Modeling and Simulation Committee 

Modeling & Simulation Committee

Mission

The M&S Committee’s mission is to advance the understanding and use of modeling and simulation in the practice of systems engineering.

Reports

Upcoming Meetings

*Thursday, October 29, 2009 (M&S Track at the NDIA Systems Engineering Conference in San Diego)
*The next M&S Committee meeting in the Washington DC area will tentatively be in February 2010 (date TBD) 

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 Proceedings of Past Meetings

August 13, 2009 Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Oct 09 NDIA Systems Engineering Conference (Dr. Gary Belie, LM) (PDF)
  3. Study on Model and Simulation Development Best Practices  (Dr. Katherine Morse, JHU APL) (PDF)
  4. Revision of the Acquisition M&S Master Plan (Steve Swenson, AEgis Tech.) (PDF)
  5. A Total Perspective on Simulation Uncertainty (Dr. Dale Pace) (PDF)
  6. Results of M&S Cmte Survey on M&S in SoS SE (Dr. Jo Ann Lane, USC) (PDF)
  7. Simulation-Driven SoS Engineering Methods  (Dr. Dimitri Mavris, Georgia Tech Aerospace Systems Design Lab) (PDF)

June 11, 2009 Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Oct 09 NDIA Sys. Eng. Cnfnc. Call for Papers (Gary Belie. LM Aero) (PDF)
  3. Integrated Representations of the Natural Environment (Mark Webb, DoD Air & Space Natural  Environment M&S Executive Agent) (PDF)
  4. NDIA Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Division’s Joint Sub-Committee on Modeling and Simulation (Al Sanders, Honeywell) (PDF)
  5. M&S Resource Reuse Business Model: a COTS Perspective (Warren Katz, MaK Technologies) (PDF)
  6. Study on Management Concepts for Broadly-Needed M&S Tools  (Jim Coolahan, JHU APL) (PDF)
  7. Model-Based Systems Engineering using SysML - Overview and Status (Sandy Friedenthal, Lockheed Martin) (PDF)
  8. Advancing MBSE via Unified Profile for DoDAF/MODAF (UPDM) (Fatma Dandashi, Mitre) (PDF)
  9. MBSE-related Applications of the STEP AP233 Information Model (Charlie Stirk, Chair, PDES Inc. Technical Advisory Committee) (PDF)
  10. M&S Catalog and M&S Discovery Metadata Standard (Roy Scrudder, M&S CO) (PDF)
  11. Report on Metrics for M&S Investments (Bill Waite, AEgis Technologies) (PDF) The report referred to in this presentation is Metrics for M&S Investments Report (AEgis Technologies Group for M&S CO) (PDF)

      April 22, 2009 Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Oct 09 NDIA Sys. Eng. Cnfnc. Call for Papers (Gary Belie. LM Aero) (PDF)
  3. NIST M&S Activities for Manufacturing  and Homeland Security Part 1 (Swee Leong) (PDF)
  4. NIST M&S Activities for Manufacturing  and Homeland Security Part 2 (Sanjay Jain) (PDF)
  5. Model-Based SE Using SysML Part 1 – Integrating Design & Assessment (Russell Peak, Georgia Tech) (PDF)
  6. Model-Based SE Using SysML Part 2 – Manufacturing Design & Simulation (Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech) (PDF)
  7. M&S Resource Reuse Business Model (Dennis Shea, CNA) (PDF)
  8. M&S Tools for Life Cycle Management (Dave Robertson, LMI) (PDF)
  9. NAICS Code for the M&S Industry (Steve Swenson, AEgis Tech.) (PDF)
  10. Acquisition M&S Master Plan Execution (Jim Hollenbach, SSI) (PDF).  The report referred to in this presentation is Metrics for M&S Investments Report (AEgis Technologies Group for M&S CO) (PDF)
  11. Updating the Acquisition M&S Master Plan (Steve Swenson, AEgis Tech.) (PDF)

February 25, 2009 Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. USAF Vision for M&S (Col Eileen Bjorkman, USAF) (PDF)
  3. Integrating Operation Simulation with Executable Designs in SysML (Dr. Henson Graves, LM Aero) (PDF)
  4. New M&S Edcuation Opportunities:  How to help your users be smarter customers of M&S (Dr. Dave Olwell, Naval Postgraduate School) (PDF)
  5. Cross Command Collaboration Effort (3CE) Lessons Learned (LTC Favio Lopez, 3CE/FCS) (PDF)
  6. DoD Instruction 5000.02 of 2 Dec 08: Defense Acquisition System Changes (Brad Brown, Defense Acquisition University)
              Historical Overview 1971-2008 (PPS)
              Dec 08 Changes (PDF)
  7. M&S-related Changes in DoDI 5000.2 (Jim Hollenbach, SSI) (PDF)
  8. VV&A Documentation Standardization: MIL-STD-3022 and Documentation Tool (S. Youngblood, JHU APL; M. Head, SPAWAR Atlantic) (PDF)
  9. Survey on M&S Support for the Systems Engineering of Systems of Systems (Dr. J. Dahmann, Mitre; J. Hollenbach, SSI) (PDF)


June 23, 2008 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Joint Test and Evaluation Methodology (Col Eileen Bjorkman, USAF) (PDF)
  3. Transforming Scenario Generation (Chuck Burdick, Lockheed Martin) (PDF)
  4. M&S for Homeland Security (Charles Hutchings, DHS) (PDF)
  5. Microsoft ESP Visual Simulation Platform (Mark Vita, Microsoft) (PDF)
  6. Systems Engineering for DoD Systems of Systems: Opportunities and Experience with M&S (Judith Dahmann, Mitre) (PDF)
  7. Educating the M&S Workforce (Patricia Mulligan & Ed Degnan, AFAMS) (PDF)

April 24, 2008 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. DoD M&S Strategic Vision & Initiatives (PDF) (J. Citizen, M&S CO)
  3. Intelligent and Integrated Manufacturing Systems (PDF) (R. Neal, IMTI)
  4. NAVAIR M&S Enterprise Initiative (PDF) (K. Boissonneault, AIR 4.10)
  5. Domain Modeling: Roadmap to Convergence (PDF) (S. Topper, N. Horner; JHU APL)
  6. M&S Continuous Learning Modules Update (PDF) (Mike Truelove, SAIC)
  7. Missions and Means Framework Update (B. Bray, DRC; P. Deitz & J. Sheehan, ARL)
  8. Mitre M&S Support to FAA & DoD (PDF) (A. Anderegg, Mitre Civil Air Traffic Lab)
  9. Virtual Battlespace Center for Systems Engineering (PDF) (J. Hollenbach)

August 22, 2007 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda
  2. Sustainment KPP (Bob Houts, ODUSD(L) Support)
  3. Performance & Architectural Collaboration Environment (Jackson Anderson & Robert Butler, Rockwell Collins)
  4. M&S Taxonomy Overview (Dave Henry, Lockheed Martin)
  5. NGC M&S Management and VV&A Process (Bill Steiner, Northrop Grumman)
  6. Upcoming events (Jim Hollenbach)
  7. DoD Systems Engineering Conference Overview (Gary Belie)
  8. Working discussion on industry access to threat data outside a contract (Hollenbach)
  9. TEAMS (Torpedo Enterprise Advanced M&S) Demo (Pierre Lallemont, ARL PSU; Tom Haley, NUWC)
  10. Synthetic Environment Data Representation Interchange Spec. (SEDRIS) Update (Farid Mamaghani)
  11. Acquisition M&S Master Plan Implementation Status (Hollenbach)

June 19, 2007 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda
  2. Model Management
    Confessions of a model manager (Gordon Long, Mitre)
    Army Research Development and Engineering Command Perspective on M&S (Dave Poole)
  3. M&S at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Virtual Manufacturing Environment for Manufacturing Interoperability Testing (Chuck McLean, Swee Leong)
    Modeling and Simulation for Emergency Response (Chuck McLean)
  4. Systems Engineering Data Exchange
    ISO 10303 AP-233 Representation of Sys Enginering & Design Data (Harry Frisch, NASA Goddard; Charlie Stirk, CostVision)
    AP-233 ISO Approval Process (Peter Benson, ECCMA)
    The Road to Interoperable Systems Engineering Tools (Peter Denno, NIST)
  5. Threat Representations
    DoD Intelligence Support to Major Acquisition Programs (Maj Bob Dunkel, USAF, DIA)
    Threat Modeling and Analysis Program (TMAP) (Mike Kelly, MSIC)
  6. Upcoming events (Hollenbach)

April 17, 2007 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda
  2. M&S Information Analysis (Feinberg, MSIAC)
  3. Three Distributed M&S Security Rabbit Holes (Holben, Gestalt)
  4. A Business Case for Model Management (Ketcham, NAVAIR; Hall, Survice)
  5. Cross-Industry Simulation Scorecard (Brown, CPDA)
  6. F-35 Engineering Lab Overview (Landry LM Aero)
  7. Upcoming Events (Hollenbach)
  8. Oct. 2007 NDIA SE Conference CFP (Belie)
  9. Torpedo Enterprise Advanced M&S (TEAMS) Project (Haley, NUWC; Diederich, ARL PSU)
  10. Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) (Ferguston, DTRMC/JMETC PM)

February 7, 2007 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda
  2. DoD M&S Governance Update (Dave Duma, DDOT&E)
  3. Sim Summit Survey Results (Bill Waite, Aegis Technology Group)
  4. The Changing Role of M&S in Developing Tomorrow’s Complex Adaptive SoS’s (Steve Hall, LM)
  5. Live/Virtual/Constructive Environment Architecture Roadmap Project (Dr. Amy Henninger, IDA)
  6. DAU Continuous Learning Module for M&S in T&E (Joe Angsten, ODUSD(A&T)/SSE/DTE)
  7. M&S Planning & Employment Best Practice Initiative (Jim Hollenbach, SSI)
  8. Upcoming events (Hollenbach)
  9. DoD M&S Business Model Initiative (Hollenbach)
  10. DoD VV&A Update (Simone Youngblood, JHU APL)
  11. Architecture Challenges in a Net-Centric Environment (Dr. Abe Meilich, LM)

June 7, 2006 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. CVN-21 MS&A Overview (Leslie Taylor, CVN21 MS&A IPT Lead) (PDF)
  3. M&S Support to DDG-1000 Development (Randy Saunders, JHU APL) (PDF)
  4. JSF Technical Data Integrity Management (Henson Graves, LM Aero) (PDF)
  5. "M&S for SE" Continous Learning Module (Mike Truelove, SAIC Support to OUSD(AT&L)SSE) (PDF)
  7. SoS Engineering Center of Excellence (Hal Knisley, SOSECE) (PDF)

April 18, 2006 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Oct 06 NDIA SE Conference Call for Papers (Gary Belie, LM Aero) (PDF)
  3. Applying Lessons Learned from Systems Engineering of Distributed Simulation Systems to Service-Oriented Architectures (Zach Furness, Mitre) (PDF)
  4. Mission Level Modeling for Systems Engineering (Prem Jain, Mitre) (PDF)
  5. Simulated Data Streams on Demand via the Web (Rob Mikula, Mitre) (PDF)
  6. DoD M&S Management Update (Jerry Glasow, DMSO) (PDF)
  7. Acquisition M&S Master Plan Update (Fred Myers, OUSD(AT&L)/DS) (PDF)
  8. INCOSE Architecture Working Group (Bryan Cordell, BAE sys) (PDF)
  9. Spring 06 Simulation Interoperability Workshop Report ( Jim Coolahan, JHU APL) (PDF), NASA Presentation given at the SIW (PDF)
  10. OMG Systems Engineering Special Interest Group (Sandy Freidenthal, LM) (PDF)
  11. AP-233 Update (Jim U'Ren, Eurostep America) (PDF)
  12. Update on GEIA-927 Common Data Schema for Complex Systems (Jim Colson, US Army LOGSA) (PDF)
  13. Using a Nested Definition of Capabilities to Enable SoS T&E (Jack Sheehan, FCS Combined Test Organization) (PDF)

January 12, 2006 Committee Meeting

  1. Agenda (PDF)
  2. Requirements for Engineering Data Management (Peter Denno, NIST) (PDF)
  3. Assessment of Data Standards Maturity (Bob Houts, AIA) (PDF)
  4. GEIA-927 Common Data Schema for Complex Systems (Jim Colson, USA, LOAGSA) (PDF)
  5. Acquisition M&S Master Plan Update (Jim Hollenbach, SSI) (PDF)

Committee Leadership:

M&S Committee Chair
Dr. Jim Coolahan
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
240.228.5155
James.Coolahan@jhuapl.edu

M&S Committee Vice Chair
Mr. Jeff Bergenthal
Lockheed Martin STS
407.306.1760
jeff.bergenthal@lmco.com

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