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Integrity  Service  Excellence

PM Briefing for Cognition, Decision, and Computational Intelligence Program Review

Jan 28 - Feb 1 2013 Washington, DC Jay Myung Program Officer AFOSR/RTC Air Force Research Laboratory

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Introduction to AFOSR

• AFOSR is the sole manager of AF basic science

investment

– Intramural program: Technology directorates – Extramural program: Universities and industry

• AFOSR is a part of Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)

which has 9 other technology directorates

– Human Effectiveness Directorate – Information Directorate – Sensors Directorate

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Materials & Manufacturing Sensors Propulsion Human Effectiveness Directed Energy Munitions Information Space Vehicles Air Vehicles

Air Force Research Laboratory Maj Gen CURTIS M. BEDKE Commander

Aerospace & Materials Sciences Mathematics, Information & Life Sciences Physics & Electronics AF Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (Programmatic) Air Force Materiel Command (Infrastructure)

Organizational Structure

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AFOSR Mission and Vision

Mission

Discover, shape, and champion basic science that profoundly impacts the future Air Force

Vision

The U.S. Air Force dominates air, space, and cyber through revolutionary basic research

Today’s breakthrough science for tomorrow’s Air Force

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• 1. Mathematical and Computational Cognition

Goal: Advance formal models of human cognition in attention, memory, categorization, reasoning, and decision making. Challenges and Strategy:

• Seek algorithms for adaptive intelligence inspired by neuroscience
• Multidisciplinary efforts cutting across mathematics, cognitive science,

neuroscience, computer science, and electrical engineering.

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• 2. Robust Decision Making

in Human - System Interface

Goal: Advance research on mixed human-machine systems to aid inference, communication, prediction, planning, scheduling, and decision making. Challenges and Strategy:

• Seek computational principles for optimal symbiosis of mixed human-

machine systems in data-to-decision problems.

• Machine learning methods for robust reasoning and planning.

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• 3. Computational and Machine Intelligence

Goal: Advance research on machine intelligence architectures that derive from cognitive and biological models of human intelligence. Challenges and Strategy:

• Seek fundamental computational principles for creating autonomous

systems that learn and function at the level of flexibility comparable to that of humans.

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Program Roadmap

Computation: solves a well-defined problem, in terms

• f optimization, estimation, statistical inference, etc.

Neuroscience: implementing the solution by the neural architecture (including hardware and currency). Behavior/Cognition: extracting and defining the problem to be solved, consolidated as robust empirical laws.

Mind as adaptive computational algorithm (software) running

• n the brain (hardware)

General purpose algorithms that the brain uses to achieve adaptive intelligent computation. Adaptive, Natural or Artificial, Intelligence as Computational Algorithms Requiring Interdisciplinary Approach

Neuroscience Behavior/cognition Computation

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Business Briefing

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Common Questions

Q: What’s EDA? A: The due date is located within your grant document. Q: When is my report due? A: Check with your business office or EDA Q: Where is my grant document? A: Our online system for accessing your grant documents 24/7.

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Common Questions

Q: How do I get access to EDA? A: Follow these steps… 1. Go to http://eda.ogden.disa.mil/ 2. Choose “New User Registration” 3. Select “Vendor Registration” 4. Pick “Username/Password EDA Registration Form” 5. Fill out the form and submit it You should have free, 24/7 access to your grant documents within three to five business days.

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• Grants submit reports via SurveyGizmo:

Annual & Final reports: http://afosr.reports.sgizmo.com/s3/ *If the report attachment is larger than 2MB, send it to your Program Manager @ AFOSR; SurveyGizmo cannot handle attachments larger than 2MB *Do not send reports to technicalreports@afosr.af.mil

• Contracts send their reports to

pkcontracting@afosr.af.mil

Reports / Deliverables

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• Grants are required to submit technical reports

– Annual reports are generally due yearly from the

date of the award

– Final reports are due 3 months after the expiration

• f the award
• Contracts also submit performance reports

– Invoices will not be paid until these reports are

approved!

Reports / Deliverables

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Common Questions

Q: Can I have an extension to my grant? A: AFOSR has a very strict policy regarding NCE requests. A: Extensions now will only be granted for 3 days; if you are concerned your project will not be able to stay on its original timeline, please discuss the issues with your Program Manager as soon as the issue is presents. There are many ways to prevent a no cost extension and complete planned work, however these resolutions require lead time. If there is money left on the grant when it expires, it will be recouped.

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• AFRL is looking for “a few good men and women”

If a student or post doc is interested in working for a specific team of person at AFRL, please contact your Program Manager

• AFRL also allows students and post docs to come to

the lab and learn about what they do -- sometimes lab folks go to universities as well

Career Opportunities

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Program Officer

• Dr. Jay Myung

Jay.Myung@afosr.af.mil Human, Animal and Privacy Program Officer Stephanie Bruce Stephanie.Bruce@afosr.af.mil

703.588.0664

Contact Info

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