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21	Autonomous agent-based simulation of an AEGIS Cruiser combat information center performing battle air-defense commander operations Calfee, Sharif H. 03 1900 (has links) The AEGIS Cruiser Air-Defense Simulation is a program that models the operations of a Combat Information Center (CIC) team performing the ADC duties in a battle group using Multi-Agent System (MAS) technology implemented in the Java programming language. Set in the Arabian Gulf region, the simulation is a top-view, dynamic, graphics-driven software implementation that provides a picture of the CIC team grappling with a challenging, complex problem. Conceived primarily as a system to assist ships, waterfront training teams, and battle group staffs in ADC training and doctrine formulation, the simulation was designed to gain insight and understanding into the numerous factors (skills, experience, fatigue, aircraft numbers, weather, etc.) that influence the performance of the overall CIC team and watchstanders. The program explores the team's performance under abnormal or high intensity/stress situations by simulating their mental processes, decision-making aspects, communications patterns, and cognitive attributes. Everything in the scenario is logged, which allows for the reconstruction of interesting events (i.e. watchstander mistakes, chain-of-error analysis) for use in post-scenario training as well as the creation of new, more focused themes for actual CIC team scenarios. The simulation also tracks various watchstander and CIC team performance metrics for review by the user. / Lieutenant, United States Navy Artificial intelligence Military applications AEGIS (Weapons system) Battle Group Air-Defense Multi-Agent Systems Artificial Intelligence Air-Defense Commander Naval Simulations Combat Information Center Air-Defense Simulation AEGIS, Cruiser CG, Human-Computer Interface (HCI) Watchstander Training Naval Air Defense Threat Assessment Decision Making Cognitive Factors AEGIS Doctrine, Air-Defense Doctrine Interactive Training Systems Watchstander Fatigue Link-16/TADIL J Link-11/TADIL A USS Vincennes
22	DETERMINING SCHOOL SAFETY CONCERNS: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAM Aaron Michael Leniski (12936086) 27 June 2022 (has links) <p> </p> <p>A school safety team collaborates with stakeholders to promote and maintain a physically and psychologically safe school environment. Together they must identify safety deficits and prioritize initiatives and practices. This phenomenological qualitative case study examined how a school safety team makes decisions and determines safety outcomes. Individual interviews and a focus group discussion explored how they calibrate what a safety concern is to help prevent violence. Four emergent themes were identified: (1) severity and impact, (2) safety-minded culture, (3) communication and collaboration, and (4) leadership. In addition, the study explored whether one of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems has more influence over the others when validating a concern. This study suggests that the Microsystem is most influential. From these findings, three assertions were proposed to help the school safety team, and building leaders promote safe school practices: (1) The safety team must establish collaborative relationships with stakeholders and develop convenient reporting systems to collect concerns; (2) A school safety team judges a safety concern by the severity and potential impact on the school environment; and (3) Leadership is vital for the school safety team to prepare for, respond to, and address safety concerns. These findings aim to help stakeholders promote and maintain a safe learning environment as they evaluate perceived safety concerns by highlighting areas to focus on to improve the calibration process. Though a school safety team may never know how many times they were right in calibrating a concern, a single error will be well known.</p> Secondary education School Safety Case Study Qualitative Phenomenological Safety Concerns Students Teachers Counselors Administrators Principals Superintendents School Board Threat Assessment Safety Team Policy Leadership Communication Collaboration Severity Impact Safety-minded Culture SRO School Resource Officer Safety Plan Safety Audit Building Leader Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory violence prevention

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Autonomous agent-based simulation of an AEGIS Cruiser combat information center performing battle air-defense commander operations

DETERMINING SCHOOL SAFETY CONCERNS: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAM