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Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Institute
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The Beginning of MOVES Started with NPSNET MOVES began in 1996 with the MS degree program Originally a mix of Computer Science and Operations Analysis Ph.D. started in 1999 Became an Institute in 2000
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MOVES History Formalized Body of Knowledge in 2006
Definition of graduate’s capabilities Change in MOVES Navy sponsor 2009 Launched the Nation’s first Healthcare Simulation Master’s program 2011 2015 Marine Corps became Major Area sponsor of degree program House resolution 487 passed recognizing 2007 “M&S Critical National Technology” for defense and security Recognized leadership role in the evolution of Modeling and Simulation as a research field and academic discipline.
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Overview of MOVES (1 of 2) MOVES focus
The science and technology driving the development and novel application of M&S tools Wide range of consumers: Training, Analysis and Acquisition Inherently interdisciplinary and user-centric M&S is a growth industry More consumers increase demand on M&S tools Synchronize Education and Research Powerful feedback process strengthens quality of both research and education
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Overview of MOVES (2 of 2) MOVES strengths NPS environment
Ability to bridge the gap between technical and operational Innovative and practical Joint, Interagency, International Independent and objective Inherent understanding of the military domain/perspective Close coupling of Research and Academic programs Feedback from graduates Informs curriculum evolution Informs research direction Partnership with key organizations MCMSO NMSO ONR/NRL/ Navy Labs TRAC – Evolution of next-generation M&S for analysis USUHS – Medical
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General Areas of Concentration
Human Systems and Training Training system design and human factors Human performance evaluation Cognitive Agents, Agent Based Modeling and Adaptive Systems Learning agents in rich environments Predictive agents Computer Gaming, Virtual Environments, Augmented Reality Methods for game-based training design Highly cost efficient software and simulation development Mixed-mode, real and virtual, simulation environments Simulation Modeling for Analysis Composable models, large-scale reusability Experimental designs for large studies Constructive analytical simulations Standards and Interoperability Web-Based Simulation Core competencies have (and continue to) evolve based on the expanding role of M&S.
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Education Tied to MOVES
MOVES Degrees: M.S. in MOVES 2 year resident program Mainly officers – US and foreign ~230 graduates Ph.D. in MOVES 3 year resident program ~ 20 graduates Medical Modeling and Simulation Certificate Introduced in 2011 1 year Asynchronous DL Mainly uniformed healthcare professionals. 40+ graduates
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MOVES Mission “To enhance the operational effectiveness of our joint forces and our allies by providing superior training and analysis products, education, and exemplary research in the field of modeling and simulation.” Maintain and expand a leadership role in the evolution of Modeling Simulation and Virtual Environments. Continually refine a Research Agenda and Academic Program to enable… … Graduates effectively leading and managing M&S programs.
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Research Supporting USMC
Falls into three major categories: M&S and Training M&S and Operational Support M&S in Analysis Includes Investigating Sim base training design Training effectiveness methodologies Technological challenges in LVC Three recent thesis in this area M&S Operational support Logistic process improvement Developing deployable Sim based TBI assessment tool Three recent thesis in this domain Focus on improving representation of dynamic behaviors in analytical sims (such as COMBATXXI) Long standing collaboration with CAB of OAD at CD&I Three M.S. Theses and one Ph.D. dissertation in this area
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Selected Other Projects
MMOWGLI Modeling social systems VR based training
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Massively Multiplayer Online War Game Leveraging the Internet
Crowdsourcing methodology to foster innovation Collaborative game structure Web Application + Game design principles Developed in collaboration with ONR Institute for the Future Active partners: NSWC Carderock SPAWAR Atlantic
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– Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Thomas Schelling
the challenge: an era of wicked problems…complex, open-ended, uncertain…characterized by shifting requirements and invisible interdependencies. In this context, a hierarchically driven, top down approach to thinking no longer works. mmowgli is an online platform as well as a transformational practice that harnesses the potential of large, diverse groups for thinking and acting on emergent challenges and unmissable opportunities. mmowgli also builds the creative capacity of the crowd by offering a more gameful, more novel, and more democratized way of engaging together with a problem than traditional methods afford. mmowgli shifts our institutional thinking away from narrow practices that create inert, top down blueprints towards a new culture of continuous, non-hierarchical conversation around challenges and our collective response. why we need this: “One thing a person cannot do, no matter how rigorous his analysis, or heroic his imagination, is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him.” – Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Thomas Schelling
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Modeling Social Systems
Using Agent based models to better understand social dynamics Focus on military/Stability operations Help understand how social structures can change based on different types of influencers Crowd modeling – investigate impact of crowds on operational effectiveness Upcoming project for Marines to look at non-lethal weapons
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Virtual Reality Based Training
Low cost ways to enhance training Uses latest advances in VR Supports SECNAV VE Vision
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Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES) Curriculum 399
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Topics Formal Stakeholders Curriculum Overview Review History
Program Assessment ESRs Matrix Summary of Action Items
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Curriculum Stakeholders
USMC – Major Area Sponsor (June 2015) LtGen Robert Walsh – Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) Dr. George Akst, SES – Director, Operational Analysis Directorate, MCCDC SME: Mr. Brett Telford – Director, Marine Corps Modeling and Simulation Office (MCMSO) US Army – Co-Sponsor LTG John Murray – Deputy Chief of Staff, FA57 Proponent (also FA49/OR and FA50/FM) COL Joseph Nolan – Deputy Director AMSO USN – Stakeholder: Ms. Amy Markowich - DoN Modeling and Simulation Executive Dr. Ivar Oswalt for Mr. John Moore – Director Navy Modeling and Simulation Office (NMSO) MCCDC COC was in Aug 2015 Mr. Mike Lamarche for Mr. Dennis Reed, Modeling and Simulation deputy for DoN
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MOVES (399) Program Summary
Degree: Master of Science in MOVES Graduate School of Operational and Information Science Dean: Dr. Gordon McCormick, Associate: COL Nelson Emmons Computer Science Department Chair: Dr. Peter Denning MOVES Academic Chair: Dr. Chris Darken Program Officer: LCDR Eric McMullen APC: 325 Subspecialty Code: USMC: 8825, Modeling and Simulation Officer USA: FA-57, Simulation Operations Officer USN: 6202, MOVES Program Length: 21 Months (Plus 3 mo. refresher) Program Start: Fall (Summer) Dr. Imre Balogh, Director of the MOVES Institute LTC John Morgan, MILFAC and Deputy Director of MOVES No change in APC
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MOVES (399) Program Starts
Cohort USMC USA Int’l USN Total 2010-1 3 5 14 2010-3 1 4 2011-1 2011-3 2012-1 6 10 2013-1 2 12 2014-1 7 2015-1 5 (+1 PhD) 2016-1 9 2017-1 (projected) 19 9
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MOVES (399) Program Starts by Year
Grads Incoming 1st Yr. ≈ 10
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Program History 1996 – MOVES Degree established as degree program in CS 1998 – N6 (N2/N6) takes over sponsorship of degree (2009 – Conducted last formal Curriculum Review) 1999 – MOVES Academic Group established 2000 – MOVES Institute established 2010 – USMC and US Army signs on as Co-Sponsors 2011: N2/N6 zero’s out USN quotas for 2012 and beyond Intends to drop sponsorship Single cohort / year starts: USMC, USA, Internationals
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History (continued) 2012-2015 – No formal MAS
2012 – Informal curriculum updates on input from USMC and USA co-sponsors Program shortened from 8Q to 7Q (+ refresher) 2013 Last USN/6202P graduates Recent: (‘14-’15) MCCDC/MCMSO – agrees to sponsor Conducts full top-bottom assessment of field requirements MOVES curriculum works with MCMSO, AMSO, and NMSO to address assessment
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MOVES Program Assessment
Conducted in 2014 by Johns Hopkins University/APL on contract from MCMSO / NMSO Broad bottom-up survey of all USMC 8825 (M&S Officers) Current job requirement Important concepts to understand Recall of classes taken in MOVES MOVES team helped quantify level of mastery required Result: “Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation Curriculum Assessment FY2015 Initial Assessment” (NSAD-R , Feb 2015) Established baseline of 93 necessary “knowledge items” (“KI’s”) and level of mastery needed for each KI’s grouped into eight ESRs MOVES identified 30 total issues to address Primarily: courses’ content and focus Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Lab Assessment technical lead was: Mr. Eric Whittington (MOVES grad)
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Proposed ESRs Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Foundations M&S in the DoD
Capabilities, limitations, programming, statistics, AI, math M&S in the DoD Organizations, policies, VV&A, cyber security Models and Modeling Techniques Physics, culture, resolution, machine learning Simulation Software Development Military Applications Training & analysis Simulation Interoperability Stand-alone and Distributed Business Practices Thesis
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Current Curriculum Matrix
Refresher Summer (15.5 credit hrs.) CSR-100 (2-2) Refresher for Beginning Programming MA-1113 (4-0) Single Variable Calculus I MA-2025 (4-1) Logic and Discrete Mathematics MA-1114 (4-0) Single Variable Calculus II with Matrix Algebra Quarter 1 Fall (19.0 credit hrs.) CS-2072 (4-2) Object Oriented Programing in JavaScript MV-3101 (4-0) Intro to DoD Modeling and Simulation MA-3042 (4-0) Linear Algebra OS-3111 (4-0) Probability & Statistics for HSI and MOVES MV-2921 (2-0) Intro to MOVES Quarter 2 Winter (20.0 credit hrs.) CS-2173 (4-2) Java as a Second Language MV-3202 (3-2) Intro to Computer Graphics MV-3025 (4-1) Artificial Intelligence for Simulation OS-3113 (4-1) Data Analysis for HSI and MOVES MV-3922 (2-0) Intro to Virtual Environment Tech. Quarter 3 Spring (20.5 credit hrs.) CS-3600 (4-2) Intro to Computer Security MV-3302 (4-1) Intro to Discrete Event Modeling MV-3203 (3-2) Graphical Simulation OS-3112 (4-2) Statistics and Design of Experiments MV-3923 (2-0) Intro to Research in MOVES Quarter 4 (18.0 credit hrs.) MV-4025 (3-2) Cognitive and Behavioral Modeling for Sims MV-4002 (4-1) Simulation and Training MV-4502 (2-4) Simulation Development Practicum MV-3500 (3-2) Internetwork Comms and Simulation MV-4924 (1-1) Research Seminar in MOVES Quarter 5 OA/MV46XX (4-0) Intro to Joint Combat Modeling MV-4503 (2-4) Sim. Interoperability Practicum MV-4920 (4-0) Advanced Topics in Modeling and Sim. MV-4001 (4-1) Human Factors of Virtual Environments Quarter 6 MV-4501 (2-4) Simulation Application Practicum MN-3331 (5-1) Principles of Acquisition and Program Mgmt. MV-4657 (3-2) Modeling & Simulation for SSTR Operations MV-0810 (0-8) Thesis Research Quarter 7 (17.5 credit hrs.) SE-3100 (3-2) Fundamentals of System Engineering MV-4460 (4-0) Management of M&S Development
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