Beswick, Nicholas

Huynh, Trung Dong

McRae-Spencer, Duncan

Shingler, Steven

Smart, Paul R

English

Southampton (e-Prints Soton)

   e-Defence Research Fact Sheet Information Extraction Automated approach to content acquisition; use of information harvesters and advanced entity extraction techniques. OWL Ontologies Culture-oriented ontologies designed to support information integration and culture-aware decision-making. Semantic Annotation Automatic tagging of information resources for rapid document retrieval. Information Visualization Multiple techniques for information visualization, e.g. m-Space navigator, map projections, graphs/charts, knowledge dashboards, etc. Resource Processing Processing of multivariant information sources, e.g. video, audio, text, images. Trust & Provenance Integration of trust and provenance to support  information quality assessments. Human Factors Orientation User interface manipulations to facilitate cognitive processing and enhance task performance. Extensible Architecture Easy integration of new technology components using an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB); extensible capability framework  Data & Information Fusion Defence Technology Centre www.difdtc.com Overview Information superiority, across the full spectrum of military engagements, depends on an ability to adaptively exploit large-scale information environments composed from both global networks as well as more specialized sensor networks. The MIMEX initiative presents a vision of enhanced information exploitation in which the challenges of the modern military information space are resolved using a combination of technological innovation and human factors research.Operational Context MIMEX capabilities will be demonstrated with respect to a specific operational context, namely Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Like many operations in the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE), SASO depend on the exploitation of multivariant information resources that differ with respect to their location, format, semantics and quality. MIMEX provides capabilities to assist analysts in coping with this multivariant information space.       Technical Approach MIMEX capabilities depend on the integration of many different technologies, including speech processors, text analysers, reasoning agents, visualization services, and ontologies (see sidebar).  MIMEX (Multivariant Information Management and Exploitation) In contrast to many system design initiatives, the MIMEX interface will incorporate features designed  to encourage task-relevant processing of important information by users. Research studies have found that by manipulating information access cost, the negative effect of interruptions can be mitigated. In addition, instructions to visualise can facilitate the users’ understanding of how best to use the interface. MIMEX adopts a service-oriented approach to system design in which multiple types of component are integrated via an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). The ESB promotes modular component development and facilitates the functional extension of system capabilities. More Information MIMEX is a collaborative research project undertaken by the University of Southampton, Cardiff University and General Dynamics UK Ltd. The project forms part of the UK Data & Information Fusion Defence Technology Centre (DIF DTC) programme and is sponsored by the UK Ministry of Defence and General Dynamics UK Ltd.    Aims & Objectives 1. Support the processing of multivariant information resources. 2.  Improve the retrieval of task-relevant information. 3.  Facilitate the integration of disparate datasets. 4. Support  information  quality assessments. 5.  Augment cognitive processing. http://www.edefence.org/mimex 

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