International Technology Alliance in Network & Information Sciences One Year Peer Review Report July 2014 Prepared for: Peer Review Panel Prepared by: Dinesh Verma & David Watson, IBM 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY – 10549, USA & MP 137, IBM Hursley, Hursley Park, Winchester, Hants., SO21 2JN, UK Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors; test and evaluation (December 2009). Other requests for this document shall be referred to Director, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRD-ARL-CI-IA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197 1 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 What is the Peer Review Report (PRR)? ................................................................................ 4 1.2 Overview of ITA .................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 ITA Mission ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.2.2 Alliance Members ................................................................................................................. 7 1.2.3 The Ways of Working ........................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Document Organization ...................................................................................................... 10 2. Technical Area 5: Coalition Interoperable Secure & Hybrid Networks ............................. 11 2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.1.1 Accomplishments Highlights .............................................................................................. 12 2.1.2 Other Important information / facts related to TA 5 ......................................................... 13 2.2 Project 1- Hybrid Networks: Performance and Metrics ........................................................ 15 2.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 15 2.2.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 19 2.2.4 References for Project 1 ..................................................................................................... 23 2.3 Project 2 – Security/Network Management and Control ..................................................... 25 2.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 25 2.3.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 26 2.3.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 33 2.3.4 References for Project 2 ..................................................................................................... 41 2.4 Project 3 – Security for Distributed Services ........................................................................ 43 2.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 43 2.4.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 43 2.4.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 46 2.4.4 References for Project 3 ..................................................................................................... 51 3. Technical Area 6: Distributed Coalition Information Processing for Decision Making ...... 52 3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 52 3.1.1 Accomplishments Highlights .............................................................................................. 53 3.1.2 Other Important information/facts related to TA6 ............................................................ 54 3.2 Project 4 - Human-Information Interaction ......................................................................... 56 3.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 56 3.2.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 57 3.2.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 61 3.2.4 References for Project 4 ..................................................................................................... 68 3.3 Project 5 – Distributed Coalition Services ............................................................................ 70 3.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 70 3.3.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 71 3.3.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 74 3.3.4 References for Project 5 ..................................................................................................... 76 3.4 Project 6 - Collective Sensemaking Under Uncertainty ........................................................ 78 3.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 78 3.4.2 Research Impact ................................................................................................................. 78 3.4.3 Technical Accomplishments ............................................................................................... 81 3.4.4 References for Project 6 ..................................................................................................... 90 2 4. Experimentation Framework .......................................................................................... 92 4.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 92 4.2 Experimentation as a Service – The Reference Framework for Experimentation ................. 92 4.2.1 Operating System Platform Layer ....................................................................................... 93 4.2.2 Emulation and Orchestration Layer .................................................................................... 93 4.2.3 Data Management Layer .................................................................................................... 94 4.2.4 Services Layer ..................................................................................................................... 95 4.2.5 Decision Layer ..................................................................................................................... 95 4.2.6 Automation, Monitoring & Visualization Tools .................................................................. 95 4.3 Datasets ............................................................................................................................. 96 4.3.1 3G/4G Cellular Network Measurement from UMASS ........................................................ 96 4.3.2 Multicast Mobile Node Movement Data from BBN ........................................................... 97 4.3.3 SYNCOIN Data ..................................................................................................................... 97 4.3.4 GeoLife Trajectories ............................................................................................................ 97 4.3.5 Mobility Patterns of San Francisco Taxi Cabs ..................................................................... 97 4.3.6 A Collection of Data Sets for Wireless/Mobile Data from CRAWDAD ................................ 97 4.4 Exploitation and Ongoing Efforts ........................................................................................ 97 Appendix A. ITA Program Metrics ..................................................................................... 98 Appendix B. Technology Transitions ............................................................................... 114 3 1. Introduction The International Technology Alliance is a ground-breaking collaborative effort across several universities, industrial research laboratories, and government researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom. This document provides an evaluation report of the activities and achievements of the alliance during year eight of the program (May 2013 – May 2014). In this introductory section, we discuss the purpose of this evaluation report, a brief overview of the alliance, and the organization of the document. 1.1 What is the Peer Review Report (PRR)? This Peer Review Report (PRR) provides a summary of the activities and achievements of the