Co-Raven-A Distributed Collaborative User Interface for Battlefield Reasoning
P. M. Jones,* C. Hayes* (Comput. Sci.), D. Wilkins* (Inst. of Aviation), R. Bargar* (NCSA), P. Asaro, O. Mengshoel, N. Danner
U.S. Army, DAAL01-96-2-0003 F-1 HAY

The project goal is to develop a collaborative multimedia user interface to support teams of intelligence analysts working together on collection planning and analysis. Based on domain knowledge acquired from army experts via interviews, protocol analysis, and scenario-based design sessions, we continue to develop prototype interactive intelligent support tools based on a Bayesian belief network that supports collaborative user interaction and audio cues.

Coordinated Logistics
P. M. Jones,* B. O'Keefe* (Speech Comm.), M. Dorneich, S. Schwemin
ARL Federated Laboratory; Logistics Integration Agency

This is a study of organizational problem solving of the army staff for logistics and development of interactive visualization and workflow technologies. We have developed THREADS, a Java interactive planning tool and are currently integrating it into a prototype logistics collaboratory.

Research and Support for Collaborative Planning Environments
P. M. Jones,* M. Dorneich, J. Jacobs, T. Fleury, A. Graham
U.S. Navy, N66001-97-M-2077

This project involves the study of collaborative planning of military applications (specifically, joint forces in crisis action planning in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief situations) and the development of a prototype collaboration technology to support the people engaged in such joint planning. Currently, we are developing prototype intelligent agents in our own MOO environment and working on a distributed collaborative planning testbed that integrates the MOO with mobile computing.

Support for Collaborative Design
P. M. Jones*
U. S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories

Ethnographic study of engineering design teams and development of requirements for visualization.

Sustainable Management of Civil Infrastructure-A Methodology and Testbed to Bridge Information Technology and Application
S. C-Y. Lu* (USC), P. M. Jones,* M. P. Case* (USACERL), N. S. Contractor* (Speech Commun.), F. Grobler* (USACERL), B. J. O'Keefe* (Speech Commun.), M. Lucenti, L. D. McCray
National Science Foundation, ECS 94-22730

The objective of this project is to support the sustainable management of civil infrastructure via (1) a principled methodology for the study of work practices, problem solving, coordination, and use of technology in an organization, (2) the integration and further development of existing information technology to support team decision making and information sharing, and (3) the application of the methodology and information technology to the civil infrastructure system at Fort Gordon, Georgia. A supplemental project, GISMOO, explores the integration of GIS and MOO technologies on collaborative planning.