NAVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report July 2020 The information within this report is unlimited distribution, and has been prepared by: Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Naval Research Program (NRP) Research & Sponsored Programs Office 699 Dyer Road, Bldg 234 Monterey, CA 93943 [email protected] https://nps.edu/nrp Provided by: NPS President: Dr. Ann E. Rondeau, VADM USN Ret. NPS Provost: Dr. Steven Lerman NPS Dean of Research: Dr. Jeffrey Paduan NPS NRP Program Manager: Mr. Matthew Kline NPS NRP Deputy Program Manager: LtCol David Forbell NPS NRP Integration Lead: Ms. Lois Hazard NPS NRP IT & Student Component Manager: Ms. Sadie L. Hastings MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF RESEARCH I am pleased to support the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Naval Research Program (NRP) in the fifth complete fiscal year of the program. The studies sponsored within FY19 have made significant contributions to the Department of the Navy (DoN) by providing insights to key operational decision- makers along with recommendations to support cost savings in a fiscally constrained environment. The NRP's funding and program goals are directly in line with SECNAV’s goal to provide research to “support[s] the Navy in reaching well-informed, objective decisions on strategic, operational, and programmatic issues through collaborative research.” This report highlights results from the spectrum of NPS NRP research activities conducted on behalf of both Navy and Marine Corps Topic Sponsors during the 2019 fiscal year. Executive summaries from the research projects are included in the report. While most of those summaries detail final results, some projects have multi-year project lengths. In those cases, progress-to-date is reported. NRP is one critical component of the overall NPS research portfolio. Under the stewardship of the NPS president, it utilizes a dedicated block of research funding to assist the operational naval community with timely studies while also informing NPS students and faculty about the latest operational priorities. As such, NRP projects are excellent complements to the other faculty-driven research projects, which tend toward the basic research program areas. As we review results from 2019, execute new work this year, and plan for future projects, it is appropriate to acknowledge and thank the NRP staff members who are responsible for organizing a great program. This year, in particularly, we thank and say farewell to our National Capital Region NRP Representative, CAPT (Ret) Bob Osterhoudt, whom is enjoying full retirement in North Carolina. We thank him for his many years of dedication to not only NRP but to NPS, the Navy, and our nation. Finally, the many benefits that accrue through the NPS NRP depend on the wholehearted participation of the NPS faculty, the NPS students, and the many Topic Sponsors from across the OPNAV and Marine Corps headquarters commands. My thanks to all who have participated during this program year. Sincerely, Dr. Jeffrey Paduan NPS Dean of Research Naval Postgraduate School Naval Research Program FY19 Annual Report i Table of Contents Message From the Dean of Research ..................................................................................................................... i Naval Research Program Overview .......................................................................................................................1 Background ...........................................................................................................................................................1 Organization .........................................................................................................................................................1 Mission and Goals ................................................................................................................................................2 Program Administration .....................................................................................................................................2 Accomplishments ................................................................................................................................................3 FY19 Research Highlights ...................................................................................................................................4 Data Science and Machine Learning ...............................................................................................................4 Innovation ...........................................................................................................................................................4 Cyber ....................................................................................................................................................................4 Talent Management ...........................................................................................................................................5 Acquisition and Logistics ..................................................................................................................................5 Global Strategy ....................................................................................................................................................5 ASN(RDA) - Research, Development, and Acquisition ......................................................................................6 NPS-19-N003-A: Counter Directed Energy Warfare (CDEW) .....................................................................6 NPS-19-N085-A: Modeling and Simulation for Lifetime Predictions..........................................................8 NPS-19-N134-A: Implementing the DoN 30-Year R&D Plan: Creating and Sustaining a Culture That Values Learning, Strategic Agility, Collaboration and Innovation ............................................................ 10 NPS-19-N247-A: Investigation of Railgun Bore Wear after Prolonged Exposure to a Marine Environment ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 NPS-19-N304-A: Enhance Warfighter Performance by Fostering Organizational Agility & Innovation in the Naval Research and Development Enterprise .................................................................................... 14 NPS-19-N354-A: MIMO Transmission Capabilities to Increase Data Transmission Rates Between Disconnected Tactical Entities ........................................................................................................................ 16 NPS-19-N393-A: Development of Shipboard Equipment Shock Survivability Assessment Technique (Continuation) .................................................................................................................................................. 19 N1 - Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education .......................................................................................... 22 NPS-18-N314-A: Design of an Enlisted Assignment & Retention Marketplace ...................................... 22 NPS-19-N212-A: Intuitive System Training ................................................................................................. 24 NPS-19-N216-A: Identifying Traits that May Lead to Unethical Decision Making and Destructive Behavior in Navy Recruiters ............................................................................................................................ 29 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Research Program FY19 Annual Report ii Table of Contents Cont. NPS-19-N230-A: Development of Job-Relevant Distraction Task/Software for Aircrew Hypoxia Training .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 NPS-19-N246-A: Social Network Analysis and High Velocity Learning .................................................. 35 NPS-19-N322-A: Enlisted Detailing Market Place Analysis and Pilot ...................................................... 37 N2/N6 - Information Warfare ............................................................................................................................. 39 NPS-19-N017-A: Enhancing Endurance for High-Altitude UxS ............................................................... 39 NPS-19-N019-B: Advanced Concepts and Applications for Predictive Analytics in the Maritime Domain ............................................................................................................................................................... 41 NPS-19-N036-A: CYBER/RF MILDEC in Naval Operations / NPS-19-M185-A: Optimized Network Emulation of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Tactical Cyberspace Environments for MAGTF Training .............................................................................................................................................................. 43 NPS-19-N051-A: Improving Tactical Environmental Support in Data Denied Areas: Applications of Machine Learning (ML) ................................................................................................................................... 44 NPS-19-N072-A: Network Classification with Incomplete Information .................................................. 47 NPS-19-N155-A: Hydrodynamically-based Detection of the Surface and Subsurface Wakes