian effort requiring a coordinated international and interdisciplinary effort. WMDs are a domestic threat to all NATO nations as well as in theaters of operation. The most effective approach to CWMD is to detect and disrupt threats early in the threat cycle. This requires the development of alternate signatures through the use of new data sources and analytical techniques. Open source and expanding commercial information sources represent huge potentials for new approaches to detecting illicit Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) activities. Exemplar information types include social media, professional media, shipping and transportation, law enforcement, and financial transactions. However it is often not possible or desirable to co- locate all these data sources. This forces the requirement for new processes and algorithms to analyze data at rest in various locations and return properly prepared results based on a wide range of criteria. This is a complex problem since the quality and completeness of data sources is often unknown. The issue is only compounded when data representations are not compatible. Resent technical advances in cloud architectures, information analytics, and network connectivity require organizations to reconsider how they approach advanced analytics and leverage the cloud technologies now available to them. Adopting cloud computing strategies represents a new era for national defense agencies information management, distributed computation, and the foundations required for a next generation of visual analytics. Through increased implementation and acceptance of compatible cloud based technologies, NATO members will be able to draw on data and analytic services from a broad swath of related domains that share common needs, such as intelligence, cyber defense, maritime, financial, aviation and transportation, etc. Through this specialist meeting we will bring together experts to identify critical operational and developmental needs. The challenges of developing the underlying data science and computational constructs that will enable the community to pull data out of today s stove- piped systems and integrate it into a data ecosystem that will support cross- discipline data sharing and analytics.

2 Adopting cloud strategies does not on its own address many of the historic computational and visualization challenges faced by our community and it highlights new research needs to fully take advantage of cloud computing. Embracing the opportunities cloud computing represents for visual analytics will allow NATO members to leverage a widely distributed and information rich environment in a manner only previously imagined. Agenda Wednesday, 15 October Session 1: Deploying Big Table Architectures for Analytics: Recently there has been a significant push to use Hadoop and big table architectures for enterprise data management. This session will hold breakout sessions to look at how well these architectures are working for complex analytical and visualization needs and identify next steps in their use Session 2: Managing Data - IO and Computation Strategies: Developing strategies for distributed analytics systems still requires the movement of data. Coordinating the movement of partial results between analytics nodes introduces unique considerations. There are also novel requirements for computational strategies to support the high performance computing needs. These breakout sessions will address current research effort and impact on practical application. Thursday, 16 October Session 3: Distributed Data Visual Analytics: Situational awareness for CWMD should involve many different domains. This session will hold breakout sessions looking at current work in financial, cyber, and transportation using distributed data in visual analytic tools, etc Session 4: Strategies for Challenging Environments: Remote field teams face unreliable communications, restricted bandwidth, and limited processing resources. While Mega Cities have significant infrastructure they are potential breeding grounds for discontent and introduce significant challenges for detecting threats. All of these impact the ability to conduct analysis for countering WMDs. This session will hold breakout sessions looking at how to address these challenges and promote analytics and visualization in these complex environments. Friday, 17 October Session 5: Distributed Computing Policy:

3 Addressing the technical challenges of distributed analytics is only part of the work required. There are policy considerations for data access, collaboration, and application of analytics. This breakout session will look at current policy issues impacting international collaboration on distributed analytics. Refreshments and Meals Catered lunches and refreshments are available throughout the day which costs US$20/person/day in cash. This will be paid at sign- in. We cannot accept checks or credit cards. Visit Request Procedures By 29 September, non- US citizens or those representing non- US organizations need to fill out the following table for each visitor from your organization and submit it to Kate Cordial at Additionally, if you are attending as an Official Foreign Visitor 1, submit a formal Request for Visit to DTRA/SCC- WMD (via DIA) through your Washington, DC embassy using the government- to- government electronic Foreign Visit System. If you are attending as an Unofficial Foreign Visitor 2, submit a Request for Visit through your company or university on official letterhead to VisitorServices- HQC@DTRA.MIL. Kate Cordial kate.cordial_contractor@dtra.mil Last Name First Name Middle Initial Birth Date Country of Birth Passport Number Issuing Country US citizens please contact Kate Cordial and provide full name and affiliation so a visitor request can be submitted. Contact Information If you have any questions, contact the following: 1 Official Foreign Visitor: A representative of a foreign government or international organization on official business; A foreign national sponsored by a foreign government or international organization; A U.S. citizen representing the interests of a foreign government or international organization 2 Unofficial Foreign Visitor: A foreign national representing his own interests or the interests of a U.S. or foreign company or university

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5 IST-131 Co-Chairs Dr. Richard May (USA) Defense Threat Reduction Agency Dr. Margaret Varga (UK) Seetru Ltd./ Oxford University IST-131 Programme Committee Dr. John Pellengrino (USA) Army Research Laboratory Dr. Timothy Hanratty (USA) Army Research Laboratory Ms. Lisbeth Rasmussen (DNK) Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization SET-202 Local Host Coordinator Ms. Kate Cordial Defense Threat Reduction Agency phone:

6 TASC, INC. VISITOR PACKAGE Crown Center at 8211 Terminal Road, Lorton VA TASC, Inc. is located at Crown Center, 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, VA (right off of Fairfax County Pkwy /VA-7100). Map and detailed directions are attached. 2. Visit/security clearances for classified DTRA-sponsored meetings should be sent directly to DTRA for certifications to TASC. Visit Clearances for unclassified meetings are not required at the TASC Crown Center Facility. Meeting participants must alert a TASC representative at check-in if classified material is brought into the building or if overnight storage is required. 3. All visitors are required to sign-in and obtain a TASC, Inc. Visitor badge. A picture ID is required for check-in. Visitor badges must be worn at all times while in the facility. 4. Lodging with government rates near Crown Center include: Embassy Suites 8100 Loisdale Rd (703) TownePlace Suites 6245 Brandon Ave. (703) Hampton Inn 6550 Loisdale Ct Lorton, VA (703) Holiday Inn Express 6401 Brandon Ave (703) Hilton Springfield 6550 Loisdale Rd (703) Residence Inn 6412 Backlick Rd. (703) FROM DULLES AIRPORT: Exit airport onto Dulles Access Rd toward Washington DC. After about 13 miles, take I- 495 south toward Richmond via Exit 18. Stay on I-495 for 10 miles and merge onto I-95 via Exit 57A toward Richmond. Proceed for about 4 miles. Merge onto Fairfax County Pkwy/VA-7100 S via Exit 166A toward Newington/Fort Belvoir. Proceed less than a 1/8 mile and turn right onto Terminal Rd. Crown Center will be on your left. FROM NATIONAL AIRPORT: Proceed North on ramp. Merge onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy. Continue on GW Pkwy for 1 mile and then merge onto I-395 S toward I-66 W/Richmond. Proceed for approximately 10 miles. I-395 S becomes I-95 S. Proceed for about 3 miles. Merge onto Fairfax County Pkwy/VA-7100 S via exit 166A toward Newington/Fort Belvoir. Proceed less than a 1/8 mile and turn right onto Terminal Rd. Crown Center will be on your left.

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