Defining and Measuring Cognitive-Entropy and Cognitive Self-Synchronization (original) (raw)

Cognitive Networks and Systems to Improve Coalition Operations Effectiveness

IEEE 6th Asian Conference on Defence Technology (ACDT) Bali, Indonesia , 2019

Successful coalition operations depend on the accuracy and timeliness of the tactical information shared by participating units where sensor and communications delays are among the many factors affecting the pertinence of the information shared. Advanced cognitive networks (CNs) are a subset of cognitive dynamic systems (CDS) or distributed intelligent systems. CDS accelerate the production of accurate information and its timely sharing among participating agents which in turn improve decision making and likelihood of desired outcomes of course of actions. CDS are enabled by learning software run on advance specialized hardware, and they are used in distributed cognitive sensing and decision making to control effectors or inform users. If developed successfully, showing endurance at low cost, they are likely to provide significant advantages to their early adopters. Although CDS are progressing fast for applications such as autonomous cars and Fifth Generation (5G) services, no military CDS seem to have been deployed so far besides incomplete demonstrations.

A coordination-theoretic model of the military decision-making process

1st Annual Conference of the International Technology Alliance, 2007

Abstract—The processes underlying complex collaborative activities such as military decision making are inherently variable. Even within a single organization there are many variants of processes that have the same purpose. When coalition members must work together, these differences may be especially large, baffling and disruptive. Coordination theory provides a method and vocabulary for modeling complex collaborative activities in a way that makes both the similarities and differences between them more visible. To ...

Sense-Making and Decision-Making in a Joint Military Context : The Role of Translating, Verifying and Prioritizing Information

2018

Military units are specialized organizations whose marked hierarchy generates great advantages in terms of effectiveness. It makes it possible to simplify tasks and get familiar jobs done to best effect. On the other hand, military organizations are not necessarily functioning effectively in situations when the tasks at hand are less familiar and require integration of units that differ in their specialization. Such joint integration in networks is increasingly important, but it is hardly practised in military exercises and not often discussed in academic research.