As the battlespace goes "digital," there is an increasing need to filter, retrieve, and evaluate the blizzard of data flowing through the modern global information grid (GIG). Charles River Analytics is leading several Department of Defense projects aimed at providing enhanced battlespace information management, tactical situation assessment, strategic information operations, and real-time battlespace visualization.

Our approach to decision management is focused in three areas:

• Database management, including intelligent agents that can perform queries across disparate databases, and dynamic Bayesian networks for fusing sensor data at multiple levels
• GIS-based decision aiding, including use of inferential reasoning techniques to support battlespace geospatial information requirements and dissemination
• Mission planning, including planning tools to assist operators in the deployment and management of sensors and platforms, including genetic algorithms and biomimetic optimization techniques for rapid plan assessment and adaptation

The Decision Management group at Charles River Analytics brings a talented, experienced team of researchers and software developers to building systems that support the modern warfighter in turning data into decisions. The group has unique skills and experience in: clear visualization of information from disparate sources, including geographical data, sensor data, and troop and vehicle location and status; fusion of sensor data; and decision-aids for operators of complex, remote sensor platforms such as satellites and unmanned vehicles.

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