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... During the 2015-2016 assessment, the ARLTAB was assisted by six panels, each of which focused on a portion of the ARL program conducted in ARL's science and technology (S&T) campaigns: Materials ­ Research, Sciences for Lethality and Protection, Information Sciences and Computational Sciences, Sciences for Maneuver, Human Sciences, and Analysis and Assessment.
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... MATERIALS RESEARCH ARL's materials research efforts span the spectrum of technology maturity as they address Army applications, working from the state of the art to the art of the possible -- 25 years out, according to ARL. Materials research efforts and expertise, one of ARL's core technical competencies, are appropriately spread throughout the ARL enterprise.
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... The computational tools developed as part of this effort will be applicable to the study of grain boundary interfacial relationships across all ceramic materials. The potentially wide applicability for these modeling and simulation techniques will provide ARL with the capabilities it needs to respond rapidly to future threats.
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... An exciting example of one of the research programs intended to meet this need is the application of basic metallurgical science to provide field deployable, individual custom repairs for damaged vehicles, including helicopters and armored vehicles. SCIENCES FOR LETHALITY AND PROTECTION The ARL research efforts in sciences for lethality and protection that were assessed in 2015 and 2016 span basic research that improves our fundamental understanding of scientific phenomena and generates technology that supports battlefield injury mechanisms in the following areas: human response to threats and human protective equipment; directed energy programs; ballistics and blast programs that address weapon–target interactions and armor and adaptive protection developments; disruptive energetics and propulsion technologies; effects on target -- ballistics and blast; and flight, guidance, navigation, and control.
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... Strategic thinking by ARL in the GN&C area is critically important to define the state of the art in aspects of GN&C that are important to the Army and determine where ARL will engage and at what level and with whom. INFORMATION SCIENCES The research portfolio in information sciences includes research projects in broad categories of system intelligence and intelligent systems (SIIS)
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... an examination of how groups shape the information environment, gain information dominance, take actions, and affect appropriate response. Cybersecurity Research in cybersecurity is focused around theoretical advances and model development related to cyber threat detection, recognition, and defeat mechanisms.
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... COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES In the research portfolio under computational sciences, projects in the broad categories of advanced computing architectures, computing sciences, data-intensive sciences, and predictive simulation sciences were reviewed. Advanced Computing Architectures In the area of advanced computing architectures, ARL research has focused on tactical high-­ performance computing (HPC)
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... One of the most difficult technical challenges for this work is the problem of effective load balancing of HPC resources, and the research could benefit from consideration of new developments in adaptive parallel load-balancing techniques. SCIENCES FOR MANEUVER Vehicle Intelligence In each of the three pillars of the vehicle intelligence (VI)
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... HUMAN SCIENCES Six elements of human sciences were assessed during 2015-2016. In addition, a component of the Analysis and Assessment Campaign portfolio on assessing mission capabilities of systems was reviewed during 2015.
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... The area has assembled a highly qualified and productive team with expertise in electroencephalogram, statistical and neural network modeling, and the modeling of neural substrates of behavior. It has employed quality research methods in physiological and behavioral signal measurement and analyses and in advanced machine-learning techniques.
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... These enhanced performance capabilities offer significant potential benefits to the Army and opportunities for valuable downstream spin-offs to the civilian sector. Assessing Mission Capabilities of Systems In the area of assessing mission capabilities of systems, the work comprises human-centered engineering and decision support methods, models, and tools supported under ARL's Analysis and Assessment Campaign.
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... ARL needs to address the lack of data scientists and operations research analysts within the CASA program; its lack of this expertise is a conspicuous shortfall that needs to be a top priority. Furthermore, future project groups need to be supported and sustained by a nucleus of operations research expertise, including data analytics, and guiding multidisciplinary groups with skill sets that are relevant to the tasks undertaken.
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... ARL should place greater emphasis and focus on a systematic assessment of its research portfolios. Staff Development, Retention, and Mentoring Recommendation 5.


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