Visualisation Network-of-Experts
Supporting NATO Research Task Group IST-059/RTG-025 –
Visualisation Technology for Network Analysis
Workshop:
Network Analysis and Visualisation
for Simulation and Prediction
6th - 8th November 2007
The Aerospace Corporation,
2350 E. El Segundo
Blvd.,
Editor: Dr. Margaret Varga (QinetiQ)
The NATO Research Task Group "Visualisation Technologies for Network Analysis" invited the Visualisation Network of Experts (Vis N/X) to advise it on how graph/network analysis and visualisation can support simulations of and predictions about dynamic systems critical to defense, intelligence and public safety.
Workshop Committee:
Dr. Mark Nixon (Aerospace Corp.)
Dr. Zack Jacobson (Health
Dr. Amy Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt Consulting)
Dr. Margaret Varga (QinetiQ)
Introduction (Downloadable versions PDF, MS Word)
0845 Security
check-in
0915 Welcome to Aerospace
0920 Mark
Nixon, Aerospace Information on local arrangements
0930 Round
robin
Introductions
0945 Vincent
Taylor RTG025 and the N/X
1000 Zack
Jacobson & Margaret Varga Workshop
Introduction
1015 Coffee break
1030
Provocations and Discussions
·
Predictability of Dynamic Network
Behavior – Unanswered Questions and Possible Directions,
Amy K. C. S. Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt Consulting) Abstract, Presentation
·
VITA—Visual Interface for Text
Analysis, Zack Jacobson (Health
·
Knowledge Discovery in a two-mode network: a visualization approach
to measure interdependence between actors and social venues, Dragos
Calitoiu (Health
1145 Lunch Aerospace cafeteria
1245 Provocations
and discussions
·
Social Network Analysis & Link
Discovery of Florida Department of Corrections Data,
Donna Nystrom (The Aerospace Corporation) Abstract, Presentation
·
Hyper-network with
Uncertainties, Margaret Varga (QinetiQ) and Jan-Terje Bjørke (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) Abstract,
Presentation
·
Algorithm to construct Fuzzy Hyper-networks, Jan-Terje Bjørke (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) and
Margaret Varga (QinetiQ) Abstract, Presentation
·
The IST-059 Framework for Network Visualisation, Martin Taylor (Martin
Taylor Consulting), Presentation
1345 Zack
Jacobson Introduction to
breakout groups
Topic
suggestions
·
Painting
Pictures of My Enemy: How can I model
networks without empirical data?
·
Visualising Network
Uncertainties – e.g., structure, traffic, nodal processing
·
A
Framework for Network Visualisation
·
Different Visualisations for Different Network Types?
·
Visualization
at the edges of chaos: How to treat
approximate network prediction? … uncertainty at critical junctions?
·
Different
variables for different simulations: Can you choose variables to visualise? How?
·
Different
domains: same visualisation
for viruses and e-viruses?
·
Testbed datasets
– How do we create them?
·
Wild card:
choose your own question?
1415 Breakout
groups - First working session
[Coffee
available during breakout, ~1530]
1715 End,
Day 1
0830 Security
check-in
0900 Amy
K. C. S. Vanderbilt Good Morning
0905 Coffee
0930 Provocations & discussions
·
Knowledge representation, Rob Young (DSTL) and Margaret Varga (QinetiQ), Abstract,
Presentation
·
Visualisation in Intelligence, Margaret Varga (QinetiQ) and Rob Young (DSTL), Abstract,
Presentation
·
Best Use of Quantitative Social Network Analysis, Measurement
and Visualization, Andy Swarbrick (Detica)
Abstract,
Presentation
1045 Breakout
- Second working session
1145 Lunch
1245 Provocations
and Discussions
·
How might we best test network models of disease spread? Michael C. Otterstatter (Health
·
Use of Visualization Techniques to support Cyber Situational
Awareness, Dave Hall, Presentation
·
Simulating Communication and Knowledge Networks as Transactive Memory Systems, Ed Palazzolo, Presentation
·
Integration of Advanced Forensics and Medical Information with Network
Visualization Techniques for Rapid Disaster Response, Sonya A. H. McMullen,
Margaret Varga, & Cristin
M. Hall,
Abstract, Presentation
1400 Breakout
groups - Third working session, presentation preparations
[Coffee
available during breakout, ~1530]
1715 End, Day 2
1900 No-host
dinner [sign-up sheets available]
0830 Security check-in
0900 Zack
Jacobson
Good morning
Breakout presentations
09:05
Framework Development , Martin Taylor Mark
Nixon, David Hall and Vincent Taylor, Presentation
09:30 Developing Network Testbed
Data Sets, Amy Vanderbilt, Marcus Lem, Cristin Hall, Joanne Treurniet
and Rob Young, Presentation
10:00 Visualisation of
Uncertainties, Alain Bouchard, Andy Swarbrick, Ed Palazzolo, Zack
Jacobsen, Donna Nystrom and Margaret Varga, Presentation
1030 Workshop
conclusions and recommendations
1100 Adjournment
1130 Depart
for JPL (optional):
1300 JPL Tour
1500 Tour ends