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Stottler Henke Paper Nominated for I/ITSEC 2009 Best Paper Award
Paper describes research into methods for analyzing and visualizing chat
communications in a team training context
SAN MATEO, CA, September 29, 2009 – Stottler Henke today announced that a paper
it will present at the 2009 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education
Conference (I/ITSEC) is one of six papers I/ITSEC nominated for its Best Paper award,
selected from hundreds of submissions. The paper won the best paper award in the
Training category. Attendees will vote to select the best paper among the six nominees
during the I/ITSEC conference to be held November 30 through December 3, 2009 in
Orlando, Florida.
Each year, tens of thousands attend I/ITSEC (http://www.iitsec.org/), the nation’s
premier professional event for training, simulation, and education methods and
technologies for national defense. I/ITSEC promotes cooperation among the armed
services, industry, academia and Government agencies who pursue improved training
and education programs, identify common training issues, and develop multi-service
programs.
Stottler Henke’s paper,
After Action Review Tools for Team Training with Chat
Communications, describes the challenges of automated analysis of chat
communications in a team training contexts, and approaches to addressing them. A
tool called the Intelligent Diagnostic Assistant, or IDA, is being developed as a platform for
investigating the effectiveness of these approaches. IDA helps instructors review and
interpret on-line chat communications generated by large teams of military planners
tackling complex, time-sensitive planning problems during training exercises. Using
this tool, instructors will be able to identify specific instances of communication and
coordination problems more quickly and consistently, so they can be discussed during
after-action reviews immediately following exercises. The project team is identifying
and developing innovative capabilities for browsing, filtering, and visualizing the chat
data.
The paper is authored by Dr. Sowmya Ramachandran, Randy Jensen, Oscar Bascara,
and Dr. Tamitha Carpenter from Stottler Henke, and Mr. Todd Denning and Lt. Shaun
Sucillon at the Air Force Research Laboratory. At the conference, Stottler Henke
researchers will present this paper (#9256) and two others that describe recent
advances in intelligent software technologies for training:
Scenario-Based
Conversational Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Decision-Making Skills (#9119), and
Assessing Perceived Truth Versus Ground Truth in After Action Review (#9274). Stottler
Henke will also present Game AI Solutions for Serious Games, a tutorial (#920) that
describes how to apply artificial intelligence to create more effective and engaging
game-based training.
Founded in 1988, Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. applies artificial intelligence and other
advanced software technologies to solve problems that defy solution using traditional
approaches. The company delivers intelligent software solutions for education and training,
planning and scheduling, knowledge management and discovery, decision support, and software
development.
In 2006, Stottler Henke was the subject of a NASA
"Hallmarks of Success"
video profile
for its work developing and later commercializing
advanced planning and training software systems.
Stottler Henke received a
2004 "Brandon Hall Excellence
in Learning" award
for innovative technology.
Stottler Henke
was named as one of the "Top 100" companies making a significant impact on the
military training industry by Military Training Technology magazine for 2009 and five
previous years. In 2005, Stottler Henke received a Blue Ribbon recognizing it as a
company that leads the industry in innovation.
Web:
http://www.stottlerhenke.com.
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