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Military Applications
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The International Journal in
Computer Simulation
BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS
DR. MARY C. (CONNIE) FISCHER became the Project Director for the Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol (ALSP) project in February 1993. Prior to this assignment, she held positions in two of the support directorates of the US Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM). Dr. Fischer began her Government career as an operations research analyst for the Combined Arms Combat Developments Activity (CACDA now CAC-D) in 1985 where she directed the Combined Arms Command (CAC) development of the TRADOC Battlefield Development Plan (BDP) and developed the methodology used to prioritized issues identified in the Close Combat Capability Analysis (CCCA) and subsequently in BDP 1989. Prior to joining the government, Dr. Fischer taught mathematics and statistics at several universities, including full-time assistant professorships at the University of Southern Colorado and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Dr. Fischer holds masters degrees in mathematics from the University of Tennessee and the University of Illinois, and a MBA from Western New England College. She was awarded her doctorate from Columbia Pacific University in 1989. Dr. Fischer is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College. ANNETTE L. WILSON is a Member of the Technical Staff for the MITRE Corporation. She received her B.S. in computer science Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M in 1986. She has been involved in the design and development of the Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol (ALSP) software and protocol for the last 2 1/2 years. Ms. Wilson also participated in a research project to improve the distribution efficiency of messages between simulations in an ALSP confederation. She is currently leading development efforts for the 1994 releases of the ALSP software. DR. DEAN S. HARTLEY III is a Senior Staff Consultant at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other Department of Energy facilities, specifically Senior Scientist of the Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Gaming. These facilities are managed and operated by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. Hartley is active in the Military Applications Section (MAS) of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA), currently holding the position of Chairman of MAS. He is also active in the College of Simulation of The Institute of Management Science (TIMS) and the Military Operations Research Society (MORS), where he has served as the chairman of the Combat Models, Gaming, & Simulation Working Group. Hartley has been involved in the computer field for more than 25 years and in military operations research (off and on) for 20 years. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics (piecewise linear topology) from the University of Georgia and served four years active duty in the Army in the basement of the Pentagon. HUGH HENRY is supervisor of the Simulation Software Group at the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The group supports the Army's Corps Battle Simulation, the Air Force's Advanced Simulation Framework, and several NASA tasks. He holds a M. S. in Computer Science from Azusa-Pacific University and a B. S. from Wright-State University. Research interests include parallel discrete-event simulation and large-scale software engineering. SHERRY MERTENS is a member of the technical staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1984) and her M.S. in Engineering Management Science (1988) from Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. CURTIS BLAIS is Manager of Wargaming Systems for VisiCom Laboratories, Inc., and Software Engineering Manager for the MTWS project. He has 20 years experience in analysis and simulation of Navy and Marine Corps command and control, communications, and combat operations. He specializes in modeling of ground combat and casualty/damage assessments. Mr. Blais holds BS and MS degrees in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. MAJOR GARY W. ALLEN, PH.D. Currently serving in the Army Acquisition Corps as the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command Project Director for TACSIM. During his tenure as an Military Intelligence officer Major Allen has held a variety of positions that includes responsibility for intelligence analysis, production, and training. His military training includes MI Basic and Advanced Courses, Defense Intelligence Agency's Post Graduate Intelligence Program, and the Command and General Staff College. Major Allen holds a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from the University of Kansas, an MS in Telecommunications Management and BA in Communications from the University of Colorado. ROGER D. SMITH is a Principal Simulation Engineer with Mystech Associates. He is responsible for developing simulations and tools to support the training missions of US and Allied forces. These have included air and ground combat models, intelligence collection and analysis algorithms, after action review systems, and simulation management tools. He has an M.S. in Statistics from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern Colorado. He has also completed the Certified Manager program from the Institute for Certified Professional Managers. CLARK R. KARR is the Principal Investigator of the Integrated Eagle/BDS-D Project at the Institute for Simulation and Training. Mr. Karr has earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Denver and a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida; he is currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at UCF. His research interests and publications are in the areas of artificial intelligence and simulation. ERIC D. ROOT is a Software Engineer in the Integrated Eagle/BDS-D Project at the Institute for Simulation and Training. Mr. Root has earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Missouri Western State College; he is currently a M.S. student in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. His research interests and publications are in the area of simulation. DR. ANDY CERANOWICZ is the manager of the Semi-Automated Forces group at Loral Advanced Distributed Simulation. He has been working on Distributed Interactive Simulation and Semi-Automated Forces since 1986 when he joined BBN to work on the ARPA Simulation Networking (SIMNET) Project. Since then he has contributed to the ARPA ODIN Project for intelligence visualization, battle reenactment, and Modular Semi-Automated Forces. Prior to his work at Loral, Dr. Ceranowicz was a member of the technical staff at Draper Laboratory working on expert systems and GPS applications. Dr Ceranowicz earned his PhD in control theory from the Ohio State University. ELLEN F. ROLAND is the co-founder and senior principal engineer at ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation (R&A) where she leads the development team for the Joint Theater Level Simulation. Holds a BS (cum laude) in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and a MS in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School. Retired as a Commander from the U.S. Navy after having served at the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Offutt AFB where she developed interactive real-time models for contingency planning. Was technical manager for the Planning Alternatives for Interdicting National Terrorism (PAINT) model. Developed a Fleet Logistics model for evaluation of task force operations and contingency plan analysis at CINCPACFLT. Assigned as a faculty member at the Naval Postgraduate School (Department of Operations Research), where she focused on combat simulations, network theory, and voice recognition technology. At NPS she was a leader on the initial design team for the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) from 1982 to 1985 and engineered its development and fielding. She led the software design team for development of the item-level Combat Analysis and Sustainment Model (CASMO). In addition to her current work on JTLS, Mrs Roland is supporting the development of an open ocean combat simulation and has been selected to participate in a National Academy of Science study on Voice Recognition Technology. EDWARD P. KELLEHER is a senior principal engineer at ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation (R&A) where he oversees development of the ground and logistics modules of the Joint Theater Level Simulation. Holds a BS in Chemistry from Boston College and a MS in Operations Research (with Distinction) from the Naval Postgraduate School. Was an honor graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel after 22 years of service with tours in Air Defense, Field Artillery, Intelligence, and Ballistic Missile Defense. Following a tour as Instructor and Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, LTC Kelleher was the first Director of the TRADOC Research Element, Monterey (now TRAC-Monterey). He was the Principal Investigator for the STAR combat model from 1979 to 1993. He has been a member of the JTLS technical team since 1983, serving as the Technical Manager of the project for the Rolands & Associates Corporation from 1986 to 1991. KEVIN L. BRANDT is a U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel assigned to the Joint Warfare Center as the Project Manager for the Joint Theater Level Simulation. Holds a BA Mathematics from UCLA and a MS in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) from Kansas State University. Served in command and staff assignments in infantry and armored cavalry units of the 1st Infantry Division (Mech) and 2d Infantry Division. Served in detachment and company commands and as the Group war plans officer in the 5th Special Forces Group. Later served as Deputy Commander, 10th Special Forces Group during Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort. Operations Research assignments include duty with U.S. Army Materiel Command (MICOM) in Europe as a research engineer and at HQDA in the Army Initiatives Group, ODCSOPS. PAUL REYNOLDS is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His 14 year academic career has provided opportunities to become deeply involved in simulation both through basic research on topics such as parallel and distributed simulation, and through membership on select DoD advisory committees. Dr. Reynolds has been the Director of the Institute for Parallel Computation where he researched parallel discrete event simulation techniques based on hardware-based frameworks. He has served on study and/or oversight committees on simulation for DMSO, DARPA, and the National Testbed. JEFF STEINMAN received B.S. degrees in computer science and in mathematical physics from California State University Northridge in 1980. He then worked at Hughes Aircraft Company in the Radar Systems Group for four years while studying physics at UCLA. In 1988, he received his Ph.D. in experimental high-energy particle physics from UCLA, where he measured the quark content of virtual photons generated at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Since then, he has been a member of the technical staff working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, building simulations for strategic missile and air defense. Jeff Steinman is the principal developer of the SPEEDES operating system. FREDERICK WIELAND received a B.S. degree in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology in 1983, and an M.S. degree in Computer Information Systems from the Claremont Graduate School in 1988. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1983-1992 where his primary research interest was the performance of distributed simulations. Subsequently he joined the staff at the Naval Research Laboratory, where he is studying interactive physics-based distributed simulations. Mr. George Zener collaborated in research on quantitative requirements analysis for distributed simulation networks while he was a Technical Aide at the MITRE Corporation during the summer of 1993. Presently, he is a sophomore at Rice University where he is studying engineeering and applied mathematics. He is a winner of the The George Washington University Engineering Medal, a 1992 MITRE Corporation Scholarship, and several other academic honors and scholarships. He hopes to return to the MITRE Corporation again during the summer of 1994. Dr. James Ellenbogen is Lead Scientist in the MITRE Corporation's Synthetic Environments Applications Department. He is a past winner of the MORS Barchi Prize (1984) and the MORS Honorable Mention Rist Prize (1985). Dr.Ellenbogen received his Ph.D. in chemical physics from the University of Georgia in 1977, and he is the author of a number of technical papers on the modeling, simulation, and testing of military systems, on the theory of command and control, and on diverse topics in computer science, applied mathematics, physics, and chemistry. He taught at several universities before joining the MITRE Corporation in 1984.