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Richard L. Kissel, Matthew A. Scholl, Steven Skolochenko, Xiang Li
Information systems capture, process, and store information using a wide variety of media. This information is located not only on the intended storage media but also on devices used to create, process, or transmit this information. These media may require
Emile L. Morse, Michelle P. Steves, Jean C. Scholtz
In this paper we discuss the evaluation methodologies and metrics we have developed for ARDA's Novel Intelligence for Massive Data (NIMD) program. We discuss the challenges of developing methods and metrics in a situation where software components that
We describe two models of distributed computation in which the agents are anonymous finite-state sensors interacting through a communication network whose dynamics (in case the agents are mobile) and/or topology they do not control or even know about
In this paper, an error analysis based on boundary error popularity including semantic boundary categorization is applied in the context of the news story segmentation task from TRECVID, Clusters of systems were defined based on the input resources they
J Slutsker, K Thornton, Alexander Roytburd, A Warren, Geoffrey B. McFadden, P W. Voorhees
Effective visualizations can help researchers obtain a more complete understanding of high-level mathematical functions that arise in mathematics, statistics, physics, fluid dynamics and other fields of the mathematical and physical sciences. Accordingly
Instability of steady circular Couette flow with radial heating across a vertically oriented annulus with inner cylinder rotating and outer cylinder stationary is investigated using linear stability analysis. The convection regime base flow is developed
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
There is a clear need for evaluation methodologies specifically suited to ubiquitous computing applications. Here we investigate a user evaluation framework we proposed earlier which draws upon traditional desktop methods, but carefully adapts them based
In this paper we examine the performance of robot systems that use two different techniques for situation awareness for operators of robots in an urban search and rescue (USAR) competition: an automatic mapping technique using sonar and laser sensors and
Our goal is to produce metrics for assessing the impact of software tools and environments produced for the intelligence community. To this end we are developing a task difficulty questionnaire to attempt to identify and assess the impact of task
As a qubit is a two-level system whose state space is spanned by and , so a qudit is a -level system whose state space is spanned by ,..., . Quantum computation has stimulated much recent interest in algorithms factoring unitary evolutions of an -qubit
The Civilian American and European Surface Anthropometry Resource (CAESAR) database provides a comprehensive source for body measurement in numerous industries such as apparel, aerospace, and automobile. Generating animated CAESAR body sequences from still
Our goal is to produce metrics for measuring the effectiveness of software tools and environments produced for the intelligence community. To this end we need to understand the analytic process and to determine which data need to be captured to
Instability of steady circular Couette flow with radial heating across a vertically oriented annulus with inner cylinder rotating and outer cylinder stationary is investigated using linear stability analysis. The convection regime base flow is developed
Our goal is to produce metrics for assessing the impact of software tools and environments produced for the intelligence community. To this end we need to understand the variables that make some analytic tasks harder than others and to determine which data
Embedding metadata within a media file format becomes evermore popular for digital media. Traditional digital media files such as MP3 songs and JPEG photos do not carry any metadata structures to describe the media content until these file formats got
This paper demonstrates that, for large-scale tests, the match and non-match similarity scores have no specific underlying distribution function. The forms of these distribution functions require a nonparametric approach for the analysis of the fingerprint
Instability of steady circular Couette flow with radial heating across a vertically oriented annulus with inner cylinder rotating and outer cylinder stationary is investigated using linear stability analysis. The convection regime base flow is developed
For the past two years we have been involved in evaluation of software technologies designed to improve analysis. We have been conducting evaluations both in the laboratory and in operational environments. While usability is an important aspect of software
The XML metadata technology of describing media contents has emerged as a dominant mode of making media searchable both for human and machine consumptions. To realize this promise, many online Web applications are pushing this concept to its full potential
This paper demonstrates that, for large-scale tests, the match and non-match similarity scores have no specific underlying distribution function. The forms of these distribution functions require a nonparametric approach for the analysis of the fingerprint
We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric systems on a population approaching 1,000 individuals. Majority of prior studies of multimodal
This paper demonstrates that, for large-scale tests, the match and non-match similarity scores have no specific underlying distribution function. The forms of these distribution functions require a nonparametric approach for the analysis of the fingerprint
MPEG standards are shaping the multimedia landscape since the beginning of the nineties. After the MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 multimedia coding standards, the MPEG-7 content description standard and the MPEG-21 multimedia framework standard, MPEG is taking