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Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO)
NITRD WorkshopWhat are the Biggest Opportunities in Networking Problem?
Sept. 20, 2012Timothy Ashenfelter, PhDProgram Manager Transformation and Applied Research
Domestic Nuclear Detection OfficeDepartment of Homeland Security
Goals for Networking in Nuclear Detection
Human-to-Technology Interface Improvements• Capture Human Response Data to Sensor Data• Provide feedback analyses for predictions of performance• Reduce the operational burden of advanced technology
Goal 2: Technologies that improve the human actions and their response
consistency to increasingly complex and diverse sensor data
Integrated Nodes
Cross-Mission Networking Benefit• Improve situational awareness• Leverage existing infrastructure and tools for multiple missions• Manage data and archiving for flexible use and adaptive learning• Deploy Adaptable Detection Architectures
Nodes/Vignettes
Detectors
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Goal 1: Technologies that span across missions
Transformational and Applied Research Goals for Networking Systems
Use video/imaging and spatial analysis for increased sensitivity Example: SBIR Topic on “Embedding of Advanced Search Technique for Detect,
Locate, and Track for Pedestrian-based Search”
Use networked-sensor fusion for increased sensitivity and flexibility Example: Intelligent Radiation Sensing System (IRSS) Advanced Technology
Demonstration
Exploit prior data to improve sensitivity and reduce operational burden
Increase connectivity between sensors and modeling
Accelerate timeline for search, detect, locate, track, interdict, identify, and resolve through data visualization and reporting Example: SBIR Topic on “Smartphone Applications for Reachback”
Leverage capabilities of smartphones or other low-cost MEMs devices– Spatial tracking beyond GPS for radiation mapping– Time synchronization and advance algorithms for tracking and locating
Robust algorithms at sensor node– Smartphone or other embedded processors– Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)– Filtering of actionable information to smallest transmission need
Connecting sensors to cloud computing and archiving Layerless architectures for scalability and resilience Hybrid Power sources for sensors beyond batteries
– System power management within networked systems
Opportunities for Networking