Digital Fort Knox – Precision Information Sharing Craig Thompson & Fred Davis University of Arkansas
Credentials Craig Thompson – Acxiom Database Chair in Engineering, co-architect of OMG Object Service Architecture, and 15 years as DARPA contractor w background in database, middleware and agents Fred Davis – Chair of Information Systems Department in Walton Business School and expert in user acceptance of IT in the workplace
Other UARK resources Information Technology Research Center Center for Advanced Spatial Technology Terrorism Research Center Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center Genesis Technology Incubator
Partners IT providers: Acxiom, {Lockheed, CSC, Accenture}, {Oracle , Microsoft, Sun, …} Critical infrastructure providers based in Arkansas: Wal-Mart, Tyson, JB Hunt, Entergy, Blue Cross, Fidelity, …
DHS Problem – Precision Information Sharing The most critical weapon in the War on Terrorism. High priority for DHS. 22 organizations interoperability Data quality Privacy sensitivity
Fort Knox Tasks T1 – Clearinghouse T2 – Catalog of tools and best practices T3 – Core Project – Federal Information Interchange Architecture (FIIA) T4 – Satellite research projects T5 – Tech transition and standards
Satellite Research Projects Ongoing Research at U of A Adaptive Reliable Data Grid Grid Data Transforms – automate from manual flows, add digital right Knowledge-based Authentication Spatial data mining RFID
Adaptive, Reliable Data Grid Grid = resource pool of cheap machines – taken together these can process huge data sets in parallel Failover and partitioning techniques and monitoring schemes for managing grid resources
Security & Privacy Assurance Couple UARK work on XML-based digital rights management with Lockheed work on XML-based multi-level secure systems. Apply to self-cleaning Acxiom knowledge base. Potential result: Knowledge-based authentication standards of potential use in US Borders Step toward having your cake and eating it too with respect to seeming tradeoff of security and privacy User acceptance is critical
Where to Next? UARK and our industry partners are looking for avenues to work with DHS Technology deployment Technology development User acceptance Standards development DISCUSSION …
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