Design Interactive, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A20-055

Description

Design Interactive Inc. proposes the further development of Military Information Superiority Technology (MISTec), an adaptive, automated information prioritization and management system that facilitates optimal usage of networking and computing resources for promoting operational situational awareness (SA) in modernized command conditions. MISTec uses a customized, scalable Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven algorithm to watch, evaluate, and prioritize the mass of relevant information from disparate sources so Soldiers can observe, orient, decide, and act faster than the adversary despite the reduction in physical resources and computing power associated with mobile command posts (CPs) of the future. The focus of Phase I was to establish the theoretical and computational foundation for the algorithms. This enabled MISTec to demonstrate its feasibility and effectiveness across an initial data set and an associated mission command scenario. The proposed Phase II research will directly extend Phase I results, enhancing the foundational algorithms through extending the Goal Directed Task Analysis (GDTA), generating enhanced scenarios, and validating the algorithms leading to the development a staged prototype and a Technology Effectiveness Evaluation. By the end of Phase II, MISTec will be a commercially viable information prioritization tool.