Precision Information Sharing Craig Thompson & Fred Davis - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Precision Information Sharing Craig Thompson & Fred Davis - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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 …