Research

Decision Support

EPS
Enhanced Passive Surveillance Analyst Workstation

Screenshot of the AgConnect Enhanced Passive Surveillance (EPS) web application that consists of a 2D map of the south-western U.S. and various counties colored within Arizona and New Mexico. The map is surrounded by numerous dashboard components providing various modeling data and information. Overlayed on the image is an iPad showing a screenshot of the mobile app with Texas counties color-coded and a graph of data.

A system for integrating and analyzing syndromic surveillance data captured from mobile apps and other relevant sources. The data is aggregated and combined with embedded visualization and analysis tools to help determine baseline conditions in order to detect any anomalies that may signal the onset of an animal disease outbreak. This is one perspective of the AgConnect system.

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Science and Technology Directorate

Competencies: Data Fusion, Data Visualization, Modeling & Simulation, Decision Support
Industries: Emergency Response, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas

ERSS
Emergency Response Support System

Screenshot of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) web application that consists of a 2D U.S. topographic map in the center surrounded by numerous dashboard components providing various modeling data and information.

A web-based information dashboard developed for the USDA that can be used for incident management, as well as day-to-day planning and disease monitoring and surveillance. This tool has been used by APHIS for tracking a real-world foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in South Korea, by State Animal Health Officials to understand and manage animal health related events within their state, and by producers to monitor and assess disease status across their production systems. This is one perspective of the AgConnect system.

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Competencies: Data Fusion, Data Visualization, Decision Support
Industries: Agriculture, Federal Agencies

FAST-STAR
Fletcher Allen Specialized Telemedicine for Supporting Transfer And Rescue

Designed, developed, deployed, and supported a fleet of five digital ambulances for the Fletcher Allen Level 1 trauma center in Burlington, Vermont. Also fielded a standalone deployable wireless on-scene camera as well as portable “Grab & Go” cases to be used with ambulances outfitted with minimal pre-install equipment.

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation

Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas

HI²NT
Hybrid Irregular Warfare/Improvised Explosive Device Network-defeat Toolkit

Image of four screenshots: ProDV data analytics platform in the upper left, One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) computer-generated forces in the upper right, First-Person Cultural Trainer (FPCT) interactive 3D environment in the lower left, and the Joint Non-kinetic Effects Model (JNEM) Human Social Cultural Behavior (HSCB) simulation in the lower right.

System integrator for the federated Human Social Cultural Behavior (HSCB) training platform for soldiers to hone negotiating skills required to derive critical terror network information from the non-combatant population. The Hybrid Irregular Warfare/Improvised Explosive Device Network-defeat Toolkit (HI²NT) federation combined the First-Person Cultural Trainer (FPCT) interactive 3D environment with the computer-generated forces of One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF), the HSCB simulated operational environment of the Joint Non-kinetic Effects Model (JNEM), and the Process-oriented Data Visualization (ProDV) data analytics platform.

Sponsor: U.S. Army TRADOC G2

Competencies: Modeling & Simulation, Decision Support
Industries: National Security, Federal Agencies

idCROP
Irrigation Decision Support System for Conserving Resources and Optimizing Production

Image of three smartphones displaying login and two results screenshots from the Irrigation Decision Support System for Conserving Resources and Optimizing Production (idCROP) mobile application.

A producer-friendly crop model- and sensor-based irrigation decision support system designed to provide real-time irrigation schedules and projected economic outcomes based on water use and production goals. The system uses management information from the user in conjunction with externally sourced data, including projected short-term weather, and generates crop growth and economic model scenarios. Remote detection of plant water stress using a sensor platform mounted on a pivot irrigation system improves irrigation schedules. Demonstrated with cotton in the Texas Rolling Plains region.

Sponsor: State of Texas

Competencies: Modeling & Simulation, Data Fusion, Decision Support
Industries: Agriculture, Local & State of Texas

IES
Infrastructure and Essential Services

Screenshot of the Infrastructure and Essential Services (IES) splash screen.

Developed an infrastructure and essential services (IES) module that tracks and manages critical services such as water, electrical and agriculture modeling for a specific areas of operation within simulation federations.

Sponsor: U.S. Army TRADOC Analysis Center

Competencies: Modeling & Simulation, Decision Support
Industries: National Security, Federal Agencies

KABS
Kenya Animal Biosurveillance System

Image of two iPads displaying the login and data entry screens for the Kenya Animal Biosurveillance System (KABS) mobile application.

A full-featured surveillance system that leverages a mobile-based data collection and web-based reporting system; this system has been fielded across Kenya and used to support syndromic-based disease surveillance among livestock and wildlife and antimicrobial use and resistance in animal production.

Sponsor: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
Industries: Agriculture, Federal Agencies

L1SEF
Level 1 Site Exploitation/Forensics

Developed a concept model to simulate Level 1 site exploitation of component debris following a detonation event by conventional or improvised explosives.

Sponsor: U.S. Army TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity

Competencies: Modeling & Simulation, Decision Support
Industries: National Security, Federal Agencies

LARA
Laboratory Animal Reporting Application

Screenshot of the Laboratory Animal Records Application (LARA) web application.

Designed, developed, and deployed a mobile Laboratory Animal Reporting Application (LARA) system for the restrictive Biosafety Level 3 biocontainment facilities within the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to increase efficiency of data management and improve data reliability and availability.

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Science and Technology Directorate

Competencies: Medical Technology, Decision Support
Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies

MICE
Multi-Laboratory International Collaboration Environment

Screenshot of the Multi-Laboratory International Collaboration Environment (MICE) system in which 12 separate animal research and diagnostic sites are collaborating in animal necropsies, microscope slide analyses, and PCR results interpretation.

Evaluated, selected, installed, integrated and sustained a video conferencing system infrastructure within five state, university, and federal research, diagnostic, and biocontainment veterinary laboratories across the U.S., enabling live sharing of microscope imagery, animal necropsies, laboratory test results, instrumentation, and field clinical signs between researchers and technicians across geographic and biocontainment barriers.

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Science and Technology Directorate

Competencies: Data Visualization, Decision Support
Industries: Medical, Emergency Response, Training, Federal Agencies, Local & State of Texas