What is a Good Plan? Cultural Variations in Expert Planners’ Concepts of Plan Quality (2009)
Rasmussen, Louise J, Sieck, Winston R, Smart, Paul R
This article presents the results of a field research study examining commonalities and differences between American and British operational planners’ mental models of planning. We conducted...
GIDS: Global Interlinked Data Store (2009)
Braines, Dave, Jones, Gareth, Smart, Paul R, Bao, Jie, Huynh, Trung Dong
This paper introduces the Global Interlinked Data Store1 (GIDS), a technique to support the easy creation and retrieval of interlinked semantic data within a web-scale distributed network environment...
Towards an Understanding of Shared Understanding in Military Coalition Contexts (2009)
Smart, Paul R, Huynh, Trung Dong, Mott, David, Sycara, Katia, Braines, Dave, Strub, Michael, ...
Shared understanding is commonly seen as essential to the success of coalition operations, and current research efforts are attempting to develop techniques and technologies to improve shared...
Rule Modeling Using Semantic MediaWiki (2009)
Bao, Jie, Ding, Li, Smart, Paul R, Braines, Dave, Jones, Gareth
Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) is a popular semantic wiki engine that enables collective knowledge modeling within the expressivity of a small subset of OWL. However, SMW is limited in offering native...
A Controlled Natural Language Interface for Semantic Media Wiki (2009)
Bao, Jie, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel, Braines, Dave, Jones, Gareth
Despite their potential value as collaborative knowledge editing systems, semantic wikis present a number of usability challenges for human end users. In particular, there are several mismatches...
NITELIGHT: A Graphical Editor for SPARQL Queries (2009)
Alistair Russell, Paul R Smart
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been...
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Liang, Shao, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Booth, Chris, Briscombe, Neil, ...
Military and civilian agencies confront a number of challenges in harnessing the power of modern large-scale information networks. These challenges include the need to identify relevant information...
Smart, Paul R, Mott, David, Sycara, Katia, Braines, Dave, Strub, Michael, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Shared understanding is commonly seen as essential to the success of coalition operations. Anecdotal reports suggest that shared understanding enables coalition forces to coordinate their efforts in...
Cognitive Extension and the Web (2009)
Smart, Paul R, Engelbrecht, Paula C, Braines, Dave, Strub, Michael, Hendler, James A
There has been a growing interest in recent years regarding the relationship between social interaction processes, technological artefacts and human cognition. Human cognition, it is argued, is often...
A Community Based Approach for Managing Ontology Alignments (2008)
Correndo, Gianluca, Alani, Harith, Smart, Paul R
The Semantic Web is rapidly becoming a defacto distributed repository for semantically represented data, thus leveraging on the added on value of the network effect. Various ontology mapping...
A Visual Approach to Semantic Query Design Using a Web-Based Graphical Query Designer (2008)
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Braines, Dave, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Bao, Jie, Shadbolt, Nigel
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been...
An Analysis of the Origins of Ontology Mismatches on the Semantic Web (2008)
Smart, Paul R, Engelbrecht, Paula C
Despite the potential of domain ontologies to provide consensual representations of domain-relevant knowledge, the open, distributed and decentralized nature of the Semantic Web means that...
Demo: A Community Based Approach for Managing Ontology Alignments (2008)
Correndo, Gianluca, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Smart, Paul R, Alani, Harith
The Semantic Web is rapidly becoming a defacto distributed repository for semantically represented data, thus leveraging on the added on value of the network effect. Various ontology mapping...
Paul R. Smart, Alistair Russell, Nigel R. Shadbolt, M. C. Shraefel, Leslie A. Carr
The issue of improved situation awareness is a key concern for military agencies, promising to deliver strategic advantages in a variety of conflict and non-conflict scenarios. Improved situation...
Semantic Web Techniques to Support Interoperability in Distributed Networked Environments (2008)
Braines, Dave, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Smart, Paul R, Bao, Jie, Shadbolt, Nigel, Hendler, James
We explore two Semantic Web techniques arising from ITA research into semantic alignment and interoperability in distributed networks. The first is POAF (Portable Ontology Aligned Fragments) which...
Controlled Natural Languages and the Semantic Web (2008)
The Semantic Web grew out of research into formal logics, and many of the representational and technological commitments of the Semantic Web reflect this heritage. Notwithstanding the obvious...
Smart, Paul R, Mott, David, Gentle, Edward, Braines, Dave, Sieck, Winston, Poltrock, Steven, ...
As a fundamental research program, the International Technology Alliance (ITA) aims to explore innovative solutions to some of the challenges confronting US/UK coalition military forces in an era of...
A Data-Intensive Lightweight Semantic Wrapper Approach to Aid Information Integration (2008)
Braines, Dave, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel, Bao, Jie
We argue for the flexible use of lightweight ontologies to aid information integration. Our proposed approach is grounded on the availability and exploitation of existing data sources in a networked...
US/UK Mental Models of Planning: The Relationship Between Plan Detail and Plan Quality (2008)
Rasmussen, Louise J, Sieck, Winston R, Smart, Paul R
This paper presents the results of a research study applying a new cultural analysis method to capture commonalities and differences between US and UK mental models of operational planning. The...
POAF: Portable Ontology Aligned Fragments (2008)
Kalfoglou, Yannis, Smart, Paul R, Braines, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel
In today's semantic web, ontology fragmentation and mo- dularization are considered as important tasks due to the size and co- mplexity of prime ontologies. At the same time, the ontology alignment...
NITELIGHT: A Graphical Tool for Semantic Query Construction (2008)
Russell, Alistair, Smart, Paul R., Braines, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel R.
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been...
NITELIGHT: A Graphical Tool for Semantic Query Construction (2008)
Russell, Alistair, Smart, Paul R., Braines, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel R.
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been...
Paul R. Smart, Alistair Russell, Nigel R. Shadbolt
The issue of improved situation awareness is a key concern for military agencies, promising to deliver strategic advantages in a variety of conflict and non-conflict scenarios. Improved situation...
As a fundamental research program, the International Technology Alliance (ITA) endeavours to research and develop solutions to some of the problems confronting US/UK military coalition forces....
Rule-Based Intelligence on the Semantic Web: Implications for Military Capabilities (2007)
Rules are a key element of the Semantic Web vision, promising to provide a foundation for reasoning capabilities that underpin the intelligent manipulation and exploitation of information content....
Rule-Based Intelligence on the Semantic Web: Implications for Military Capabilities (2007)
Rules are a key element of the Semantic Web vision, promising to provide a foundation for reasoning capabilities that underpin the intelligent manipulation and exploitation of information content....
AKTiveSA: A Technical Demonstrator System For Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Smart, Paul R., Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R., Shraefel, M. C., Carr, Leslie A.
The issue of improved situation awareness is a key concern for military agencies, promising to deliver strategic advantages in a variety of conflict and non-conflict scenarios. Improved situation...
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Schraefel, Monica C, Carr, Leslie A
The issue of improved situation awareness is a key concern for military agencies, promising to deliver strategic advantages in a variety of conflict and non-conflict scenarios. Improved situation...
AKTiveSA: A Technical Demonstrator System for Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Schraefel, Monica C, Carr, Leslie A
The issue of improved situation awareness is a key concern for military agencies, promising to deliver strategic advantages in a variety of conflict and non-conflict scenarios. Improved situation...
Semantic Technologies and Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Smart, Paul R, Bahrami, Ali, Braines, Dave, McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Yuan, Jun, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Situation awareness is a critical element of military decision superiority in a wide variety of operational contexts. Improved situation awareness can benefit operational effectiveness by...
Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Operational effectiveness in coalition environments is based on the need for inter-operability at a variety of levels. While inter-operability concerns are most easily thought of in terms of...
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R
The ability to integrate information from a variety of sources is a key ingredient of enhanced situation awareness in both conflict and non-conflict situations. Information integration is...
Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Operational effectiveness in coalition environments is based on the need for inter-operability at a variety of levels. While inter-operability concerns are most easily thought of in terms of...
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R
The ability to integrate information from a variety of sources is a key ingredient of enhanced situation awareness in both conflict and non-conflict situations. Information integration is...
Smart, Paul R, Russell, Alistair, Shadbolt, Nigel R
The ability to integrate information from a variety of sources is a key ingredient of enhanced situation awareness in both conflict and non-conflict situations. Information integration is...
Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Operational effectiveness in coalition environments is based on the need for inter-operability at a variety of levels. While inter-operability concerns are most easily thought of in terms of...
Semantic Technologies and Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Smart, Paul R, Bahrami, Ali, Braines, Dave, McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Yuan, Jun, Shadbolt, Nigel R
Situation awareness is a critical element of military decision superiority in a wide variety of operational contexts. Improved situation awareness can benefit operational effectiveness by...
Approaching Semantically-Mediated Acoustic Data Fusion (2007)
Guo, Baofeng, Wang, Yi, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Nixon, Mark S, Damarla, Raju
Our primary hypothesis is that it should be possible to enrich data fusion by semantic processing, with wide potential application. In order to achieve our aim we need to represent the semantic data...
Approaching Semantically-Mediated Acoustic Data Fusion (2007)
Guo, Baofeng, Wang, Yi, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Nixon, Mark S, Damarla, Raju
Our primary hypothesis is that it should be possible to enrich data fusion by semantic processing, with wide potential application. In order to achieve our aim we need to represent the semantic data...
Approaching Semantically-Mediated Acoustic Data Fusion (2007)
Guo, Baofeng, Wang, Yi, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Nixon, Mark S, Damarla, Raju
Our primary hypothesis is that it should be possible to enrich data fusion by semantic processing, with wide potential application. In order to achieve our aim we need to represent the semantic data...
Context-Aware Information Retrieval for Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Bahrami, Ali, Yuan, Jun, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
In the coalition forces, users are increasingly challenged with the issues of information overload and correlation of information from heterogeneous sources. Users might need different pieces of...
MIMEX: Multivariant Information Management & Exploitation (2007)
Smart, Paul R, Beswick, Nicholas, Huynh, Trung Dong, McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Shingler, Steven
SEMIOTIKS: Semantically-Enhanced Information Extraction for Improved Knowledge Superiority (2007)
Russell, Alistair, Booth, Chris, Smart, Paul R, Liang, Shao F, Rankin, Andrew
Semantic Integration Portal (2007)
McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Braines, Dave, Hendler, James A, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
The Semantic Integration Portal is a demonstration of the potential capabilities of Semantic Web applications in a knowledge-rich context. Source data is taken from different online terrorist...
Approaching Semantically-Mediated Acoustic Data Fusion (2007)
Guo, Baofeng, Wang, Yi, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Nixon, Mark S, Damarla, Raju
Our primary hypothesis is that it should be possible to enrich data fusion by semantic processing, with wide potential application. In order to achieve our aim we need to represent the semantic data...
Context-Aware Information Retrieval for Enhanced Situation Awareness (2007)
Bahrami, Ali, Yuan, Jun, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
In the coalition forces, users are increasingly challenged with the issues of information overload and correlation of information from heterogeneous sources. Users might need different pieces of...
MIMEX: Multivariant Information Management & Exploitation (2007)
Smart, Paul R, Beswick, Nicholas, Huynh, Trung Dong, McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Shingler, Steven
SEMIOTIKS: Semantically-Enhanced Information Extraction for Improved Knowledge Superiority (2007)
Russell, Alistair, Booth, Chris, Smart, Paul R, Liang, Shao F, Rankin, Andrew
Semantic Integration Portal (2007)
McRae-Spencer, Duncan, Braines, Dave, Hendler, James A, Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R
The Semantic Integration Portal is a demonstration of the potential capabilities of Semantic Web applications in a knowledge-rich context. Source data is taken from different online terrorist...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: User Interaction Model (2006)
Smart, Paul R., Russell, Alistair
This document describes the technological infrastructure of the AKTiveSA TDS, developed in the context of DIF DTC project 8.14, with a specific emphasis on the opportunities for...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: User Interaction Model (2006)
Smart, Paul R., Russell, Alistair
This document describes the technological infrastructure of the AKTiveSA TDS, developed in the context of DIF DTC project 8.14, with a specific emphasis on the opportunities for...
The Military Knowledge Information Fusion Via Semantic Web Technologies (2006)
Veres, Galina V., Huynh, Trung Dong, Nixon, Mark S., Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R.
We seek to develop data fusion algorithms which include semantic information to improve performance, deplorability and operational capability within network-enabled capability. This new fusion...
The Military Knowledge Information Fusion Via Semantic Web Technologies (2006)
Veres, Galina V., Huynh, Trung Dong, Nixon, Mark S., Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R.
We seek to develop data fusion algorithms which include semantic information to improve performance, deplorability and operational capability within network-enabled capability. This new fusion...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Band Sultan Dam Failure Scenario (2005)
This report provides a detailed specification of a humanitarian relief scenario involving significant civil-military cooperation. The scenario aims to highlight some challenges and opportunities for...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Band Sultan Dam Failure Scenario (2005)
This report provides a detailed specification of a humanitarian relief scenario involving significant civil-military cooperation. The scenario aims to highlight some challenges and opportunities for...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Band Sultan Dam Failure Scenario (2005)
This report provides a detailed specification of a humanitarian relief scenario involving significant civil-military cooperation. The scenario aims to highlight some challenges and opportunities for...
This report aims to outline the requirements for knowledge-filtered awareness in the context of the DIF DTC ‘Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness’ project....
This report aims to outline the requirements for knowledge-filtered awareness in the context of the DIF DTC ‘Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness’ project....
This report aims to outline the requirements for knowledge-filtered awareness in the context of the DIF DTC ‘Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness’ project....
Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R., Carr, Leslie A., Schraefel, Monica C.
This project, part of the UK MOD’s Data and Information Fusion initiative (http://www.difdtc.com), aims to investigate knowledge-based approaches to the problem of information fusion. We show how...
Using Semantic Web Technologies to Support Enhanced Situation Awareness (2005)
Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair, Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel, Carr, Leslie, Schraefel, M.c.
The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanced situational awareness in a simulated hu-manitarian relief scenario. We have developed an...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R., Carr, Leslie A., Schraefel, Monica C., Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair
Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Carr, Leslie A, Schraefel, Monica C
This project, part of the UK MOD’s Data and Information Fusion initiative (http://www.difdtc.com), aims to investigate knowledge-based approaches to the problem of information fusion. We show how...
Using Semantic Web Technologies to Support Enhanced Situation Awareness (2005)
Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair, Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel, Carr, Leslie, Schraefel, M.c.
The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanced situational awareness in a simulated hu-manitarian relief scenario. We have developed an...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R., Carr, Leslie A., Schraefel, Monica C., Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair
Knowledge-Based Information Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R, Shadbolt, Nigel R, Carr, Leslie A, Schraefel, Monica C
This project, part of the UK MOD’s Data and Information Fusion initiative (http://www.difdtc.com), aims to investigate knowledge-based approaches to the problem of information fusion. We show how...
Using Semantic Web Technologies to Support Enhanced Situation Awareness (2005)
Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair, Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel, Carr, Leslie, Schraefel, M.c.
The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanced situational awareness in a simulated hu-manitarian relief scenario. We have developed an...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Improved Situational Awareness (2005)
Smart, Paul R., Shadbolt, Nigel R., Carr, Leslie A., Schraefel, Monica C., Wilson, Max L., Russell, Alistair
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Technical Progress Report (2004)
This document details the technical progress attained in the context of DTC Project 8.14. It reviews the work undertaken to date and specifies the work to be undertaken in the remainder of the...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Technical Progress Report (2004)
This document details the technical progress attained in the context of DTC Project 8.14. It reviews the work undertaken to date and specifies the work to be undertaken in the remainder of the...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Technical Progress Report (2004)
This document details the technical progress attained in the context of DTC Project 8.14. It reviews the work undertaken to date and specifies the work to be undertaken in the remainder of the...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Scenario Specification (2004)
This document details a scenario involving a variety of humanitarian relief actions occurring against a backdrop of ongoing military conflict. The scenario is located in Afghanistan at the time of...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Scenario Specification (2004)
This document details a scenario involving a variety of humanitarian relief actions occurring against a backdrop of ongoing military conflict. The scenario is located in Afghanistan at the time of...
Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness: Scenario Specification (2004)
This document details a scenario involving a variety of humanitarian relief actions occurring against a backdrop of ongoing military conflict. The scenario is located in Afghanistan at the time of...