Technical Talk: Capability-based Force Mix Analysis with a Multi-Objective Optimization Example

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IEEE Computational Intelligence/Systems, Man and Cybernetics Ottawa Joint Chapter

You are cordially invited to the upcoming technical talk:
Capability-based Force Mix Analysis with a Multi-objective Optimization Example
Speakers: Fred Ma and Slawo Wesolkowski, Defense Scientists (Center for Operational Research and Analysis, Defense Research and Development Canada)
Co-organized by: IEEE CI/SMC Ottawa Joint Chapter (<A HREF="http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/ci" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/ci</A>) and University of Ottawa Computer Science Graduate Student Association
Where: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Room SITE 5084, 800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa
When: Thursday February 2nd, 2017, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Agenda: 11:30 – 12:00 Refreshment and networking
                12:00 – 1:00 Technical talk / Q&A period
Admission is free but registration is required via Eventbrite
Pizza and drinks will be served
Abstract:
 A major financial expense for any military is the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of assets (e.g., vehicles, ships and aircraft), as well as training systems for those assets (e.g., combination of vehicles, vehicle simulators and other training systems). Even slight improvements in force structure efficiency can save governments large amounts of money or, using the same budget, can buy more capable or greater quantities of equipment. The uncertainty, multi-objectivity, and temporal dependence of military missions increase the complexity of military force structure problems. This complexity, coupled with high equipment costs, has driven the development (and application) of capability-based models using a spectrum of methods – from force structure computation to force structure evaluation. Models are capability-based, in that capabilities provided by assets are matched to capabilities required by scenarios (representing a variety of military missions) to be carried out by those assets (e.g., cargo and passenger capacities for airlift; anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare or surveillance for maritime fleets). First, the merits of various models on the simulation-optimization continuum developed at Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Operational Research and Analysis (DRDC CORA) are discussed, and how those methods can be useful for detailed asset mix evaluations or broad asset mix computations. Second, we describe a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm generate force mix options that trade-off between lower bounds for multiple objectives. The lower bound comes from the assumption that a nation has complete flexibility to engage in scenarios at times that minimize simultaneous demand on FEs. The results are compared with the results from Tyche, a discrete event Simulator, which provides a more realistic, though pessimistic, point estimates. Results confirm the expected relative behavior of both models.
Speakers’ biographies:
 Dr. Fred Ma worked with experimental CCD imagers before studying methods to efficiently simulate light propagation in dielectric waveguides for his Masters. His doctorate was in evolutionary optimization of digital communications systems designs targeting reconfigurable hardware platforms.  At Defence R&D Canada's Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, he has studied service oriented network architectures for interconnecting command and control systems, enterprise architecture, project prioritization methods, systems of systems reliability, cost estimation, and various aspects of strategic planning for defence.
Dr. Slawomir Wesolkowski is a Scientist at Defence R&D Canada and an Adjunct Professor at both the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa and in the Systems Design Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. He holds five US patents, and one Canadian/EU patent. He has published over 50 papers in refereed journals and conferences on operations research, image processing and technology introduction, as well as over 30 internal reports advising the Government of Canada. He obtained BASc, MASc and PhD degrees in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His research interests include operations research and risk analysis.

Room SITE 5084, University of Ottawa

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