[Acpc-l] NPS MOVES INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
MOVES INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES
> 5 April 2001, 3pm in Spanagel Hall 221
>
> The Future of Modeling and Simulation in DoD - A Cynic's View
>
> Dave Pratt
> University of Central Florida
> Over the last decade or so, M&S has gone from an active research area in its
> own right to one where, according to a former Director of DARPA, "there is
> nothing new to be done in M&S". Yet, at the same time, the reliance on M&S has
> increased dramatically in all aspects of DoD while the tools used by the
> mainstream are the same ones that have been around for years. Is the
> perception that there is nothing left to do the natural maturation of a field
> that is basically a tool provider, or is there something more basic at work?
> Furthermore, what ever happens to all those research results?
>
> Focusing on the perceptions, programmatic realities, and the difficulty
> involved with technology transfer, this talk will take a cynic's view of the
> current and future state of M&S as a discipline from somebody who has been in
> the trenches and has the scars to show for it.
>
> Disclaimer: The views presented in this talk are Dr. Pratt's personal
> opinions. Not those of his employer, the MOVES Institute, or of NPS.
>
> Dr. Pratt has been a involved in DoD's Modeling and Simulation field for the
> last 11 years. A former Marine Data Processing Officer, he joined the faculty
> of the NPS Computer Science Department in 1990. Over the next six years, he
> was an active member of the Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) community
> participating on many of the DoD entity based simulation efforts. In 1996, he
> joined the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) Joint Program Office as the first
> Technical Director. Over the next three years, he helped to set the direction
> of the program and dealt with all levels of the DoD M&S community. Since late
> 1998, he has been working in industry supporting a series of DoD and M&S and
> Information Technology programs. He has a PhD and MS from NPS and a BSEE from
> Duke University.
>
> Directions to Spanagel Hall are here
> <http://movesinstitute.org/Directions.html> .
>
>
> For a complete listing of MOVES Events, please see here
> <http://movesinstitute.org/Events.html> .
>
> The NPS Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Institute web site is
> here <http://movesinstitute.org> .
>
> This is a posting from nfobahn@attglobal.net To be removed from this
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> nfobahn@attglobal.net
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<h4><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">5 Apri=
l 2001, 3pm in Spanagel Hall 221<br>
<br>
The Future of Modeling and Simulation in DoD - A Cynic's View<br>
<br>
Dave Pratt<br>
University of Central Florida</font></h4>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Over th=
e last decade or so, M&S has gone from an active research area in its ow=
n right to one where, according to a former Director of DARPA, "there i=
s nothing new to be done in M&S". Yet, at the same time, the relian=
ce on M&S has increased dramatically in all aspects of DoD while the too=
ls used by the mainstream are the same ones that have been around for years.=
Is the perception that there is nothing left to do the natural maturation o=
f a field that is basically a tool provider, or is there something more basi=
c at work? Furthermore, what ever happens to all those research results?</fo=
nt></p>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Focusin=
g on the perceptions, programmatic realities, and the difficulty involved wi=
th technology transfer, this talk will take a cynic's view of the current an=
d future state of M&S as a discipline from somebody who has been in the =
trenches and has the scars to show for it.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Disclai=
mer: The views presented in this talk are Dr. Pratt's personal opinions. Not=
those of his employer, the MOVES Institute, or of NPS.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Dr. Pra=
tt has been a involved in DoD's Modeling and Simulation field for the last 1=
1 years. A former Marine Data Processing Officer, he joined the faculty of t=
he NPS Computer Science Department in 1990. Over the next six years, he was =
an active member of the Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) community p=
articipating on many of the DoD entity based simulation efforts. In 1996, he=
joined the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) Joint Program Office as the firs=
t Technical Director. Over the next three years, he helped to set the direct=
ion of the program and dealt with all levels of the DoD M&S community. S=
ince late 1998, he has been working in industry supporting a series of DoD a=
nd M&S and Information Technology programs. He has a PhD and MS from NPS=
and a BSEE from Duke University.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Directi=
ons to Spanagel Hall are <a href=3D"http://movesinstitute.org/Directions.html"=
>here</a>.</font></p>
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<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">For a co=
mplete listing of MOVES Events, please see <a href=3D"http://movesinstitute.or=
g/Events.html">here</a>.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The NPS =
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Institute web site is <a href=3D=
"http://movesinstitute.org">here</a>.</font></p>
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